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The USD started the American session on the back foot but gradually strengthened following hawkish comments by US Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Speaking about the economic outlook at the National Association for Business Economics Annual Economic Policy Conference, Powell said that if they need to raise fed funds rate by …

The GBP/JPY pair advanced above 157.00 on Monday despite a somewhat risk-off market feel and is eyeing annual highs near 158.00.The pair was lifted by a surge in UK yields in tandem with their global peers. With dovish vibes expected from BoE’s Bailey later this week and fragile risk appetite, …

Treasuries slumped, sending the two-, five- and 10-year yields to the highest levels since May 2019, as policy makers in the US and Europe cranked up expectations for higher borrowing costs in the face of mounting inflationary pressures.Another round of selling arrived in the early afternoon in New York after …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell remarked in a speech on Monday that he doesn’t see an elevated likelihood of a recession in the next year, reported Reuters. Additional Remarks: “It’s hard to say what the economy will look like in wake of recent events, but no one is sitting around waiting …

Gold prices have fallen from their session highs but are still holding on to gains even as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signed that the central bank could aggressively tighten interest rates more than markets are expecting.The gold market appears to be taking the hawkish comments in stride. April gold …

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell said on Monday that there is an obvious need to move expeditiously to a more neutral level and even more restrictive levels if needed to restore price stability.The risk is rising that there could be an extended period of high inflation that could push …

Gold prices rose on Monday, boosted by the safe-haven appetite, as the Ukraine crisis showed no signs of abating, although the US Federal Reserve’s plan to implement bold anti-inflation measures curbed gold’s gains. 3.0 percent to $ 1927.22 an ounce by 0528 GMT. And US gold futures fell 1.0 percent …

There have been a lot of moving events during the past week, most notably the monetary policy decisions of the Fed and the Bank of England. Those decisions, which reflected a clear shift in the direction of monetary policy, led to a change in the price movement. The US Federal …

The end of another long week has Wall Street bracing for another rollercoaster ride as investors digest President Biden’s crucial call with Xi and await to see if any possible pathways emerge for ending the conflict in Ukraine, all while roughly $3.5 trillion of single-stock and index-level options expire.The days …

The US dollar index bounced back on Friday from recent declines following comments from Federal Reserve officials on interest rates that supported the currency, while the dollar was at a fresh six-year high against the yen and the euro eased.St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard called for a dramatic …