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The gold price is down 1.5% after falling from a high of $1,954.72 to a low of $1,907.08, slipping below a critical level on the daily chart with the downside now fully exposed. The price of oil has been falling and markets are volatile ahead of tomorrow’s US Federal Reserve …

Canada’s benchmark index extended losses for a third straight session on Tuesday, as weakness in energy and metal prices due to rising COVID-19 cases in China weighed on commodity stocks.The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 161.23 points, or 0.76%, at 21,019.55. The energy and materials sectors fell …

Gold extended its decline on Tuesday as ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine slashed demand for safe-haven assets, while expectations that the US Federal Reserve would raise interest rates for the first time in three years increased pressure on the yellow metal. And the price of gold in spot transactions …

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been given a crypto-asset service provider licence by Bahrain’s central bank, its first such licence in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the company and the bank said on Tuesday. “The licence from Bahrain is a milestone in our journey to being fully licensed …

Gold prices fell below $1,980 an ounce on Monday, as traders braced for an upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate hike that pushed 10-year US Treasury yields above 2%. The US central bank is widely expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points at the end of its two-day meeting …

The DXY is struggling around 99.30 in the absence of any potential trigger that could bring an impulsive wave. Any Chinese aid to Russia may heighten the risk-aversion across financial market.Fed’s interest rate policy will be the mega event that investors will look upon. The US dollar index is failing …

Soaring energy prices raised recession alarm bells around the world. But another economic indicator is starting to look threatening: The yield curve is flattening. Wall Street closely watches the difference, or spread, between short-term government bond yields, most notably the 2-year Treasury, and longer-term bond rates like the 10-year Treasury.As …

Gold is lower despite risk-off themes at the start of the week. Russia was on Ukraine is driving the sentiment and the US dollar higher. As US yields rally to their highest levels since July 2019, the gold price is weakening in early afternoon US trade and is losing some …

Wall Street dips into the red as risk appetite fades. The disappointment on the Ukraine – Russia talks and COVID-19 in China have soured sentiment.US markets have dropped into negative territory after having opened with gains on Monday. The fragile appetite for risk witnessed during the European session seems to …

The euro has pared losses on Monday after the previous two days’ decline. The pair has bounced up from 1.0900 lows to post a moderate advance on the day, yet lacking follow-through to break psychological resistance at 1.1000.The higher appetite for risk has supported the euro. The common currency has …