Gold fell Thursday, August 27th, following a sharp increase in the previous session as investors adjusted their positions to focus on whether the US Federal Reserve chairman will hint at a change in monetary strategy. By 06:22 GMT, spot gold fell 0.8% to 1938.32 dollars an ounce, after rising 1.3% …
Read More »Gold Fell as Dollar Rose, Fed in Spotlight
Gold fell on Wednesday, August 25, as the dollar rose, while investors awaiting a speech by Jerome Powell, President of the US Federal Reserve, to obtain indications about the monetary strategy, but concerns about the global economy, which is hit by the Coronavirus pandemic, kept prices above the level of …
Read More »US: Philly Fed Non-manufacturing Index Declines
The headline Diffusion Index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey dropped to 17.9 in August from 23.7 in July, the monthly data showed on Tuesday.
Read More »Philly Fed Manufacturing Index Declines to 17.2
The headline Diffusion Index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey dropped to 17.2 in July from 24.1 in June. This print came in worse than the market expectation of 21.
Read More »Boston Fed: Main Street Program Ready to Go
The Main Street Lending Program is now operational and ready to purchase eligible loans, said the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on Monday. The Fed branch in Massachusetts encouraged lenders to start submitting qualifying loans, Reuters reported. Members of the US Federal Reserve Board have agreed to use all of …
Read More »Fed Warns of a Financial Recession Due to Another Possible Wave of Covid-19 Outbreak
According to Reuters, citing FT, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank president James Bullard has warned that a growing number of bankruptcies due to the coronavirus outbreak could lead to a financial crisis. Fed officials have warned that there might be other waves of coronavirus infections that could lead to horrible …
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