On Friday, gold prices recovered slightly from their lowest levels in two weeks, after strong US economic data caused a wave of selling in the previous session, and as the atmosphere dominated by interest rates pushed the yellow metal towards its biggest weekly loss in five weeks. Spot gold rose …
Read More »Gold is at its highest level in a week, supported by the dollar’s decline
Gold prices rose to a one-week high on Thursday, supported by a slight decline in the dollar, as investors weighed somewhat measured comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell following a widely expected interest rate hike. Spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $1,977.13 an ounce by 0352 GMT, after earlier …
Read More »Dollar is falling amid expectations of the end of the federal interest rate hike cycle
The dollar fell on Thursday after the Federal Reserve made what some predicted would be its last rate hike, with market focus shifting to the European Central Bank’s interest rate decision later in the day. The Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point as …
Read More »Which assets can best tell the actual impact of Fed’s recent hike?
The EUR/USD pair rises, benefiting from the weaker performance of the US dollar following Fed’s policy decision. The Fed hiked rates by 25 bps as expected to 5.25-5.50%, its highest in 22 years, meanwhile, all eyes are focusing now on ECB’s decision on Thursday, expected to deliver a 25 bps …
Read More »Fed hikes interest rate by 25 bps as investors wait for J. Powell’s clues for rest of 2023
Fed hikes interest rate by 25 bps as investors wait for J. Powell’s clues for rest of 2023the Federal Reserve decided to increase its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.25–5.50%. The Fed has had a difficult time persuading the markets that they will increase interest rates at least …
Read More »US dollar struggles ahead of Fed’s interest rate decision
The US Dollar is struggling to find demand as markets await the FOMC’s highly-anticipated monetary policy decisions. The USD index, which tracks the USD’s valuation against a basket of six major currencies, is expected to decline toward 101.00 after closing in the red on Tuesday. The Fed is widely anticipated …
Read More »Gold rises as traders await indications from the Fed
Gold rose, but its movements remained within a narrow range on Wednesday, as dealers held back from big bets ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision later in the day. Spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $1,969.51 an ounce by 0747 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.4 percent to …
Read More »Dow records longest rally since 2017 ahead of rate policy decision
As traders considered the most recent earnings reports, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher for the 12th straight day, recording its longest winning streak in more than six years. The Dow gained 26.83 points, or 0.08%, to reach 35,438.07, making it the 30-stock index’s 12th straight winning session and …
Read More »FOMC Decision Preview: Is it possible to hike rate and avoid recessionary impact?
The American central bank is expected to raise interest rates by another quarter point at its July 25-26 meeting, marking their eleventh total increase since March 2022. This decision comes after investors and consumers celebrated an inflation win in June, with prices rising 3% from the previous year. Core inflation, …
Read More »Gold gains amid Fed’s decision expectations
In anticipation of the post-FOMC meeting press conference and the Fed’s monetary policy statement, uncertainty has caused gold to recover from four straight days of losses and move over the 100-day SMA. The precious metal is trading at $1964.99 per ounce at the time of writing. The US released strong …
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