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After last week’s stalemate, US president Biden on Sunday said he believes he has the authority to use the 14th Amendment to unilaterally address the debt ceiling, but acknowledged potential legal challenges could still lead to default. He said he is looking at the 14th Amendment as to whether or …

Stock losses accelerated Wednesday afternoon when the minutes of the Mar 21-22 FOMC meeting showed policymakers projected a “mild recession” starting later in 2023. The minutes of the FOMC meeting on March 21–22 revealed that policymakers reduced their forecasts for rate increases this year, noting that “many participants had lowered …

The Dow Jones Industrials Index, the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ), and the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) all recorded losses on Wednesday. The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) lost -0.41%.The Nasdaq 100 posted a 2-week low on Wednesday, as stock indices gave up early gains before settling marginally down. …

The US Dollar index, DXY, was last at 101.51, down 0.62% on the day, while the EUR/USD reached 1.0999, the highest level since February 2. The pair last traded at 1.0995, up 0.79% on the day.The US dollar plunged on Wednesday after data revealed that the US Consumer Price Index …

Gold prices are heading on Thursday to end a series of gains achieved over three sessions, pressured by the rise in the dollar and the possibility of the Federal Reserve conducting more interest rate hikes, which clouded the expectations of the prices of the yellow metal. And by 1030 GMT, …

Gold prices fell on Thursday as the dollar rose as a fresh batch of global economic data reinforced investor concerns about interest rates remaining higher for longer than expected. By 0315 GMT, spot gold fell 0.2 percent to $1,833.57 an ounce, after reaching a one-week high on Wednesday. US gold …

Gold prices continued to climb for a third session on Wednesday as the dollar weakened, however concerns over US interest rate hikes on the back of high inflation globally curbed gains. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,831.43 an ounce by 0536 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.1 percent to …

Gold prices fell on Tuesday, heading towards their largest monthly loss since June 2021, with the decline in the attractiveness of the non-yielding metal, in light of expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates soon. Spot gold fell 0.3 percent to $1,811.74 an ounce by 0735 GMT, after …

Gold prices fell to the lowest level in two months on Monday, after strong US economic data fueled fears that the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) will take more measures to raise interest rates to curb inflation. Spot gold fell 0.1 percent to $1,808.51 an ounce by 0541 GMT. …

Gold prices fell slightly on Friday as investors worried that stronger-than-expected recent US economic data could prompt the Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates for a longer period. Spot gold fell 0.1 percent to $1,821.80 an ounce, by 0745 GMT. While US gold futures rose 0.2 percent to $1,831.00. …