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Bostic: Fed’s policy rate needs to remain at 5.00%-5.25% range well into 2024Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic stated in an essay published on Wednesday that he still holds the opinion that the policy rate needs to increase to the 5.00%-5.25% range and stay there far into 2024.Bostic continued, “A narrative …

Gold prices fell on Monday, affected by the rise of the dollar, and with investors anticipating US inflation data on Tuesday, which may affect the Federal Reserve’s plans for the future of interest rates. Spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,863.38 an ounce by 0653 GMT, while US gold futures rose …

Gold prices stabilized on Friday as market focus shifted to US inflation data due next week, which is likely to provide a clear picture of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy path. Spot gold prices remained largely unchanged at $1,862.74 an ounce by 1209 GMT, after hitting the lowest since January …

Gold rose on Thursday, supported by the decline in the dollar, but prices are expected to be trapped in a limited range as traders await economic data, seeking indications about the path of the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. And by 1029 GMT, spot gold rose 0.4 percent to …

Gold prices rose on Wednesday as the dollar retreated from a one-month peak after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell deemed less hawkish. By 0744 GMT, spot gold rose 0.4 percent to $1880.97 an ounce, and US gold futures rose 0.4 percent to $1880.10. Lower interest rates benefit gold …

Of particular interest to stock investors, today is what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has to say at an event organized by The Economic Club of Washington DC. But, most importantly, they want to know his thoughts on the latest Labor Department report, which showed US payrolls grew by more …

Investors and traders will be all ears as Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivers his speech on Tuesday. Bond yields continued to surge on Monday as traders assess the possibility that the Fed will postpone any talk about rate cuts until later in the year after Friday’s very strong jobs report.Markets …

Gold prices recovered some of their losses on Monday, but the strength of the dollar and fears that the Federal Reserve may continue to raise interest rates kept the yellow metal below the key level of $ 1900 an ounce. And by 0540 GMT, spot gold rose 0.6 percent to …

Friday’s NFP data by the US Bureau of Labour Statistics showed that Nonfarm Payrolls surged by 517K in January, above market consensus. The figure pushed the US dollar forward to rally. Analysts point out that there is still plenty of additional economic data from the beginnings of February till March’s …

Gold prices settled in a narrow range on Friday, as cautious investors assessed the statements of global central banks and awaited the US Nonfarm Payrolls report. After losing nearly two percent in the previous session, spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1915.42 an ounce by 0930 GMT. US gold futures …