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US stock indexes wobbled as investors geared up for the Federal Reserve’s policy decision this week and evaluated a batch of earnings.The S&P 500 was recently up 0.2%, a day after a late rally lifted stocks on Monday. The technology-focused Nasdaq Composite lost 0.2% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average …

At $1,871.10, the gold price is firmer on Tuesday, rising from a low of $1,850.47 to a high of $1,878.14 so far. The price has upheld the bid in synch with a slight retreat in US Treasury yields and the US dollar ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve went.The US …

The week finished with prevalent negative market sentiment. US equities recorded hefty losses, between 2.77% and 4.17%. China’s coronavirus outbreak which has lasted for the last couple of weeks threatens to disrupt supply chains. The US central bank’s increasing rate hikes to tackle inflation and the Ukraine-Russia conflict, further entering …

US equities and stocks plunged on Friday, with the Nasdaq marking its worst month since October 2008 and the S&P notching its worst month since March 2020 at the onset of the Covid pandemic.The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 4.2% on Friday, dragged down by Amazon (AMZN), which dropped nearly 15% after …

Analysts at Danske Bank continue to expect the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates by 50bp three meetings in a row (May -next week-, June and July) and 25bp on each of the last three meetings (September, November and December). They are still of the view that risks are skewed …

Supply chain bottlenecks, the highest inflation in decades and a persisting labour shortage are weighing on businesses across the country, according to a new Federal Reserve report. In its region-by-region roundup of anecdotal information known as the Beige Book, the Fed reported that while economic activity increased at a “moderate …

The Gold Price fall was capped by falling US Treasury yields amidst a risk-on market mood. US Treasury yields dropped from three-year highs and undermined the US dollar. Bulls start to engage at the start of a demand area, eyes on daily M-formation.Gold Price is higher in the US session, …

San Francisco Fed President and FOMC member Mary Daly on Wednesday said that the case for a 50 bps rate hike in May is now “complete” and that the Fed can also make an announcement on the reduction of its balance sheet at the next meeting, reported Reuters. Daly said …

Atlanta Fed President and FOMC member Raphael Bostic on Tuesday reiterated the important of getting rates to neutral territory “expeditiously”, though cautioned that a 75 bps rate hike is “not on the radar”.Bostic said he estimates the neutral rate to be around 2.5% and feels the US economy is strong …

Chicago Fed President and FOMC member Charles Evans on Tuesday pushed back against the idea of larger than 50 bps rate hikes at upcoming Fed meetings, saying that he doesn’t see the need for them, reported Reuters. Evans said he is comfortable with a rate hike path this year that …