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March is likely to see the Fed’s Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index stay stubbornly high, since inflation has exceeded forecasts in every month this year but one. This further complicates forecasting. Fed officials have stated that before the central bank lowers interest rates, they need further assurance that inflation is …

Gold price has maintained intraday gains above $2,300 amid higher US Q1 GDP inflation. Gold is trading at $2330.36 per ounce at the time of writing, with gains surpassing +0.65%.The Fed will maintain the “higher for longer” interest rates argument, and the easing of tensions in the Middle East has …

EUR/USD posts modest gains near 1.0700, benefiting from early Thursday’s weaker US dollar. Orders for US durable goods grew 2.6% MoM in March compared to a previous gain of 0.7%; Core goods rose by 0.2% MoM, which was less than anticipated. The ECB’s dovish posture, which maintains its intention to …

The awaited GDP data from the US is predicted by the Dow Jones consensus prediction to demonstrate that the economy grew steadily in the first three months of the year, with an annualized growth rate of 2.4% for Q1. This is slightly less than the 2.5% full-year growth rate from …

Due to hawkish comments made by Fed member Waller, which implied that the US central bank would maintain rates at their present, restrictive levels for an extended period of time, the US dollar strengthened on Thursday. Bond rates for the near term rose, and the stock markets continued their upward …

Wednesday’s North American session is witnessing a steady increase in gold prices as buyers aimed for $2,200. Investors purchased the yellow metal due to a quiet economic calendar in the US and growing rumours on a Fed rate cut in June. As of this writing, the XAU/USD pair is up …

The USD/CAD pair rose to an intraday high of 1.3597 before backsliding to 1.3541 after US Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index (PCE) inflation figures printed exactly as markets were hoping. The pair is trading at 1.3583, up 0.06% at the time of writing.Annualized Canadian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) printed above …

While Gold prices remained stuck in their current consolidative range, Silver prices rebounded further and clinched their third straight day of gains, this time flirting with the $23.00 mark per ounce.Firmer-than-expected US GDP figures have provided support to the US Dollar and further reinforced the already resilient stance of the …

The core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index would increase by 0.1% in November, signifying a 3.3% increase from the previous year according to market estimates. Policymakers should take heart from this since it provides a steadier picture of pricing pressures by removing unpredictable prices for food and petrol.A 3.3% reading …

The Canadian dollar rose on Tuesday due to better-than-expected Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation, which beat expectations and gave the Canadian Dollar a slight boost. The rest of the week sees a steady trickle of Canadian data heading into the holiday shutdown, including the Bank of Canada’s latest Summary …