The dollar settled largely against other major currencies on Wednesday, after falling in the previous session following US data that indicated a lull in wage pressures, while investors awaited the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. The US central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis …
Read More »What Do Markets Expect From First FOMC Decision in 2023?
After seven consecutive increases in 2022, traders and investors expect the Fed to raise rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, with increases of 50 basis points by the European Central Bank and the Bank of England on Thursday.If markets are expecting a 25 basis point hike and eventually a …
Read More »Gold is falling ahead of interest rate decision
Gold prices fell on Tuesday, but are on track for a third consecutive month of gains, as traders await the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision this week. Spot gold fell 0.3 percent to $1,917.56 an ounce by 0547 GMT, but it is on track for a monthly gain of more …
Read More »Gold is waiting for big moves today 31/1/2023
Narrow range side trading did not witness a significant change to find gold prices maintaining stability between 1920 and 1936. As a reminder, we indicated during the previous analysis that price consolidation above 1936 is a condition for resuming the bullish trend. On the technical side, by looking at the …
Read More »Gold is locked in a relatively narrow range
Gold prices moved in a relatively narrow range on Monday as investors around the world turned their attention to a series of central bank meetings, with particular focus on the Federal Reserve meeting. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,931.07 an ounce by 0717 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.1 …
Read More »Gold needs a new price catalyst 30/1/2023
Gold stayed in narrow sideways actions and was confined between 1920 and 1936. From a technical point of view, today we tend to be positive but with caution, relying on the continuation of the simple moving average’s attempts to provide a positive impulse, in addition to the emergence of positive …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, January 23-27
The US Dollar Index began the trading week down around the 102 mark, hovering close to levels not seen since May 2022, as concerns about a US recession and prospects of a less aggressive Fed startled investors away from the American currency which closed the week at 101.9.Oil Price ActionOn …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 27/01/2023
US stocks rallied on Friday to mark another winning week fueled by better-than-expected economic growth and a pop in Tesla shares. The dollar index is now nearing a range that could lend support to the S&P 500, The USD Index latest reading is 101.922 versus the previous closing at 101.818.Key …
Read More »Gold fell amid expectations that Fed will stick to raising interest rates
Gold prices fell on Friday, as markets viewed strong US economic data as an impetus for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates high for a longer period, but caution before inflation data and the Monetary Policy Committee meeting next week limited gold’s decline. Spot gold fell 0.2% to $1,926.09 …
Read More »Gold fell as the dollar rose, as investors awaited US data
Gold prices fell on Thursday, January 26, with the rise of the dollar, while investors await US economic data that could provide clues about whether the Federal Reserve will slow down the pace of raising interest rates. Spot gold fell 0.5% to $1936.97 an ounce, after hitting its highest level …
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