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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated that President Trump’s calls for lower interest rates won’t change the central bank’s rate decisions. Powell stated that the Fed will continue to make decisions based on the economy’s situation, despite Trump’s social media comments suggesting lower interest rates. The Fed has cut its …

Japanese Yen nosedives after Kanda’s bleak response. Masato Kanda, the Japanese Ministry of Finance’s Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, stated at 13:15 GMT that the government is closely monitoring the foreign exchange markets and will take necessary action as necessary.Earlier during the US trading session, the Japanese Yen …

Despite pressure from high US Treasury yields, gold gains more than 0.30%. Governor Michelle Bowman and other Fed officials’ pessimistic comments restrain Gold’s ascent. The release of US core PCE inflation data is of interest to traders of XAU/USD. Late in the North American session, the price of gold saw …

Easing geopolitical threats and a rising US dollar cause gold to retreat substantially from recent highs. Gold is -2.75% down; trading at $2326.10 per ounce at the time of writing. Gold prices are under pressure because Fed members, particularly Chairman Powell, have a hawkish view on interest rates. As expectations …

At the time of writing, the US Dollar Index (DXY) is trading at 106.117, down slightly from its previous peak of 106.35. Still, the index is aimed at hitting its peak of 107.10 on November 1. With hawkish predictions on the Federal Reserve and tensions in the Middle East potentially …

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee argued on Friday that it would make sense to wait to get more clarity on the inflation outlook before taking a policy step, This sort of statements could be looked upon as a resonation of the broad hawkish stance and Fed’s tendency …

Further hawkish comments from Fed speakers boosted the US dollar and sparked a decent bounce in US yields, while the ECB’s officials maintained dovish stance and continued to advocate the start of the central bank’s rate cut and monetary easing next the summer.Developments In Forex SpaceThe US dollar regained upside …

On Thursday, the dollar experienced a decline as traders assessed the trajectory of interest rates in the United States, spurred by statements from Federal Reserve officials reinforcing expectations of an extended period of monetary tightening. Recent weeks saw the dollar strengthening, propelled by a series of robust US economic data …

Improved global risk sentiment and a decline in US Treasury yields have caused gold prices to retreat from daily highs, further pressuring the US dollar. The precious metal is down 0.93%, at $2360.60 per ounce.Although US Federal Reserve officials have been hawkish, there has been a bullish momentum. The US …

The Fed’s Beige Book showed slight economic activity expansion since late February, but Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned that there is little progress on inflation and that the bank remains data-dependent. The possibility of a rate cut in the next meeting in June stands at around 15%, and the chances …