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Wall Street’s main indexes retreated in mixed trading Thursday. Technology and growth equities are struggling to find direction amid rising treasury yields and weaker risk appetite on the back of accelerating concerns around soaring inflation and aggressive interest rate hikes.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 60.73 points, or 0.18%, …

As the market participants’ attention and focus turns to the ECB, at 1.0720, the EUR/USD pair is 0.2% higher on the day during the North American session. The pair’s price has moved upwards from the 1.0671 low to hit the 1.0748 high. However, trading decisions do take into account the …

As the Japanese yen hits a 20-year low against the dollar, Japan’s central bank chief apologizes for saying consumers have become tolerant of higher prices.BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Wednesday withdrew his claim that Japanese consumers have become tolerant of price increases for the goods they purchase; a remark he …

Oil prices rose on Wednesday before the release of data on US oil inventories, as tight supplies and increased demand for fuel supported crude futures contracts, while major Chinese cities eased restrictions imposed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Brent crude futures for August rose 22 cents, or 2 percent, to …

Risk aversion has been the one big title for financial markets during the North American trading session. The US dollar slid against major rivals in the last trading session of the day. Lower Treasury yields hindered demand for the dollar because the 10-y note yields 2.97%, after peaking earlier in …

EUR/USD climbs to 1.0700 of the ECB policy decision The EUR/USD has pared some of Monday’s losses and is now testing the 50-day moving average to the upside on Tuesday during the North American session. At 1.0709, the EUR/USD pair exchanges hands on top of the previously-mentioned DMA at the …

The United States faces “unacceptable levels of inflation” and an appropriate budgetary stance is needed to help dampen inflationary pressures without undermining the economy, Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen told senators on Tuesday.At a Senate Finance Committee hearing, Yellen pushed back against Republican assertions that the highest inflation in 40 years …

US stock indexes slipped in mixed trading on Tuesday as investors digested Target Corp’s gloomy margin forecast that spooked the retail sector, while awaiting inflation data due later this week.Target’s shares slid 4.3% as the big-box retailer said it would have to offer deeper discounts and cut back on stocking …

The US Treasury secretary’s latest remarks about surging prices put the Biden administration in a defensive stance. At her previous hearing in 2021, Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen told the congress that it was time to “act big” on a pandemic relief package, in her attempt to downplay the then prevalent …

Oil prices stabilized on Tuesday as the market weighed risk appetite, concerns over supply, and the prospect of increased demand as China eases its restrictions on the spread of the coronavirus. Brent crude futures were down 44 cents, or 0.3 percent, at $119.07 a barrel by 1209 GMT. US West …