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The EUR/USD fell during the New York session, on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks in a testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking and Housing.At the beginning of the Q&A session, the EUR/USD pair was trading around the 1.1370s but plummeted to 1,1240s on remarks of Jerome Powell.Jerome Powell …

The US dollar surged on Tuesday following comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who indicated it would be appropriate to consider wrapping up the bank’s QE taper sooner. Speaking before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the US Senate alongside US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Powell added …

Everybody’s baseline forecast will now be for the Fed to accelerate the tapering of its bond purchases at the Dec. 15 meeting.Economics late yesterday predicted that the Fed would double the pace of acceleration, to $30 billion a month starting in January. That would wrap up the Fed’s QE by …

US Fed Chair Jerome Powell, in testimony prepared for delivery Tuesday before the Senate Banking Committee, and released Monday by the Fed, said that he continues to expect high inflation to recede over the next year as supply and demand come into better balance, but warned that prices could continue …

The federal statistics agency Destatis released preliminary data, on Monday, showing German consumer prices had hit a 29-year high in November, as soaring energy costs and supply chain bottlenecks weigh on Europe’s top economy.The year-on-year inflation rate has accelerated for the fifth month in a row now, with a number …

US Fed Chair Jerome Powell, in testimony prepared for delivery Tuesday before the Senate Banking Committee, and released Monday by the Fed, said that he continues to expect high inflation to recede over the next year as supply and demand come into better balance, but warned that prices could continue …

The Omicron variant would not discourage the Monetary Policy Committee from hiking rates. The BoE needs flexibility to deal with unforeseen events after Boris Johnson had announced the reintroduction of mask-wearing and travel restrictions. A rate hike will do nothing to counterbalance the pressure the new variant will place on …

The Swiss National Bank has ceased to stand in the way of the franc’s appreciation, according to data published on Monday, in an eye-catching change in view of the safe-haven currency’s rise to its highest against the euro in more than six years.The central bank’s apparent stance will confound investors …

The annual Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), the European Central Bank’s preferred gauge of inflation, rose to 6.0% from 4.6% in October, compared to analysts’ estimate of 5.4%. MoM, the HICP was up 0.3%, above consensus expectations for a 0.5% drop.

Gold prices rose on Monday after concerns about the impact of the potentially vaccine-resistant Omicron strain of coronavirus boosted gold’s safe-haven appeal. Spot gold rose 0.1 percent to $1,793.72 an ounce. US gold futures rose 0.4 percent to settle at $1,793.2. Actual demand for gold in major Asian hubs increased …