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The US consumer price inflation looks to have negatively surprised the consensus. Economists still predict that the Fed will hold interest rates steady until June 2024, when they will start to cut them. In other words, October saw a decrease in inflationary pressures.With fuel prices acting as a major drag …

On Monday, gold prices hovered near the lowest level in three weeks in light of the rise in the dollar and investors awaited US inflation data to obtain more indications about the path of US interest rates. Gold rose in spot transactions by 0.1 percent, recording $1,938.12 per ounce by …

In the near term, the price of gold (XAU/USD) has fallen sharply to around $1,950 after a brief recovery. This decline is driven by the strong inclination of Federal Reserve policymakers to tighten monetary policy further. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell supports tightening policy and emphasizes the need for a …

Gold prices have rebounded from their weekly lows, marking a 0.43% increase, as traders digest the latest US jobless claims report. The Federal Reserve’s divided stance and the anticipation of Chairman Powell’s speech keep investors on edge, with a dovish tilt currently in the lead. Geopolitical tensions following the Hamas …

On Tuesday, another round of Fed speakes are attracting the attention of traders, investors and market participants. “We will certainly not continue to raise interest rates until inflation has already fallen to 2%,” Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said.“Nor will we wait to lower interest rates until inflation is …

Although a sparse macroeconomic calendar kept key pairs at known levels, the US dollar lost some gain on Monday. While government bond yields increased, reflecting the prevailing cautious approach, market sentiment remained negative. Investors’ concerns that global central bankers will continue their monetary tightening programmes to control inflation caused the …

At the time of writing, the price of a barrel of WTI crude oil is $80.292. On the whole, it is down nearly -1.86%. In response to the economy’s sluggish recovery, China’s central bank lowers crucial lending rates, which affects the outlook for global oil consumption. Saudi Arabia and Russia’s …

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held the customary news conference after rate policy decision to explain why Fed policymakers have decided to leave the policy rate, federal funds rate, unchanged at the range of 5-5.25% at June FOMC meeting. With the immediate reaction, the US dollar gathered strength against its …

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is scheduled to publish its Interest Rate Decision on Wednesday, June 7 at 14:00 GMT, and as the day approaches, here are the forecasts of four major banks’ economists and academics on the impending announcement. The Bank of Canada is likely to hold interest rates …

The Summary of Deliberations from the April 12 meeting of the Bank of Canada, at which the interest rate was left steady, revealed that they debated raising rates. According to the projections of the BoC Governing Council, the document notes that inflation was dropping. Officials concurred that expecting rate reductions …