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Interest rate expectations are likely to continue driving the price of the precious metals. US economic data should be a key driver of the gold price as most economists and analysts suggest. At the time of writing, gold is trading up by +0.75 at $1960.38 per ounce.The US economy grew …

On Friday, gold prices recovered slightly from their lowest levels in two weeks, after strong US economic data caused a wave of selling in the previous session, and as the atmosphere dominated by interest rates pushed the yellow metal towards its biggest weekly loss in five weeks. Spot gold rose …

Gold prices rose to a one-week high on Thursday, supported by a slight decline in the dollar, as investors weighed somewhat measured comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell following a widely expected interest rate hike. Spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $1,977.13 an ounce by 0352 GMT, after earlier …

The dollar fell on Thursday after the Federal Reserve made what some predicted would be its last rate hike, with market focus shifting to the European Central Bank’s interest rate decision later in the day. The Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point as …

Fed hikes interest rate by 25 bps as investors wait for J. Powell’s clues for rest of 2023the Federal Reserve decided to increase its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.25–5.50%. The Fed has had a difficult time persuading the markets that they will increase interest rates at least …

The US Dollar is struggling to find demand as markets await the FOMC’s highly-anticipated monetary policy decisions. The USD index, which tracks the USD’s valuation against a basket of six major currencies, is expected to decline toward 101.00 after closing in the red on Tuesday. The Fed is widely anticipated …

Gold rose, but its movements remained within a narrow range on Wednesday, as dealers held back from big bets ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision later in the day. Spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $1,969.51 an ounce by 0747 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.4 percent to …

In anticipation of the post-FOMC meeting press conference and the Fed’s monetary policy statement, uncertainty has caused gold to recover from four straight days of losses and move over the 100-day SMA.  The precious metal is trading at $1964.99 per ounce at the time of writing. The US released strong …

Higher interest rates helped US banks’ Q2 profitability, which in turn helped key markets rise. The prospects for the industry is, however, cast in doubt by decreased consumer spending, sluggish loan growth, and rising deposit-retention expenses. The S&P 500 Banks Index increased by 9.3%, while the KBW Regional Banking Index …

Market Drivers – US Session – July 20 Due to lower-than-expected profits and data that could justify further Federal Reserve rate hikes, US stocks slightly declined on Thursday. The Dow Jones managed to close with a 0.45% gain while the Nasdaq lost over 2% of its value. The DXY increased …