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Gold prices rose on Tuesday, after falling 1 percent in the previous session, as the US dollar fell. Still, investors are waiting for more indications regarding interest rate expectations by the Federal Reserve. And by 1133 GMT, gold in instant transactions increased 0.4 percent to $ 1776.15 an ounce. US …

There was little change in gold prices on Tuesday, as the dollar stabilized after recording its largest jump in two weeks in the previous session, while fears of a larger US rate hike by the Federal Reserve persisted. And by 0553 GMT, gold settled in spot transactions at $ 1769.99 …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44YX52n-6nIIn an interview on Dubai TV, Mohamed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the most important developments in the financial markets, most notably the following:Oil PricesMuhammad Hashad – at the very beginning – commented on the …

Oil prices fell nearly 3% on Monday, following US service sector data that has added to worries that the Fed could continue its aggressive policy tightening path. So, the data caused oil and stock markets to pare gains.Brent crude futures were down $2.18, or 2.6%, at $83.39 a barrel by …

Gold prices stabilized Monday, December 5, after hitting their highest level in 5 months, while the dollar fell after more Chinese cities eased anti-Covid-19 restrictions over the weekend. There was little change in the spot gold price, recording $1,799.26 an ounce, after touching the highest level since July 5 at …

The dollar settled near its lowest level in 16 weeks against a basket of major currencies on Friday, ahead of key data related to the labor market in the United States, while the yuan is heading to record its biggest weekly gain since China revalued its currency in 2005. The …

The performance of US shares is mixed on Thursday as a selloff in Salesforce impacted the Dow Jones, while traders are busy; digesting a fresh batch of US economic data which generally indicate that the Fed’s interest rate hikes are working towards their aspired target.On Wednesday, US manufacturing activity shrank …

The EUR/GBP pair is exhibiting mixed performance within a 40-pip range broadly ahead of German Retail Sales. A surprise decline in Eurozone inflation weakened hawkish ECB bets. The sentiment of UK households fell as food inflation soared to a 45-month high.On Wednesday, the headline Eurozone HICP was lower at 10.0% …

Wall Street is rejoicing on the latest comments by Jerome Powell. The S&P 500 has gained the first day in four following significantly dovish comments by Fed’s Jerome Powell confirming that the US Fed will slow the pace of its hawkish rate-hiking that impacted financial and exchange markets.The broad index …

Fed’s Lisa Cook, who before said the US central bank is focused on addressing inflation that is “much too high”, reiterated on Wednesday that inflation is still too high.Cook noted that it could soon be “time for the US central bank to take its foot off the gas when it …