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Gold is ending the trading week down more than $50 because the US dollar has strengthened to weigh, accordingly, on the precious metal ahead of the Jackson Hole economic symposium and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech before the symposium. Next week’s significant catalyst will be Powell’s speech before the Jackson …

Retail Sales in Canada rose by 1.1% on a monthly basis in June following May’s increase of 2.3% (revised from 2.2%), the data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Friday. This reading came in better than the market expectation for a growth of 0.3%. Further detail of the publication revealed …

The euro and the pound sterling fell to a one-month low against the US dollar on Friday, as investors worried about a further slowdown in global economic growth after US central bank officials reiterated the need to raise interest rates. The dollar index rose 0.2 percent to 107.69, after earlier …

Tezos price could take a key turn lower today after the bullish print on Wednesday. XTZ price is at the mercy of global markets which are rolling over on Thursday. Tezos price action has witnessed some gains evaporating in late hours trading on Wednesday after the Fed minutes were released. …

St. Louis Fed Governor, James Bullard said, on Thursday, that he is not prepared to assume that inflation surge has peaked in the United States.Markets have generally surged as investors price in a soft landing for the US economy and the end of peak inflation. But once the US dollar …

Emerging market stocks and currencies fell on Thursday on the signals by Wednesday’s FOMC Minutes. The minutes obviously signaled further US interest rate hikes. MSCI’s index of emerging market stocks retreated 0.6%, set for their worst session in two weeks, while its currencies counterpart MIEM00000CUS was on course for its …

The dollar touched its highest level in three weeks on Thursday after the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s meeting for the month of July, which indicated the continuation of raising US interest rates for a longer period to reduce inflation. The dollar’s rally caused sterling to briefly …

The US dollar finished Wednesday higher against most major rival currencies on Wednesday, despite suffering a near-term retreat following the release of the FOMC Minutes. The US dollar posted modest advances against safe-haven currencies, with USD/CHF trading around 0.9510 and USD/JPY at 135.00.Gold trades at $1,762.70 per ounce at the …

Fed Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Wednesday that US labour market is still robust, the recovery of the service sector, and more fully open schools and childcare centres will bring more women back to the workforce.Bowman also mentioned that the US “continues to see strong employment gains and low …

The US central bank’s officials tend to keep hiking interest rates until high inflation is under control, and the release on Wednesday’s FOMC minutes from their July 26-27 policy meeting could highlight how aggressive they expect to be.Data since the Fed’s last policy meeting showed annual consumer inflation eased in …