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The WTI crude oil recently fell to fresh session lows and is eyeing a test of its 21DMA pre-Fed rate announcement. Commentary about a weak outlook for demand growth and China lockdowns is being cited as a reason for price’s retreat.The American benchmark for sweet light crude oil is looking …

Gold prices rose more than 1% on Wednesday, supported by a weak dollar, as investors braced for a possible sharp interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Spot gold rose 1.2 percent to $1,829.99 an ounce by 1225 GMT, while US gold futures rose 1.1 percent to $1,832.70. The dollar …

US shares continue their rout, losing between 0.26% and 0.56%, except for the heavy tech Nasdaq Composite, which pares some of its losses, up by 0.25%.In terms of sector specifics, the leading gainers are Energy, up 1.9%, propelled by high oil prices, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary, each recording …

The Australian dollar plunges to fresh four-week lows after news that the Federal Reserve would hike 75 bps in the June meeting, the largest since 1994.The Fed’s move is meant to address the US hot inflation that hit 8.6%, with no signs of abating in the near term. After reaching …

The EUR/GBP pair has broken multi-day range and jumped to 0.8681, hitting the highest level since May 2021; rising almost a hundred pips on Tuesday, and surging for the third day in a row. The Euro is also rising versus the Swiss franc on Tuesday. EUR/CHF climbed above 1.0420 reaching …

The US central bank will announce its monetary policy decision on Wednesday, June 15. As markets get closer to the release time, twelve major banks published their forcasts. The Federal Reserve is the world’s most powerful central bank and is expected to go off-script through hiking rate by up to …

Gold prices rose on Tuesday from a four-week low, as a halt in the dollar’s rally and US Treasury yields provided some support, but gains were limited by increasing bets that the Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy significantly. And the price of gold in spot transactions rose 0.3 percent …

Financial markets started the week in risk-off mode and negative sentiment prevailed after the US had reported soaring inflation in May to a multi-decade high. Market participants are looking for a potential 75 bps rate hike as the US Federal Reserve meets this week.Economic Data: The economic calendar remained empty, …

Friday’s US hot inflation reading triggered a flight to safe-haven currencies like the greenback, and precious metals fell.The 2s-10s US Treasury yield curve inverted during the day as a recessionary scenario looms. The CME FedWatch Tool shows that the odds of a 75 bps increase in the June meeting lie …

The Bank of England will raise interest rates in June by only 25 basis points and continue in the same lane in future meetings despite soaring inflation, a Reuters poll of economists found. The recent poll showed that “all but one of 56 economists expected the BoE to deliver a …