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President Jerome Powell is expected to deliver new monetary policy cues later this week, but while many aren’t expecting the Fed chief’s remarks to be laced with the ‘pain’ warning from last year, there are concerns that he may raise the prospect of higher longer-term interest rates. According to Goldman …

After six straight days of losses, the EUR/USD is now trading near 1.0900. at the time of writing, the pair is seen at 1.0895. Upside inflation concerns were alluded to in the German Buba Monthly Report, which encouraged hawkish bets on the European Central Bank. Investors are looking forward to …

After four days of losses, the USD/JPY pair almost reached 150.00. After the BOJ’s Monetary stance Statement reiterated its ultra-loose stance, USD/JPY gave up earlier gains.US Core PCE declined to 4.1% YoY in June, which fueled a drop in US rates. The USD/JPY pair hit a daily low of 138.05. …

Jerome Powell said that the US “labour market remains very tight” and that demand still and that demand for labor “substantially exceeds supply of available workers.”However, the Fed chair did note that the labor market is not as hot as it was last year. “There are some continuing signs that …

The WTI climbed above $79.00. The American crude records a four-day winning streak on Tuesday, but the upside may be limited to technical indicators starting to flash overbought conditions.Chinese economic stimulus supported Oil prices while focus in the markets shifts to Wednesday’s Fed decision. Earlier in the day, Chinese news …

The Standard & Poor’s 500 and Nasdaq indexes fell at the close on Wall Street on Thursday, affected by the decline in Tesla and Netflix shares after the release of their quarterly results, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher for the ninth consecutive day, thanks to Johnson & …

Job growth in the United States slowed more than expected in June after a sharp increase in the previous month, but the labor market shortage persisted, with the unemployment rate falling from a seven-month high and relatively large wage increases continuing. On Friday, the Labor Department said in its well-watched …

Gold prices changed slightly on Monday, as the strength of the US dollar affected the attractiveness of the yellow metal, at a time when markets were awaiting important economic data to obtain more information about the Federal Reserve’s plans to raise interest rates in the future. Gold prices settled in …

Wagner Group mutiny provided temporary support to equity markets, but the fundamental pressure continued to crumble. Stocks experienced a momentary lift, but the economic slowdown in the USA and higher rates caused lower prices later. A correction in US equities is likely due to more than just a technical issue. …

Gold settled near its lowest level in four months on Friday, as investors awaited important US inflation data later on Friday, after a group of strong data and statements in favor of monetary tightening from Federal Reserve officials increased bets on raising interest again. And gold settled in the spot …