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US stocks sharply sold off on Tuesday following the comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell who suggested that rates may need to go higher for longer, fueling fears of a potentially larger rate hike at the central bank’s March policy meeting.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was last down 402 points, …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is delivering his bi-annual testimony before the US Senate. He presents the Monetary Policy Report before the Q&A session with senators. The US dollar, stock markets as well as all other asset could be on the move with Powell’s words. The US Dollar’s bullish rally remains …

Fed’s Powell has indicated that the central bank is Ready to increase pace of rate hikes if incoming data suggests faster tightening is required. Markets see hawkish bias in Powell’s remarks, US Dollar soars.EUR/USD tumbles more than 50 pips. The EUR/USD lost more than 50 pips after the release of …

WTI reversed some of its earlier losses and is now up for a fifth straight day as it approaches the $80s region. In the last three weeks, it achieved the highest closing price in the futures markets. Despite expectations for a slightly less robust recovery in China’s economy, the bulls …

Monday’s gold price decline is caused by rising US Treasury bond yields, which are up 0.49%. US factory orders decreased less than anticipated, but market players paid it little attention. At the time of writing, the price of the precious metal was 1846.62 per ounce, down from its previous closing …

The US dollar declined on Friday and dropped for the week. The Dollar Index remained in negative territory as a result of encouraging news from China and falling US yields. American stocks experienced weekly gains following February’s significant losses. After good performance in February, the dollar experienced its first weekly …

The dollar settled near its highest level in seven weeks on Monday, after a batch of US economic data supported expectations that the Federal Reserve should continue raising interest rates for a longer period. Data on Friday showed a sharp rise in US consumer spending in January as inflation accelerated. …

The dollar and the pound sterling found support on Wednesday after a sudden revival in corporate activity in the United States and Britain raised the possibility that both countries’ central banks would continue to raise interest rates. The euro compensated for some of the losses recorded in the last session, …

On Wednesday, February 22, the first FOMC Minutes in 2023 will be released. Supported by aggressive Fed rhetoric and rising T-yields, the US Dollar Index is expected to record monthly gains. The majority of traders and investors will scan the impending release for comments and quotes referring to the Fed’s …

The dollar hovered at the highest level in six weeks ahead of the announcement of economic data that may help determine the direction of interest rates in the future, while the euro fell ahead of the announcement of monthly data on corporate activity. Strong data for the US labor market …