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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell on Wednesday as Wall Street is walking through ponds of economic data and investors await this afternoon speech on the US economy by Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Powell will give his speech before Brookings Institute.The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that GDP increased at …

The USD/CAD pair dropped after hitting the 1.3800 weekly high last week, falling by almost 2.50%. At the time of writing, the USDCAD is trading at 1.3505, down by 0.22%.The US jobs data was mixed, though a higher unemployment rate could push the brakes of the aggressive Fed’s rate hiking …

The New Zealand Employment Change that is released by Statistics New Zealand as a measure of the change in the number of employed people in New Zealand has put a slight bid into the country’s dollar, with the headline data beating expectations:NZD/USD has risen from a low of 0.5835 to …

Inflation in the US, as measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, stayed unchanged at 6.2% on a yearly basis in September, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis announced on Friday. The Core PCE Price Index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation, edged higher to 5.1% on …

Bitcoin slides –1.15% and other cryptocurrencies are also weaker Monday due to negative sentiment for risk-sensitive assets that continued to deteriorate in the wake of Friday’s US jobs data. Crypto holders seem to be prepared for more volatility this week with key inflation data on the economic docket. Bitcoin is …

GBP/USD keeps moving back and forth on Tuesday in a day that ran through a vast territory for a fresh high for the week, so far, at 1.1489 from a low of 1.1280. The American dollar was hit hard by lower-than-expected JOLTS data that has accompanied weak Manufacturing data and …

At the time of writing, gold is trading at $1711.40 versus the previous closing price at $1696. Although gold was relieved by $20 rally after the key US jobs data, traders opt to stay cautious because of the generally negative macroeconomic data as well as the current gold’s dangerous technical …

Gold breached the coveted $1,800 per ounce on Thursday on accelerated geopolitical tensions between China and the United States. But Friday’s employment report could disrupt gold’s momentum, according to analysts. December gold futures rose $33 on Thursday, touching a daily high of $1,812. At the time of writing, gold trades …

At 0.6827, AUD/USD is trading between a 0.6784 and 0.6854 range but is higher by 0.5% on the first trading day of the week in midday New York trade. However, the pair is significantly higher than the fresh bear cycle low that was printed last week which was the lowest …

The AUD/USD pair has turned sideways after a sheer downside move to Monday’s low at 0.6715 on a risk-off impulse on the market. The asset is hovering around its fresh monthly low as the US dollar index (DXY) has printed a fresh 19-year high at 108.27.The AUD/USD pair is hovering …