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The USD Index (DXY) surged past the 105.00 and flirted with the interim 55-day SMA amidst a decent uptick in US yields. The second semi-annual testimony by Chair J. Powell to the Congress is due on July 10, along with weekly Mortgage Applications, Wholesale Inventories and speeches by the Fed’s …

US stocks were able to erase previous losses ahead of Nvidia Corp.’s quarterly numbers, as investors eagerly awaited the firm’s ability to match the high expectations surrounding artificial-intelligence technology. Nvidia has been the poster child of AI enthusiasm, making semiconductor chips that power generative AI and demand for those chips …

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Tuesday that she remains willing to support raising interest rates “should the incoming data indicate that progress on inflation has stalled or is insufficient to bring inflation down to 2 percent in a timely way.” The US Dollar Index (DXY) moved modestly off …

A number of European Central Bank (ECB) officials’ neutral stance caused the Euro to suffer only minor losses against the US Dollar, although data from the US raised worries that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) might raise rates in response to an inflation report. Trading at 1.0598, the EUR/USD is …

Rising US Treasury bond yields and anticipation of further Fed tightening weigh heavily on the EUR/USD pair, which declines to 1.0500, down 0.69%. The Euro is losing value due to divergent economic forecasts that show growing US business activity and slowing manufacturing activity in the Eurozone.With major support at 1.0500 …

Gold price registered losses for the third straight week, with concerns over China’s economic stability continuing to weigh on the precious metal’s price. Gold failed to build on last Friday’s gains and started the week on a bearish note. Gold is trading at $1912.90 per ounce at the time of …

First Citizens Bankers said on Monday that it would take over the deposits and loans of the collapsed Silicon Valley bank, concluding a chapter of a crisis of confidence that caused turmoil in global financial markets. In a separate statement, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which took control of Silicon …

SVB Financial Group filed for a court-supervised restructuring under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday to seek purchasers for its assets, only days after its former affiliate Silicon Valley Bank was taken over by US regulators. The decision to seek bankruptcy protection comes after the company announced on March 13 …

In a statement published by Reuters late on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman dispelled rumours that the US banking industry would face difficulties in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) scandal.Fed’s Bowman noted that the banking sector has strong capital and liquidity and that the Fed board …

On Monday, with the beginning of the new trading week, the GBP/USD pair edges higher after posting the biggest daily jump in a month. Optimism surrounding an end to the UK’s labour strike is leaving a positive fingerprint on the Sterling in addition to the US dollar’s pullback which contributes …