The Federal Reserve should continue raising it benchmark interest rate until it is over 3.4% and then “sit for a while,” said Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker on Thursday.“We don’t need to rush way up and then rush way down,” Harker said, in CNBC interview from the Fed’s retreat in …
Read More »Gold falls with the rise of the dollar
Gold prices fell on Wednesday with the rise of the dollar, while investors awaited the statement of the monetary policy meeting of the Federal Reserve for the month of May, in search of indications on the expected amount of the next US interest rate hike. And by 0636 GMT, gold …
Read More »Gold Price Loses Steam
Gold rose in Tuesday morning trading in Asia. The dollar also rose and stabilized after falling during the previous session, which pushed the yellow metal to the highest point in two weeks. Gold futures rose 0.17% to $1,850.94 by 11:10 PM ET, after hitting their highest since May 9 at …
Read More »Gold rises with increased demand
Gold prices strengthened on Tuesday, with the US dollar falling to its lowest level in a month for the second session in a row, making the yellow metal priced in dollars less expensive for buyers abroad. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,858.19 an ounce by 07:57 GMT, after rising to …
Read More »Gold rises to its highest level in more than a week
On Monday, gold prices rose to their highest level in more than a week, benefiting from a weaker dollar, although higher US Treasury yields limited gains for the dollar-denominated yellow metal. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.6 percent to $ 1856.41 an ounce by 0814 GMT. After prices reached …
Read More »Gold is on its way to its first rise in 5 weeks as the dollar’s strength declines
Gold prices rose on Friday, on track for their first weekly gain since mid-April, as the dollar’s retreat from two-decade highs and mounting concerns about US economic growth revived demand for safe-haven bullion. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.2 percent to $ 1845.71 an ounce by 0556 GMT. US …
Read More »Gold Wavers Around $1,840 As Risk-off Impacts DXY
Gold price is forming a Bullish Flag pattern that shouts further upside. Risk-off impulse has underpinned the bright metal despite the DXY. The lack of economic catalysts this week advocated risk sentiment to dictate the gold prices.Gold price is consolidating below $1,850.00 in a minor range of $1,840.02-1,844.08 in the …
Read More »USD/CAD Unchanged Amid Improved Market Sentiment
The USD/CAD pair is flat during the North American session after a volatile Monday’s session, which pushed the pair towards a weekly high at 1.2592, retreating afterward towards the 1.2510 area. At the time of writing, the USD/CAD is trading at 1.2514.The geopolitical situation in Ukraine progressed, lifting the market …
Read More »Fed’s Harker: Interest rate hikes deliberate, methodical
Philadelphia Fed President and FOMC member Patrick Harker said on Tuesday that interest rate hikes are to be “deliberate” and “methodical”. Inflation is “far higher than … we are comfortable with” Harker said, caveating that “there are some signs in the data, and in what we hear from our contacts, …
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