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From Europe to the United States, market drivers ranged from unemployment, inflation-related concerns, earnings and alarming losses to inventories of energy, particularly natural gas. On Friday, Fed’s Chair Jerome Powell officially announced that the U. S. economy is ready for reducing the asset purchases, however, he did not think that …

The S&P 500 erased previous daily gains and dropped 0.12%, settling at 4,544.36, shortly after Fed’s Chair Jerome Powell had admitted that the central bank keeps monitoring price pressures carefully and would act as required. Indices record losses between 0.23% and 0.98%, except for the Dow Jones Industrial, up 0.18%. …

WTI futures have bounced up to $82.50. the U. S. crude oil regained previous losses to return to levels near multi year highs at $83.95.Crude prices remain within previous ranges, consolidating after a nine week surge, however, oil prices retreated earlier today as the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and Federal …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Friday that elevated U.S. inflation readings are expected to last into next year and the central bank is watching the impeded risk that consumers start to experience because of the accelerated inflation.In a discussion sponsored by the central bank of South Africa, Powell admitted that …

On Wednesday, gold rose for a second day following comments by Federal Reserve Bank official that played down the possibility of imminent rate hikes.Gold gained positive traction for the second successive day and shot to fresh weekly tops, closer to the $1,790 level during the early North American session, meanwhile …

Bitcoin managed to settle above the 20 EMA which is located near $44,000 and is trying to settle above the 50 EMA at $44,600. RSI is in the moderate territory, and there is plenty of room to gain additional upside momentum.Bitcoin has reaped some gains after the comments by Fed …

While the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) insists that lack of due regulation in the crytospace could easily lead to a financial crisis, seven members of the Congress sent a letter to Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, asking about the U.S. central bank’s efforts on …

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his counterparts at the ECB, Bank of Japan and Bank of England stressed, Wednesday, with cautious optimism that supply-chain disruptions lifting inflation rates are temporary.Powell and Lagarde participated in a virtual panel event. Jerome Powell continues to view this year’s acceleration in inflation as …

Senator Elizabeth Warren said that she would not support Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for a second term as head of the U.S. central bank.Warren said, Tuesday, that Powell’s record gives her grave concern. Warren’s statement was during a Senate Banking Committee hearing.The Senator argues that Powell acted to make …

The Federal Reserve banks of Dallas and Boston have announced that their presidents, Robert Kaplan and Eric Rosengren consider resignation following reports of their investment trading activity, which spurred calls for the Fed to review its ethics rules.Kaplan acknowledged in a statement his stock trading distracted from the central bank’s …