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Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap: A couple of events were the most important in global financial markets last week; the FOMC Minutes last July and the statements of the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Symposium. Both were in favor of risk appetite after they tipped the scales towards …

Dubai TV interviewed Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and a member of the American Society of Technical Analysts. Hashad discussed recent market developments, asset performance, and investment tools, including oil, gold, and cryptocurrencies. He also shared his expectations regarding monetary policy, particularly the Federal Reserve …

The US Dollar, as measured by the DXY Index, has experienced a sharp decline, reaching its lowest point in seven months. This downturn is directly correlated with a parallel decrease in Treasury yields and an intensifying market expectation of substantial interest rate reductions by the Federal Reserve.Investor attention is currently …

On Wednesday, the USD/JPY pair declined by 1.5% following the Bank of Japan’s surprise quarter-point rate hike—the second such hike since 2007. Japanese interest rates are now above zero for the first time since September 2010.Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve (Fed) maintained rates during its July meeting, as expected. Fed Chairman …

The Dow Jones climbed by 450 points, hitting an all-time high above $40,200.00. Markets are mostly ignoring the fact that US PPI wholesale inflation has accelerated. Five-year inflation predictions eased, while US consumer mood surveys deteriorated.Even though US Producer Price Index (PPI) inflation increased more quickly than anticipated in June, …

Gold surged after the release of US CPI data, which showed price rises slowing in May. This suggests that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates sooner than expected, lowering the opportunity cost of holding Gold. Gold could experience more volatility after the Fed policy decision is announced on Wednesday. …

Gold price continues to scale new record highs amid persistent geopolitical tensions. The strong move up seems unaffected by reduced Fed rate cut bets and bullish US dollar. Extremely overbought conditions might prompt some profit-taking around the precious metal. At the time of writing, gold is trading at $2093.70 per …

The Chairman of the US central bank, Jerome Powell, participates in a discussion at the Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy Conference, in San Francisco. Earlier on the same day the PCE data was released and came in line with consensus.As for market’s reaction; the US dollar ticked higher as an immediate …

The EUR/USD pair found support despite the dovish move by the ECB and conflicting signals from Fed officials. ECB officials give a dovish tone to the policy outlook during wage inflation talks, hinting at a possible rate decrease in June. The US GDP and core PCE inflation numbers are anticipated …

The Pound Sterling is facing pressure near 1.2650 against the US Dollar in Tuesday’s early American session as the latter rebounds. The GBP/USD pair is trading at 1.2630, down -0.05% at the time of writing.Investors expect the Bank of England (BoE) to be more dovish this year than previously anticipated, …