Tag Archives: rate cut

Gold is up 0.50%, trading at $2341.29 per ounce at the time of writing. Earlier on Monday, gold’s jump to $2,354 has been tempered by evolving Fed rate cut expectations and a resilient US jobs report. Potential further upside for Gold is expected with forecasts reaching up to $2,500 in …

The market is supported by optimistic reports on US manufacturing growth in the United States, however, the price of gold slightly rises. The attraction of non-yielding gold is called into question by the increase in US Treasury yields that followed upbeat news from the ISM and S&P Global.Gold’s rising trajectory …

Wednesday’s North American session is witnessing a steady increase in gold prices as buyers aimed for $2,200. Investors purchased the yellow metal due to a quiet economic calendar in the US and growing rumours on a Fed rate cut in June. As of this writing, the XAU/USD pair is up …

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Wednesday that recent weak inflation data supports the case for Fed holding off on cutting its short-term interest rate target, per Reuters.The US Dollar Index attracts some buyers following the above hawkish comments. The DXY is trading 0.11% higher on the day at …

In the middle of the North American session, the Pound Sterling is still available due to rumours of a possible rate decrease by the Federal Reserve in June. As a result, the GBP/USD pair has somewhat rebounded against the US Dollar. The US economic schedule hasn’t been able to strengthen …

Gold has been declining since the beginning of daily trading on Friday, under pressure from the rise in the US dollar, which continues to benefit from the positive US data that was released on Thursday.The US manufacturing PMI rose to its highest level in three years this March. US home …

USD/JPY took advantage of the positive correlation with US Treasury yields hitting a new high after yields on benchmark bonds showed a significant amount of consolidation throughout the trading day, on Thursday.US Treasury bond yields were able to consolidate in an upward trend on Thursday with the emergence of several …

US stocks have continued to rise since the beginning of the North American trading on Thursday, with a boost of optimism left by expectations of an official interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve following the Fed’s announcement to keep the interest rate at the same levels without change one …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has explained the decision to leave the policy rate, federal funds rate, unchanged at the range of 5.25-5.5% and responds to questions in the post-meeting press conference.Key Statements:“We want to see more data that gives us higher confidence on inflation moving down sustainably.”“We made no decisions …

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve kept the interest rate in the 5.25%-5.50% area without any change at the end of its meeting that began one day ago, which was in line with market expectations.The central bank has been holding the interest rate at these levels since July 2023, when the …