This question normally weighs on consumers, politicians and investors around the world every time the US central bank decides interest rate hikes. Is the US economy in a recession? The reasonable answer, so far, is: “maybe”, in other words; it is “A Mix of Yes and No”. For many people, …
Read More »Gold surges to conquer $1750 on US Q2 GDP reading
Gold price advances more than 1%, recording back-to-back gains for the first time since July 21-22. The US Q2 GDP, on its preliminary reading, contracted, meaning the US is technically in a recession.The US economic calendar on Friday will update the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge, alongside the UoM Consumer Sentiment.Gold …
Read More »Yield curve flashing additional signals of recession risks
The US government bond market is sending new signals that investors are increasingly convinced the Fed’s aggressive actions to tame inflation will result in recession.While Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said that he does not see the economy currently in a recession, spreads between different pairings of Treasury securities …
Read More »Explainer: Has America Fallen Into A Recession?
Has America fallen into a recession? This is a question that is becoming too difficult to ignore as the twin upheaval of inflation and recession is looming over asset portfolios, household budgets and pocket books. US prices in June rose the most since 1981. And the expectation of a recession …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Thursday, July 14
Recession-linked fears have put the US dollar on the bullish path throughout the first half of the day, although cooling expectations of a 100 bps rate hike in the US triggered a corrective slide. The EUR/USD pair plunged to 0.9951 but finished the day at around 1.0020.CME FedWatch is now …
Read More »WTI crude retreats around $90.00 on recession-linked concerns
Oil prices are expected to slip towards $90.00 due accelerating global recession-linked fears. Lockdown in China and interest rate hikes by Western central banks have also trimmed oil price forecasts.WTI futures have displayed a steep downside after surrendering the psychological support of 100.00 last week. Crude oil recorded three-month low …
Read More »Fed’s Barkin: recession is possible
Federal Reserve’s Tomas Barkin said that the pace of policy change may be making markets ‘skittish’. He adds that there is a path to cool inflation but a recession ‘is possible’.Barkin expects inflation to come down but not immediately or predictably. Barkin sees early signals of supply easing in freight …
Read More »IMF’s Georgieva: global economic outlook has ‘darkened significantly’
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday said the outlook for the global economy had darkened significantly since April and she could not rule out a possible global recession next year given the elevated risks.IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told Reuters the fund would downgrade in coming …
Read More »Gold near its lowest level since December as the dollar rises
Gold prices fell to near seven-month lows on Wednesday, as the dollar’s strength and expectations of a rate hike hurt the non-yielding metal. Spot gold fell 0.2 percent to $1,760.90 an ounce by 1053 GMT, after dropping about 2.6 percent on Tuesday. US gold futures fell 0.3 percent to $1,759.00 …
Read More »Gold sinks to six-month low on stronger US dollar
Gold is under further pressure below a key monthly trendline and continues to get deeper in the red territory. Gold prices slumped to their lowest in more than six months on Tuesday, as the US dollar rallied amid growing recession concerns that caused losses across risk assets.Extra fears stem from …
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