Retail Sales in the United States rose by 3% to $697 billion in January, the US Census Bureau reported on Wednesday. This reading followed December’s decrease of 1.1% and came in better than the market expectation for an increase of 1.8%. Retail Sales ex-Autos expanded by 2.3% in the same …
Read More »Eurozone Retail Sales drop 2.8% YoY
Eurozone’s Retail Sales dropped by 2.7% MoM in January versus -2.5% expected and 1.2% last, the official figures released by Eurostat showed on Monday. On an annualized basis, the bloc’s Retail Sales came in at -2.8% in January versus -2.5% recorded in December and -2.7% consensus forecast.
Read More »Gold shines as investors evaluate chances of slowing US rate hikes
Gold prices rose on Thursday, as investors assessed the chances of the Federal Reserve slowing the pace of raising interest rates, while the rise of the dollar curbed the gains of the yellow metal. And by 0252 GMT, gold in instant transactions increased 0.1 percent to $ 1906.01 an ounce. …
Read More »Gold fluctuates around $1906 after snapping two-day losses
Gold price snaps two days of straight losses, gaining traction on Wednesday, as the US dollar slides to eight-month lows around 101.528 but lately has recovered some ground and exchanged hands around 101.871. Another reason that keeps the XAU/USD underpinned is falling US Treasury bond yields, with the 10-year note …
Read More »What does retail sales data reflect about US economy?
US retail sales fell more than expected in November, but consumer spending is still supported by a tight labour market, with the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits decreasing by the most in five months last week. The biggest decrease in retail sales in 11 months reported by the …
Read More »Eurozone Retail Sales decline 2.7% YoY in October
Eurozone’s Retail Sales dropped by 1.8% MoM in October versus -1.7% expected and 0.8% last, the official figures released by Eurostat showed on Monday. On an annualized basis, the bloc’s Retail Sales came in at -2.7% in October versus 0% recorded in September and -2.6% consensus forecast. The euro shrugs …
Read More »Gold fell to its lowest level in more than a week
Gold prices fell for the fourth consecutive session on Monday due to a stronger dollar while the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy stance overshadowed expectations for non-yielding gold. The spot gold price fell 0.6 percent to $1,739.31 an ounce by 0931 GMT, after falling earlier to its lowest level since November …
Read More »Gold is rising, but it is still heading towards a weekly loss
Gold prices rose on Friday, November 18, due to the decline in the US dollar, but it is still heading towards its first weekly loss in 3 weeks, affected by indications from US Federal Reserve officials that more interest rate hikes are on the way. By 04:33 GMT, spot gold …
Read More »Gold is stabilizing as geopolitical tensions ease
Gold prices stabilized on Thursday as demand for the precious metal declined due to the latest geopolitical concerns, while hopes that the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) would be less aggressive in raising interest rates in the coming months boosted the markets. And by 0103 GMT, there was little …
Read More »Gold fails to benefit from US dollar’s latest performance
Gold Price creeps lower after testing the weekly high around $1786 on Wednesday following the release of positive US data. The retail sales data triggered risk aversion, so, the US dollar’s stance as a safe haven benefited, but the Gold Index was not able failed to capitalize on falling US …
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