The US dollar began the trading week with negative performance, extending its Friday’s decline at the opening, but the dollar gradually edged higher as the day went by. The American currency closed with modest gains against most major rivals while traders and investors are eying significant events scheduled later in …
Read More »Gold falls to its lowest level in three and a half months
On Monday, gold prices fell more than one percent to their lowest levels since late January, as the dollar’s strength continued to affect demand for the yellow metal, which is denominated in the US currency. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.8 percent to $ 1797.82 an ounce (an ounce) …
Read More »Gold Price Still Under Pressure Near $1800
Gold retreated to the $1,799 level on Friday, the lowest since February 2022. Recovery followed later to find resistance shortly at $1,820. US shares are sharply rising on Friday, on a recovery rally. Crude oil prices also hit gains. US yields settled and the US dollar is correcting lower. Usually, …
Read More »Could Commodities Return To Normal?
Hot inflation pressures from excessive US fiscal and monetary policy responses to the 2020 COVID crisis supported commodity markets early in Q1. Moreover, Ukraine and Russia, together, represent a veritable commodity superstore, providing critical commodities to the world.Roll yields became positive across the commodity complex for the first time in …
Read More »EUR/USD Trapped As Fed Speakers Set the Scene For Rate Hikes
The EUR/USD pair loses 0.18% on Tuesday during the US trading session, meanwhile, Fed policymakers seem to set the scene for 50-bps increases as they also eye Wednesday’s CPI data.The Euro continues to be unable to recover above the 1.0600 threshold. The shared currency has remained trapped around 1.0500 for …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 9 March
The American Dollar and commodity prices were sharply down on Wednesday amid hopes for a solution to the Ukraine-Russia crisis. Economic DataUS oil stockpiles fell across the board last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 1.9 million barrels in the week to March 4 …
Read More »Ready To Challenge Further Highs, Gold Hits $2060
The precious metal continues to capitalize on safe-haven flows. Gold Price is currently trading at around $2,060 per ounce, overbought but without signs of technical exhaustion. The next relevant level to watch is $2,075.64, where it set a record high in August 2020, while beyond the level, market players will …
Read More »Could Russia Sanctions Impact US Dollar?
Economies of the the United States and other Western nations have deployed a set of potent financial weapons against Russia with remarkable speed aiming at crippling the Russian economy. Cutting off access to global financial markets and to Russia’s war chest of foreign-exchange reserves has dealt Russia’s economy a crippling …
Read More »USD/JPY Retreats To Weekly Lows
On Friday, the USD/JPY retreats at around 115.80 to weekly lows, negating the chart pattern late in the New York session. At 114.85, the USD/JPY reflects the risk-off market mood due to increasing tensions on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.Global equity indexes recorded losses on a busy day on Friday. The USD …
Read More »Jobless Claims, NFP Expectations As US Labour Market Gains Momentum
Private employers hired more workers than expected in February and data for the prior month was revised sharply higher to show strong job gains instead of losses, aligning with other reports that have produced a positive picture of the US labour market.The ADP National Employment Report on Wednesday suggest that …
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