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US shares maintain mixed performance on Tuesday in a volatile trading environment at the US session.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 93 points, or 0.30%, climbing off lows of the day boosted by defensive shares such as Johnson & Johnson and Coca-Cola. The S&P 500 rose 0.29% and the Nasdaq …

From an hourly perspective, GBP/USD is decelerating into a 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level, so, the GBP/USD pair is down by some 0.45% on the day so far while risk assets see some recovery following the bumpy ride into Jackson Hole speeches.The sterling climbed to 1.1760 from 1.1621 on Tuesday in …

Goldman Sachs Group has urged financial market players to pile into commodities as most recession risks coursing through global markets are exaggerated. The group’s argument is that raw materials stand to rebound amid a profound energy crisis and tight physical fundamentals.With oil the commodity of last resort in an era …

Inflation in the United States, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined to 8.5% on a yearly basis in July from 9.1% in June, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Wednesday. This reading came in lower than the market expectation of 8.7%. …

Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans on Wednesday has signalled he is with the core group at the Fed calling for continued rapid rate hikes to battle 40-year high inflation, noting “downside” risks.Despite the persistent message from Fed members that there is a ”need to raise interest rates ‘a …

FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell is testifying before the Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress.” “It’s really only at the very short end that real rates are negative.”“Price inflation is a macroeconomic question.”“Our tools can’t impact energy and food inflation.”“Focused on part …

While testifying before the Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee on Wednesday, FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell said that Economy is very strong and well-positioned to handle tighter monetary policy. “Inflation aggravated by longer-lasting supply chain constraints, russian invasion of ukraine; china covid lockdowns likely to exacerbate supply chain problems.”“Recent …

While testifying before the Senate Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Committee on Wednesday, FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell said that ongoing interest rate increases will be appropriate. “Fed is strongly committed to bringing inflation back down, moving expeditiously to do so.” “Pace of future rate increases will continue to depend on …

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said on Tuesday that he will remain focused on actual inflation and expectations between now and the July policy meeting, as reported by Reuters.Barkin’s comments don’t seem to be have immediate impact on the US dollar’s performance against its rival currencies. The …

The annual pace of inflation in the US rose to 8.6% in May according to the latest Consumer Price Index data released by the US Bureau of Labour Statistics on Friday. That was above the expected reading of 8.3%. MoM, the headline inflation rate was 1.0%, well above the expected …