The Gold Index, XAU/USD, advanced to $1,980 after hitting $1,995 earlier in the North American session.US housing data for October surprised to the positive side. Notably, the most recent spike in the price of precious metal was suppressed by hawkish Fed speakers and rising US yields.Gold saw a minor increase …
Read More »Gold’s weekly outlook: stability amid Fed speculation and Dollar dynamics
Gold exhibited stability during Friday’s trading on the seventeenth of November, poised to secure weekly gains amid heightened investor speculation surrounding the conclusion of the US Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening cycle. Continuing its upward trajectory, the price of gold tested its highest point in eight days, nearing the $1990 mark. …
Read More »Gold surges as soft data trigger bets on Fed
Gold price surged to a peak of $1,987, up 1.35%, earlier in the North American trading session. The Gold Index (XAU/USD) rose to $1,985, indicating a bullish bias. The US Industrial Production figures were below forecast, and the number of jobless claims reached a three-month high. The precious metal is …
Read More »Yen falls under pressure from US bond yields
The Japanese yen continues to retreat against the dollar since the beginning of daily trading on Wednesday, driven by the rise in US Treasury bond yields due to the famous correlation between both.The USD/JPY rose to 151.37, compared to the previous daily close of 150.37. The pair fell to its …
Read More »Dollar falls as markets bet that the US Federal Reserve will finish raising interest rates
The dollar fell to low levels on Wednesday, November 15, after falling overnight with the issuance of a surprisingly weaker inflation reading in the United States, which reinforced bets that the US Federal Reserve has reached the end of its monetary policy tightening cycle. At the same time, the offshore …
Read More »GBP/USD surges post US inflation report, mixed UK data
As softer US CPI data leads to a sharp decline in the US dollar, the GBP/USD pair has surged over 1.80% to trade around 1.2499, namely nearest the 1.2500 level, on the back of the recent US inflation data. October US inflation dropped the most in the last three months …
Read More »USD rises to its highest level in more than a year against JPY
The dollar rose to its highest level in more than a year against the Japanese yen on Monday, supported by declining expectations that the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) will cut interest rates next year. Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said that the government will continue to monitor the …
Read More »Wall Street rallies on easing Treasury yields
The S&P 500 is expected to close the week higher than 4,400, despite a decline in consumer confidence. Meanwhile, US Treasury bond rates have stabilised after rising more than 10 basis points over the course of the entire yield curve on Thursday. S&P 500 breaks 4,400 as Wall Street closes …
Read More »Dollar is heading for its best week against the yen in 3 months
The dollar is headed for its best week against the yen in three months on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and a group of US central bank officials dashed market expectations that interest rates had peaked. As for cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ether settled near their highest levels in …
Read More »Wall Street still stuck as oil recovers from sharp losses
After recent fluctuations, Wall Street appears to be mostly neutral. The Standard & Poor’s 500 is expected to have a quiet, mixed day for the fourth straight day, with early trading remaining unchanged. Nearly flat on the Nasdaq composite, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 11 points, or less …
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