The yield curve inversion between the 2-year and 10-year Treasury notes deepened to its widest level in four decades. The spread between the 2-year and 10-year extended to a mark of -66 basis points early Thursday, marking the deepest inversion since 1982.In early market action, the 10Y was up 9 …
Read More »S&P 500 falls as rising T-yields trigger recession fears
The S&P 500 fell on Thursday and US bond yields jumped as Fed officials signaled their rate-hiking campaign to slow inflation is not over.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed, after falling as much as 314 points in the session. The S&P 500 slipped 0.25%, while the Nasdaq Composite …
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 …
Read More »US Industrial Production Preview
US October Industrial Production will be reported on Wednesday, November 16 at 14:15 GMT and is expected at 0.2% month-on-month vs. 0.4% in September. Here you can find the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of three major banks regarding the upcoming data. Citibank “Industrial Production should rise …
Read More »Gold firmly holds above $1710 as buyers eye $1735
Gold prices fluctuate in the New York session amid the uncertainty of midterm elections in the United States. US Treasury yields are rising behind the US Dollar’s surge, which is up more than 0.50% against most G8 peers.Gold Price Analysis: Testing the 100-day EMA, which, once broken, would shift the …
Read More »Gold jumps to 5-week high, approaching $1700
Gold price creeps higher amid the lack of US economic data as investors observe the results of the US mid-term elections and October’s CPI. Treasury yields are lower on the day, while expectations for a 50 bps rate hike by the Fed stood above 50%. Gold price is subdued as …
Read More »Gold Price falls on the stronger US Dollar
Gold price has become at the mercy of Federal Reserve’s tightening as the US Dollar extended its gains. The US ISM Services index remained at expansionary territory, but it’s decelerating. Gold price falls after the hawkish remarks by Fed’s Jerome Powell, who said that the “ultimate level of rates would …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 1/11/2022
US Treasury yields helped high-yielding assets to advance early on Tuesday, with the American dollar edging lower throughout the first half of the day. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note pulled down to 3.92%, and the USD tends to slide when it breaks below the 4% threshold ahead Yields …
Read More »Gold price clings to gains after positive US economic data
Gold price advances in the North American session benefiting from the retreating US Treasury yields which weakened the US dollar, following the release of solid US data, specifically factory activity. Traders observed a risk-on in the equities market, spurred by speculations that China is adjusting to exit its zero-tolerance Covid-19 …
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