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The Gold Index has recovered some ground after earlier slipping below the $1800 mark on Friday, on higher US Treasury yields, which during the session are sliding, thus lifting the prospects of the non-yielding metal. XAU/USD is trading almost flat, around $1811.02 a troy ounce.As for market sentiment, the rhetoric …

Treasury yields have noticeably rebounded on Wednesday after US consumer price data revealed that the pace of inflation slowed in April but has not peaked as prices rose more than economists expected and ensured the Fed will go ahead with monetary policy tightening.The yield on 10-year Treasury notes rose 3.1 …

US inflation eased by less than expected in April, with an 8.3% YoY reading. The latest US data dragged Wall Street futures reflecting the market’s fears. The EUR/USD pair has resumed its decline and approaches the year low at 1.0470.The EUR/USD pair fell sharply and trades around 1.0520 following the …

The S&P 500 and the Dow were gaining ground on Wednesday and the dollar index declined after data showed USinflation slowed on a year-on-year basis last month, giving investors some hope that price surges are peaking.US stock futures initially lost ground after core inflation, excluding items such as oil prices …

The price of gold has remained in the hands of the bears as the US dollar surged to print a new 20-year high at the start of the week. The negative market sentiment stems from the risks associated with China’s COVID crisis, the Ukraine crisis, supply chain risks and what …

The USD/CHF pair retreated from YTD highs around 0.9960s as traders got ready to launch an assault toward the parity, but the negative market sentiment and USD traders booking profits were the main reason that kept the USD/CHF around the 0.9900 mark. At the time of writing, the USD/CHF is …

The British sterling recovered some ground despite the prevalent risk-off environment across the financial markets, while the US dollar reached a 20-year high around 104.187 as market players flew towards safe-haven peers. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD is trading at 1.2373.The GBP/USD pair has traded at a new …

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback vs. a basket of its main competitors, gives away part of the earlier spike above the 104.00 mark on Monday.Now, the index is gaining 0.21% at 103.87 and the breakout of 104.18 (2022 high May 9) would open the door to …

The precious metal prepares to finish the week with losses near 0.60% as high US Treasury yields, led by the 10-year, around 3.12%, keep gold prices under pressure. Gold persists downward pressured, and it seems that it would finish the week with losses of around 0.60%, extending its fall from …

The British sterling retreated on Thursday after the Bank of England hiked 25-bps interest rates in a 6-3 split decision. However, the UK central bank’s projections of a probable UK recession in 2023 shifted sentiment negatively, spurring a 280-pip drop from near weekly highs from 1.2630s to below 1.2350. At …