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The US Dollar weakened during the US trading session ahead of the key CPI data in the United States. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones gained 0.93% and the Nasdaq rose 0.55%. Gold rose to $1,940, while Silver finished flat around $23.10. Crude oil prices rose more than 2%.The improvement …

The dollar fell to a two-month low on Tuesday after Federal Reserve officials signaled the tightening cycle was coming to an end, while sterling rose to a 15-month high after more-than-expected wage growth in Britain. Several Federal Reserve officials said on Monday that the bank would likely need to raise …

Gold spot price fluctuated on Monday, reaching a $1,912 daily low before settling at $1,925. On Wednesday, investors weighed mixed nonfarm payroll reports and US inflation data, leading to a fall in US bond yields.The US Dollar index dropped to its lowest point since May at 101.95. The Federal Reserve’s …

Commenting on the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook, “we’re likely to need a couple more rate hikes over the course of this year to really bring inflation sustainably back to the Fed’s 2% goal,” San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said on Monday.The US Dollar Index stays on the back foot …

Fed Vice Chairman Michael Barr said on Monday that inflation was still too high but acknowledged significant progress had been made. “We are very focused on getting inflation down to target,” Barr said.Barr’s comments do not directly affect the US dollar’s performance against major currencies. At the time of writing, …

The dollar recovered its losses on Monday, after falling after data showed that jobs in the United States recorded the lowest growth in two and a half years, while disappointing inflation figures in China weighed on the yuan and the Australian and New Zealand dollars. Figures released on Friday showed …

In an interview with CNBC on Friday, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said that they don’t need a recession to eliminate inflation concerns, per Reuters.These comments were not able to help the US Dollar find demand. As of writing, the US Dollar Index was down 0.72% on the …

Dollar index futures moved in narrow ranges on Friday as investors awaited a key report on US jobs and assessed the possibility of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates for a longer period in light of economic growth expectations. The US Nonfarm Payrolls report is due later on Friday, while …

Gold has experienced a 0.20% loss due to robust US job readings and mounting rate hike expectations, driving US Treasury yields higher. Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan’s hawkish comments and a strong ADP report support the expectation of a July rate hike. Traders anticipate further clues from the upcoming US …

The number of job openings on the last business day of May read 9.8 million according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. This reading followed 10.3 million openings in April (revised from 10.1 million) came in below the market expectation of 9.93 million. “Over the month, the number of …