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The dollar rose on Tuesday after a survey showed that credit conditions in the United States were less bleak than expected, while the pound sterling flirted with its highest levels in a year amid expectations that the Bank of England (central) will raise interest rates this week. Currencies were little …

The start of the week on Wall Street was uneven. Participants in the market are analysing the events of the previous week, including central bank meetings and US labour market data. There were no significant shocks in the Federal Reserve bank survey as worries about banking continue to decrease, bolstering …

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is reaching out to business and financial leaders to explain the “catastrophic” impact a US default on its debt would have on the U.S. and global economies.Treasury secretary is having one-on-one conversations with individual CEOs to warn them about the “dangerous consequences of the current …

Following the publication of the US Nonfarm Payrolls data for April, the price of bitcoin corrected in the shape of a sizable bearish engulfing candle on the five-minute price chart. After the jobs news came in hotter than anticipated, the risk asset saw a knee-jerk reaction from market players who …

For the thirteenth week in a row, the US exceeded estimates by 253,000 jobs in April. With an unexpected increase of 0.5%, wage growth revealed a healthy labour market. The market-critical Fed rate hike in June is not likely to occur despite the robust data. March’s reading of 236,000 got …

US Dollar suffered heavy losses against its rivals on Wednesday. Markets expect the Fed to pause its tightening cycle in June following the latest policy decisions. US Dollar Index holds above 101.00 but the bearish bias stays intact. The dollar continued to weaken against its rivals late Wednesday and the …

FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell comments on the policy outlook after the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the policy rate by 25 basis points to the range of 5-5.25% following the May policy meeting.The US dollar and the Dollar Index (DXY) struggled to find demand during the American trading hours on …

The decline in US yields, on Tuesday, boosted gold, which jumped toward $2,020 posting the highest daily close in three weeks. Silver climbed from $24.60 to $25.35. Cryptocurrencies soared, with BTC/USD rising 3.50% to $28,700.Following a sharp drop in equity prices on Wall Street and significant swings in the FX …

JOLTS Job Openings in the US continued to decline in March. US Dollar Index holds above 102.00 in the American session.The data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed on Tuesday that the number of job openings on the last business day of March stood at 9.59 …

Financial assets went through quite, but volatile, trading conditions on Monday, despite most major countries celebrating Labour Day, keeping local markets closed to observe the occasion.Oil prices were down sharply on Monday after the latest manufacturing data showed that the sector contracted for the 5th straight month in April, ending …