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Gold prices soared, and XAUUSD trades at $1,660 per troy ounce, its highest for the week. Crude oil prices recovered, and WTI settled at $82.00 a barrel. The US dollar pushed its rally throughout the first half of the trading day but changed its direction dramatically after Wall Street’s opening. …

US treasury yield fell, on Wednesday, after climbing to the highest since January 2008. The yield on the US 10-year note was last seen down 24.2 basis points to 3.705%, after earlier touching 4.01%, the first rise above 4% in nearly 15 years while money markets girded for higher interest …

Existing Home Sales in the United States have declined for the seventh successive month in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.8 million.The National Association of Realtors reported on Thursday that “sales were down 0.4% and 19.9% on a monthly and yearly basis, respectively”. “The median existing-home sales …

The dollar index (DXY00) on Monday fell -0.04%. The dollar also gave up an early advance and fell slightly after stocks recovered from overnight losses and moved higher, which curbed liquidity demand for the dollar. Earlier on Monday, the American currency rose moderately after the 10-year T-note yield climbed to …

Financial markets were quacked on Tuesday by Swedish central bank’s decision to raise rates by a full percentage point. The rate hike by the Riksbank was larger than analysts had expected, causing the Swedish krona to briefly spike against the Euro and Dollar. The krona practically failed to hold onto …

The US dollar rose on Tuesday, trading near a two-decade high, as investors’ focus shifted to expectation of another aggressive rate hike by the Fed amid a week that is full of major bank meetings.The Fed has already started its two-day meeting on Tuesday, with rate futures traders betting on …

The dollar index (DXY00) on Monday fell -0.04%. The dollar also gave up an early advance and fell slightly after stocks recovered from overnight losses and moved higher, which curbed liquidity demand for the dollar. Earlier on Monday, the American currency initially rose moderately after the 10-year T-note yield climbed …

The US dollar retreated from its highest level in two decades against a basket of major currencies on Thursday, as investors awaited the speech of Federal Reserve Chairman (US Central Bank) Jerome Powell in anticipation of recent indications regarding the course of monetary policy. The Australian dollar has outperformed its …

On Wednesday, the dollar made up for some data losses and rebounded towards recent peaks, while the euro remained under pressure amid growing recession fears fueled by a potential energy supply crisis. The dollar took a breather after disappointing surveys of the US manufacturing and service sectors revealed on Tuesday, …

The US dollar index hit a five-week high on Monday after another Federal Reserve official indicated that monetary tightening may remain strong ahead of the central bank’s Jackson Hole seminar this week. The euro fell to its lowest level in five weeks after Russia announced a three-day halt to European …