Gold slumps for the third day of the week amid an upbeat market mood and rising US yields. The Gold Index (XAU/USD) slides as the second quarter begins, down some 0.64% in the North American session. The Russia-Ukraine tussles, elevated global inflation, and rising US Treasury yields, keeping the non-yielding …
Read More »Turkish lira vulnerable to additional weakness in 2023
The conflict in Ukraine reinforces downside risks for the Turkish lira according to MUFG Bank. The bank forecasts USD/TRY at 15.250 by the end of the second quarter and at 16.000 by the third quarter. Key Quotes:“The lira has re-weakened against the US dollar over the past month undermined primarily …
Read More »Gold Consolidates Ahead of NFP Data
Gold has been on the front foot since the European morning, bouncing from the $1920 level into the $1940s. A ramping up of energy-related tensions between EU nations and Russia plus risk-off flows have benefitted the precious metal.The gold price is currently in a phase of consolidation ahead of the …
Read More »Will NFP report tip the scales on the Fed’s decision in May?
Friday’s awaited report will be the final NFP data immediately before the next Fed meeting in early May, where traders are currently split between expecting a 25bps and a 50bps rate hike.It is like a problematic monetary policy riddle; how can a central bank raise interest rates, but be further …
Read More »Ukrainian Negotiator: Russia, Ukraine To Resume Peace Talks Online On 1 April
Ukrainian Negotiator: Russia and Ukraine will resume peace talks online on 1 April. During the latest talks, Ukraine said the countries’ two leaders should meet, but Russia said more work needed to be done on a draft treaty. This follows a series of disappointing headlines around the peace talks with …
Read More »Ahead of NFP Data, Bond Market Signaling Recession Warning
Everybody in the US and beyond is talking about the yield curve inversion. At one point yesterday the yield on the 2-year Treasury briefly traded above that of the 10-year. Historically, such an inversion has been an accurate predictor of a recession, typically within two years.Though these inversions in the …
Read More »Gold rises as dollar slips amid caution over Ukraine
Gold prices rose on Wednesday, supported by a weak dollar and a slight drop in US Treasury yields, while investors awaited more details from talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.4 percent to $ 1926.60 an ounce by 1250 GMT. US gold futures …
Read More »Breaking: XAU/USD Tumbles Below $1900
As pointed out by Mohamed Hashad, Director of Research and Development Department at Noor Capital, in this morning’s report, The safe-haven yellow metal fell strongly after positive news regarding the progress of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. As a result, the yellow metal gave up the levels of 1900 dollars …
Read More »USD Benefits From Global Turmoil
The market mood is sour, helping the American dollar to end the day with gains against most major rivals.The initial catalyst came from the Bank of Japan. The central bank announced it would be buying an unlimited amount of 10-year JGBs at 0.25% in an attempt to defend the yield …
Read More »Gold futures settle lower for a second straight session
Gold futures settled lower on Monday for a second straight session, with strength in the US dollar pressuring prices for the precious metal. The dollar has generally been the primary safe haven in recent weeks, but interest in gold, while perhaps somewhat subdued, is still relatively solid. Investor sentiment has …
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