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Gold and the USD Indexes reacted energetically to the concerns raised by Eastern Europe’s tensions. However, only the US dollar can stay cool about its medium-term future.Geopolitical tensions uplift gold, silver and mining stocks, they are in rally mode each and every minute a doom-and-gloom headline surface. However, while the …

GBP/USD tried but was unable to break above its 1.3500-1.3650ish range that has prevailed for most of February. The pair fell back under 1.3600 in the US session as geopolitical angst remains elevated. That kept USD in demand and negated pushback against a 50bps March rate hike from Fed’s Williams.The …

NY Fed President, influential FOMC member John Williams said on Friday that inflation is way too high right now, but there are some reasons for optimism that it will come down, according to Reuters. Additional Quotes:“Businesses that rely on people commuting to work in the office are seeing a slower …

Thursday’s asset trading closed largely negatively with a significant decline in risk appetite because tensions in Eastern Europe that have come back to the news headlines.Risk assets, first and foremost stocks and the euro, declined as yields of US Treasury bonds fell in favour of higher safe haven assets, most …

Ukraine-Russia conflict continued to dominate the headlines and fueled demand for safe-haven assets, although speculative interest stood away from the greenback. Major pairs remained stable within familiar levels after both countries blamed each other for some shelling that took place early on Thursday in the Donbass territory.The situation escalated as …

The US Federal Reserve should implement a full percentage point of rate increases over its next three meetings between now and the first of July 2022, St. Louis Fed president James Bullard said on Thursday, reiterating his calls for strong action from the Fed against stubbornly high inflation.“We are missing …

. Gold prices rose in trading today, Thursday, to their highest level in 8 months, as Treasury yields declined, while reports of mortar fire in eastern Ukraine prompted investors to resort to gold bullion. Spot gold rose 0.4% to $1,876.41 an ounce, approaching a June high of $1,879.48 hit on …

. Gold prices rose on Thursday towards their highest levels in eight months this week as US Treasury yields fell, while reports of mortar fire in eastern Ukraine prompted investors to choose safe bullion. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.4 percent to $ 1876.41 an ounce, hovering near its …

What you need to know on Thursday, February 17:The American dollar edged lower on Wednesday, despite the release of upbeat US data and uncertainty related to Russian and Ukrainian border tensions. The US Federal Reserve released the Minutes of the latest FOMC meeting, which indicated that policymakers are willing to …

Gold prices found good support in the $1850 area and has advanced on Wednesday in the run-up to Fed minutes. Geopolitical angst regarding Russia/Ukraine remains elevated, underpinning gold, which is also being supported by technical factors.The price of the yellow metal is going and froing between the day’s range of …