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The US dollar sharply fell on Tuesday, following remarks by US Fed Chair Jerome Powell. In the hearing before the Senate on the occasion of his re-nomination for a second term, the US central bank Chief mixed hawkish view of the economy with watchful approach to the federal balance sheet …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell, speaking at the Senate hearing for his re-nomination, reiterated on Tuesday that he expects the economy to be able to deal with the current and future Covid-19 outbreaks. He also noted that inflationary pressures are set to remain elevated well into 2022. Jerome Powell, added that …

Gold prices rose on Tuesday, January 11th, supported by a decline in the dollar and US Treasury yields, as investors awaited the release of inflation data for December, this week, which may support a decision by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates sooner than expected. And the price of …

The US dollar seesawed between gains and losses, attempting to find a clear direction and led by US Treasury yields once again. As the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield spiked to start 2022, investors have been rotating into more cyclical and value names. On Monday, the 10-year climbed as high as …

Pressured by the rise of the US dollar, gold reversed its uptrend on Monday to record a drop to 1793 dollars per ounce, compared to the last closing, which recorded 1795 dollars per ounce.The precious metal rose to its highest level throughout the first trading session of this week at …

Gold settled on Monday near its lowest level in three weeks, as traders awaited US inflation data for the month of December, which may boost expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates sooner than expected after weak data on the US employment rate. There was little change in …

The US 10-year note’s yield extended its climb, reaching the highest level in nearly two years, after December employment data showing strong wage growth fanned inflationary concerns and solidified March as the likely starting point for the first rate hike by the Federal Reserve.While the 199,000 new jobs fell short …

Gold has been swinging either side of the $1790 level in recent trade in wake of the latest jobs report. XAU/USD is being shielded from higher yields by the weaker US dollar, and if this reverses, gold will be in trouble.Gold is nervously holding on to very modest on-the-day gains …

Nonfarm Payrolls relatively disappointed prior estimates, but the labor market indicators were stronger than expected. The employment data has had a modest impact on the forex market. In the light of the NFP data, the US Fed is very determined to move out of easing policy settings.The disappointment in payrolls …

Markets are awaiting the release of US employment data during December at 13:30 GMT. This data will be necessary given its strong impact on the dollar and the currency market movements. Markets expect to add 400,000 jobs in December, compared to 210,000 jobs previously recorded. Expectations also indicate a decline …