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On Friday, US Treasury yields experienced sharpest drop since the pandemic began as investors rushed toward safe haven assets following the emergence of a new coronavirus variant in South Africa.The two-year Treasury yield, which typically moves in step with interest rate expectations, was down 14.2 basis points at 0.502, the …

AUD/USD is consolidating in the mid-0.7100s having nearly hit the 0.7100 level earlier in the session. The pair is on course for steep daily losses amid heightened pandemic fears.A break of 0.7100 could see the pair drop quickly to 0.7000. The pair also tumbled below key support in the form …

Gold rose Friday morning in Asia, poised for its worst week in five months on growing bets. The US Federal Reserve will begin to taper and raise interest rates faster than expected to stem rising inflation. Gold futures rose 0.76% to $1,797.80. The yellow metal fell more than 2.8% during …

US markets were closed due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Markets will work shortened hours on Friday, and muted trading is expected to continue. The bullish dollar’s momentum took a breather, but it was able to maintain its leadership. The EUR/USD pair surged to 1.1229, ending the day just above the …

The US dollar’s current slight retreat comes as a result of a corrective movement in the bearish direction after several sessions of surging trend.The US Dollar Index (DXY) heads into the Thanksgiving holiday on track for a third consecutive strong weekly gain. The US economy’s Q4 is shaping up as …

Turkish companies tap foreign reserves as market access weakens. The Turkish currency was trading around 12 lira to a dollar on Thursday.Turks abandoned their local currency savings for US dollars and other foreign currency deposits over concerns about the country’s faltering economy, propelling the Turkish lira to its worst slide …

GBP/USD has hesitantly bounced from annual lows at 1.3300 ahead of a short market closure for Thanksgiving as markets eye Brexit developments, with French fishermen blockades now expected Friday.While the pair has been under heavy selling pressure recently, it isn’t yet in oversold territory. Ahead of a five-hour market closure …

The latest FOMC monetary policy meeting minutes, Wednesday, are expected to drive the USD demand and provide a fresh motivation to gold prices. Gold failed to maintain its intraday gains and turned lower for the fifth straight session as the stronger USD acted as a hindrance for the precious metal. …

The US dollar extended its gains, reaching fresh 2021 highs vs the EUR and the GBP. EUR/USD bottomed for the day at 1.1225, while GBP/USD fell to 1.3341. The sour tone of global indexes and higher government bond yields fueled demand for the safe-haven dollar.Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey …

Canadians high household debt levels are becoming a persistent concern despite the massive fiscal support offered by the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic according to statements by a senior Bank of Canada official, Tuesday.Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry said the prevalence of highly indebted households, which are defined as those …