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Gold prices on Friday were set for their biggest weekly gain since April, as the U.S. dollar hovered close to a more than one-year low on bets the Federal Reserve will soon hit the brakes on interest rate hikes. Spot gold was steady at $1,958.45 per ounce by 0051 GMT, and up 1.8% for the

Dollar’s extended selloff continues today, showing no clear signs of a turnaround. The slump comes on the back of the release of PPI and jobless claims data, which failed to inspire optimism among Dollar bulls. Meanwhile, global risk-on sentiment is prevailing, with noticeable rally in stock markets and corresponding dip in treasury yields. Japanese Yen

The major European indices closed higher on the day. A snapshot of the closing levels shows: German DAX, +0.45% Frances CAC, +0.45% UK’s FTSE 100, +0.23% Spain’s Ibex, +0.04% Italy’s FTSE MIB, +0.28% in other markets as European traders look to exit: crude oil is down $0.18 or -0.24% at $73.68 Gold is trading down

Gold prices edged higher in early Asian hours on Monday after U.S. jobs data last week cast doubts over the labour market’s strength, prompting investors to be more sceptical of the Federal Reserve’s rate hike trajectory. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,925.49 per ounce by 0104 GMT. U.S. gold futures were down

Japanese Yen exhibited an impressive rally last week and ended as the strongest performer. The move was spurred by Japan’s substantial wage growth, which shot JGB yield higher and countered the impact of rising benchmark yields in the US and Eurozone. In light of these developments, signs are pointing towards a potential bullish reversal for

MUFG, a major Japanese financial group, has discussed the recent hawkish repricing of the Bank of England’s (BoE) rate hike expectations. They believe that the UK fixed income market sell-off, which began in mid-May, is extending into July. However, MUFG maintains that the yields are currently overshooting to the upside. Key Points: Rate Hike Expectations:

Gold prices were flat in early Asian trade on Thursday as investors digested minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting, while positioning for a raft of economic data that could influence the U.S. central bank’s policy trajectory. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was unchanged at $1,917.09 per ounce by 0022 GMT. U.S. gold futures shed 0.2%

Dollar and Japanese Yen are posting marginal gains as market attention shifts towards the release of June FOMC meeting minutes. Concurrently, major European indices are slightly down, reflecting a similar sentiment in US futures market. This development has put commodity currencies on the back foot. However, neither Dollar nor Yen has demonstrated enough strength to

US core PCE prices (excluding food and fuel costs) for the month of May rose 0.3% as expected but the YoY level was mostly lower at 4.6% versus 4.7% last month and expected. The PCE price index fell from 4.3% to 3.8%. That was the 1st decline below 4% since early 2021. Personal consumption (adjusted

Highlights of the week ended June 30 include views and opinions of the key central bankers at ECB forum held from June 27 to June 28 in Sintra, Portugal. Market participants keenly watched a panel discussion involving Federal Reserve Chair Powell, Bank of England Governor Bailey, ECB’s President Lagarde and Bank of Japan’s Governor Ueda

Dollar bulls experienced a somewhat disheartening week, as the initial rally supported by hawkish remarks from Fed Chair was halted by subsequent inflation data release. Consequently, the greenback managed to secure only the third position for the week, trailing behind Swiss Franc and Euro. The vigorous late-week rally in US stocks, coupled with the sluggishness

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Bullion traded in the green in Tuesday’s early trade aided by a weaker dollar. The dollar index was down nearly 0.10%. witnessing its second successive decline, thereby raising the appeal for the yellow metal. The August Gold futures were trading at Rs 58,521 per 10 grams at 10:10 am, up Rs 105 or 0.19% from

In today’s trading, Euro takes the limelight, soaring broadly and reaching new heights against the frail Yen. While comments from ECB officials continued to be hawkish, there was basically nothing substantially new. The rationale propelling the shared currency is yet unclear. Following closely behind, Aussie and Kiwi mark themselves as the second and third strongest,

A couple of items re China and the faltering economic bounce. Tourism data cited on China’s state TV(CCTV) reported travel during the June 22-24 Dragon Boat Festival holiday was up on 2022 but down 22.8% from the pre-COVID levels of 2019. the number of railway trips jumped 12.8% higher than during the same period of

Bullion traded in the red on Friday on account of a strong dollar index (DXY), which was trading positive above the 102.50 mark against a basket of six top currencies. Both gold and silver futures were in the red in the opening trade on the MCX. The August Gold futures were trading at Rs 58,114

Dollar has launched a broad-based rebound in today’s market. However, momentum appears to be faltering against its European counterparts in early U.S. trading session. Although it continues to perform strongly against Yen and Australian dollar, the greenback has been struggling to break last week’s high against other key currencies. Consequently, this rebound seems to be

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