Gold futures settled lower on Tuesday, pressured by strength in the U.S. dollar, which got a boost after data showed the consumer price index rose by 0.1% in August, contrary to a drop of 0.1% expected by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal. Excluding food and energy prices, the core rate of inflation rose by 0.6%, raising the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will decide to sharply raise interest rates in an effort to tame inflation. December gold GCZ22,
USDJPY: the pair declines ahead of the US ADP employment data
The USDJPY rate fell below 154.00 on Wednesday amid rising wages in Japan. Today, the market will focus on the US ADP employment statistics. Find