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Following strong U.S. job data, stocks and currencies recovered after a brief dip. Emerging market currencies and stocks pared some of their gains on Friday after a much stronger-than-expected increase in US payrolls bolstered the case for another major interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, but they quickly returned to pre-data levels. The Fed’s […]
Yields fall to a five-week low ahead of the Fed meeting minutes. Benchmark Treasury yields in the United States fell to five-week lows on Wednesday, as inversions in key parts of the yield curve deepened ahead of the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s June 14-15 meeting. Yields rose in the run-up to the […]
Treasury yields in the United States are falling as market prices reduce inflation. On Friday, U.S. Treasury yields fell, with the breakeven rate on longer-dated inflation-protected bonds falling to nine-month lows, on market expectations that elevated U.S. consumer prices will fall close to the Federal Reserve’s inflation target. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes fell […]
Oil prices rose today, Friday, June 17, 2022, with continued supply tightening and new US sanctions to limit Iranian oil exports. Crude prices had started trading lower, with concerns about demand emerging in the wake of US interest rate increases. Oil Prices Today The price of the futures contracts for the benchmark Brent crude – […]
Gold prices fell today, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in volatile trading, after the session started on the rise, recovering from its lowest level in 4 weeks. This comes with a pause in the rise of the dollar and US Treasury bond yields, and with increasing bets on monetary policy tightening by the Federal Reserve, during […]
Gold prices fell, during trading today, Friday, June 10, 2022, and are heading to record a slight weekly decline with the rise in US Treasury bond yields. This comes as investors await key monthly inflation data in the US, for clues about the future of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. Gold Prices Today The price […]
The dollar rose after job growth in the United States exceeded expectations. The US dollar edged higher against a basket of currencies on Friday, as a better-than-expected US employment report pointed to a tight labor market, which could lead to interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 390,000 jobs last month, […]
The US dollar rose across the board on Tuesday as Treasury yields rose and investors’ risk appetite was dampened by concerns about a further acceleration in global inflation. The dollar was bolstered by demand for safe havens. Stocks in the United States fell on Tuesday as investors were alarmed by rising oil prices and hawkish […]
Gold prices fell during trading today, Thursday, May 26, 2022, with the rise of the US dollar. The decline comes with the support of the signals shown by the US Federal Reserve policy meeting; The US central bank is likely to continue on its path of raising interest rates. Gold Prices Today The price of […]
As global growth concerns mount, the Canadian dollar falls to a five-month low. On Monday, the Canadian dollar fell to its lowest level in nearly five months against the US dollar, as investors became more concerned about the global economic outlook after China’s two largest cities tightened COVID-19 curbs. Global stock markets extended recent losses, […]
