Gold prices fell again after once again facing rejection above 2334. A stronger-than-expected US purchasing managers index (PMI) released last week prompted Federal Reserve officials The Federal Reserve (Fed) pushed back the timing of cutting interest rates for the first time this year, which continues to limit gold's rise. However, safe-haven flows due to...
Gold prices fell for the second day in a row amid the Fed's hawkish outlook. The Fed's September interest rate cut is still on the table, which limits USD gains. Persistent geopolitical tensions contribute to limiting the rapid slide in gold prices. The greenback followed US Treasury yields higher in the second half of Tuesday's trading session, ahead of hawkish...
USD/JPY maintained its decline near 160.50 during the European session on Thursday, eroding some of Wednesday's surge. The pair was dragged down by widespread risk aversion and Japan's verbal intervention, supporting the Japanese Yen. The focus now is on potential foreign exchange intervention and US data. The Japanese yen (JPY) weakened again on Wednesday in a...
EUR/USD continues its downtrend and trades in negative territory below 1.0700 as the US Dollar benefits from upbeat data during the US trading session. S&P Global reported that economic activity in the US private sector continued to expand at a strong pace in June. The risk-averse market atmosphere has helped the US Dollar (USD) gain strength, forcing EUR/USD to...
GBP/USD drops to new multi-week lows below 1.2650 GBP/USD remains under bearish pressure and trades at its lowest since mid-May below 1.2650. Stronger-than-expected Manufacturing and Services PMI data from the US helped the USD maintain its position and sent the pair lower. The Bank of England (BoE) announced on Thursday that it is not changing its monetary...
✔️Gold prices attracted some selling during the Asian session on Friday and partially reversed the previous day's nice recovery from more than two-week lows. The US dollar (USD) spiked to a new two-month high in the final hour and became the main factor weakening commodities. ✔️That said, expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will begin cutting interest...
📌On Friday, when data released by S&P Global showed that the US PMI data for June was generally better than expected, the US Dollar strengthened and spot gold plummeted more than 38 USD. U.S. business activity hit a 26-month high in June amid a recovery in employment and a significant reduction in price pressures. The FED emphasized that more evidence of cooling...
☘️Gold prices hovered in a range just below the $2,300 mark during Thursday's Asian session and consolidated recent declines to a near two-week low touched the previous day. The Federal Reserve (Fed) has adopted a more hawkish stance and expects just one rate cut in 2024 at the end of its June policy meeting. Hawkish outlook for bond rate hike US Treasuries to a...
GBP/USD will fall to 1.2650 during the European session on Wednesday. Divergent Fed-BoE policy outlooks and pre-UK election jitters keep the pair weakened, despite risk appetite. Attention turns to mid-range US data, as the UK calendar is void of data. The 200-period simple moving average (SMA) on the 4-hour chart lines up with immediate resistance at 1.2700. In...
Despite the increase in the US Dollar and US bond yields, spot gold prices still increased and reached 2,365 USD/ounce. Data last week showed labor market and price pressures were easing, while weak retail sales data released on Tuesday showed economic activity remained sluggish in the second quarter. Rising geopolitical risks have fueled gold's bullish trend....
The USD/JPY pair traded near a seven-week high above 158.00 during today's European session. The rally appears to have paused amid uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's (Fed) interest rate path and the release of Japan's national Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for May , will be announced on Friday. Market expectations for the Fed to start cutting interest rates...
The US Dollar (USD) has paused its decline, supported by a risk-averse market environment and a slight increase in US Treasury yields. People's Bank of China (PBOC) keeps Interest unchanged prime lending rate, raising concerns about the lack of policy support to promote economic growth. Markets are also nervous, awaiting more clarity on the state of the US...
📌EUR/USD continued to slide to Friday's lows, falling to 1.0670 before recovering to 1.0700 during the US market session. Political pressure is weighing on the Euro after a major change in European voter sentiment. 📌On the US side, increasingly negative data is raising concerns about a possible recession, fueled by the results of the University of Michigan (UoM)...
GBPUSD plummeted below 1.2700 as risk aversion affected most currencies, with the exception of safe havens such as the Greenback. Political instability in Europe caused the Euro to decline against the Swiss Franc, while the GBP/USD exchange rate fell 0.65% and traded at the lowest level of 1.265 last Friday. Next week will definitely be a volatile week because...
The gold market maintained a steady recovery ahead of the weekend, but the overall trend remains unclear as US consumer confidence continues to decline and inflation expectations remain high. The new divergence between the Fed's interest rate forecast and market expectations could bring some volatility to the gold market in the short term. China is the main...
The British pound (GBP) edged higher above the 1.2700 round resistance level on Wednesday after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) of the United Kingdom (UK) showed that price pressures had eased as expected in May. 5. UK annual inflation returned to the central bank's 2% target for the first time in more than three years from April's 2.3%. During the same...
Gold prices encountered new supply in the early hours of trading in Europe and faded Friday's positive move after the surprise of the Federal Reserve's (Fed) hawkish stance. The possibility of the Fed implementing two interest rate cuts in 2024 is still being considered amid signs of easing inflationary pressures in the US. Additionally, persistent geopolitical...
Gold price cannot break the 2325 resistance level to form a short-term uptrend. Gold retreated to levels near 2310 as the US dollar tried to recover even as US Treasury yields eased again. The release of US retail sales data on Tuesday, weekly jobless claims on Thursday and a flash purchasing managers' index on Friday could provide clarity. in terms of...