S&P 500 & GOLD PRICE FORECAST: Gold (XAU/USD) Struggles as Sentiment Improves. Will a Sustainable Move Above $2000/oz Materialize? S&P 500 Ended Last Week Down 10% from the YTD High. This is Usually Seen as a Correction. A Host of Earnings and Data Releases Lie in Wait. Will the Earnings and Data Releases be Able
USD, S&P 500 FORECAST: U.S. dollar slides on Monday ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC decision Meanwhile, the S&P 500 treks upwards following Friday’s selloff, but its moves lack strong conviction The Fed’s monetary policy outlook will be key for financial markets in the near term Trade Smarter – Sign up for the DailyFX Newsletter Receive timely
AUGUST LABOR MARKET REPORT August U.S. nonfarm payrolls increase by 187,000 versus 170,000 expected The unemployment rate rises to 3.8%, as the participation rate ticks up to 62.8% from 62.6% Average hourly earnings rise 0.2 % m-o-m and 4.3% y-o-y, one-tenth of a percent below estimates in both cases Trade Smarter – Sign up for
FOMC DECISION KEY POINTS The Federal Reverse voted to raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 5.25%-5.50%, the highest level in 22 years The decision to resume the tightening campaign was widely expected by market participants Gold and the U.S. dollar go separate ways following the central bank’s decision ahead of Powell’s press conference
