Share: AUD/USD declined 0.12% for the day, marking a significant weekly drop from 0.6522 to 0.6338. The RBA’s 25 bps rate hike under new Governor Michele Bullock’s leadership fails to provide a bullish impetus for the Aussie. Jerome Powell’s hawkish tone on US monetary policy adds to the AUD’s woes, with China’s economic
Share: The Silver’s spot price XAG/USD is down by more than 1%, around $22.30. Jerome Powell from the Fed was seen as hawkish on Thursday, fuelling US bond yields. Markets are pricing in rates at restrictive levels for a more extended period. UoM Consumer Sentiment data from the US came in lower than
Share: USD/JPY extends its rally for the fifth day, flirting with the 151.00 level, driven by rising US Treasury yields and Fed Chair Powell’s inflation concerns. Market sentiment shifts following the University of Michigan data, indicating lower confidence in the economic outlook and persistent inflation fears. Japanese Yen’s further decline is tempered by
© Reuters. Investing.com – The U.S. dollar slipped higher in early European trade Friday, but was heading for healthy weekly gains after Fed Chair Jerome Powell raised the possibility of further rate hikes to combat inflation. At 03:20 ET (07:20 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies,
Gold (XAU/USD) Analysis, Prices, and Charts Powell not confident that the Fed has done enough to get inflation down to target. US 30-year bond sale floundered, sending yields sharply higher. DailyFX Economic Calendar Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sent risk markets spinning lower, and bond yields higher after he said that the US central bank
Gold price oscillates in a narrow range amid the uncertainty over the Fed’s rate-hike path. Declining US bond yields caps the recent USD recovery and lends support to the XAU/USD. Traders now await Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech before placing fresh directional bets. Gold price (XAU/USD) struggles to capitalize on the overnight bounce from the
Share: XAU/USD trades at $1971.15, marking a 1.24% gain. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments at the Economic Club of New York led to expectations of no further rate hikes by the Fed. Powell states that policy is restrictive and emphasizes the need for careful policy setting. Gold price (XAU/USD) extended its gains to
Pre-QA comments from chair Powell: Fed is squarely focused on dual mandate Fed has covered a lot of ground, full of facts have yet to be felt We can proceed carefully Our decisions will be based on assessments of data and risks Growths in real GDP has come in above expectations Consumer spending particularly robust
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech in Jackson Hole is likely to maintain the ‘higher for longer’ outlook for U.S. interest rates and bond yields – good news for
© Reuters. Investing.com – The U.S. dollar rose in early European trade Friday, climbing to a two-month high as traders positioned for hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole. At 03:15 ET (07:15 GMT), the , which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded 0.2% higher at
