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Sterling suffered an initial sell-off in European trading and remained weak following BoE’s decision to cut the Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 5.00%. However, it stabilized during Governor Andrew Bailey’s press conference. The tight 5-4 vote to cut the rate underscored that monetary policy easing is not on auto-pilot for BoE. Bailey highlighted

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Post the US Fed hinted to cut rates in September, Gold October future contracts at MCX opened on Wednesday at Rs 70,005 per 10 grams, which is up by 0.5% or Rs 350 while silver September futures contracts were trading at Rs 83,967/kg, up by 0.44% or Rs 371. Gold prices have increased by Rs

Dollar remained relatively steady following the balanced post-FOMC press conference, with notable exceptions against the stronger yen and Swiss franc. Fed Chair Jerome Powell explicitly mentioned the possibility of a rate cut in September but refrained from making any firm commitments or providing extended guidance. While markets are aggressively betting on three Fed cuts this

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Gold October future contracts at MCX opened on Wednesday at Rs 69,500 per 10 gram, which is up by nearly 0.50% or Rs 322 while silver September futures contracts were up by 0.85% or Rs 702, trading at Rs 83,361/kg. Gold prices surged by nearly 1.3% or Rs 900/gm in two days while silver prices

Dollar dipped as weaker-than-expected ADP job data hit the market entering US session. However, the movement has been limited with traders bracing for FOMC rate decision. Fed is widely expected to keep its policy rate unchanged at 5.25-5.50% today. The main focus is whether Fed will signal enough “confidence” to start cutting interest rates in

Prior was 150K (revised to 155K) Annual pay growth for job-stayers slowed to 4.8%, lowest in 3 years, down from 5.0% prior Job-changers’ pay gains dropped to 7.2% from 7.7% More details: Goods-producing sectors added 37K jobs, with construction leading at +39K Services sectors added 85K, led by trade/transportation/utilities at +61K Professional/business services saw notable

Gold prices for August futures have fallen by Rs 3,500 per 10 gm in the last seven trading sessions following the customs duty cuts announced by the government in the Union Budget. The precious metal is currently trading at Rs 69,213/10 gm. Domestic gold prices plunged drastically to Rs 67,400/10 gm — the lowest since

Yen rose broadly today after the BoJ raised interest rates for the second time this year, and maintained hawkish bias. However, buying momentum has not been decisive. This lack of strong momentum can be attributed to the fact that the rate hike decision was likely well priced in by the markets. Nikkei’s rebound following the

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Oil prices slipped in early Asian trading on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session, over concerns about Chinese demand and as the market shrugged off the risk of conflict escalating in the Middle East. Brent crude oil futures fell by 12 cents or 0.15% to $79.78 a barrel by 0033 GMT. U.S. crude futures

Overall trading in the forex markets remained relatively subdued today. Dollar continues to hold the top position, despite the absence of clear follow-through buying momentum. Investor caution is also evident in US stock futures, which are moving within a tight range. Any movement in the US markets is likely to be temporary today, as traders

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Precious metals opened flat in today’s session with gold August futures contracts at Rs 68,272 per 10 gram, which is up by merely 0.01% or Rs 4 while silver September futures contracts were trading at Rs 81,450/kg, up by 0.2% or Rs 163. Gold prices have recovered by nearly Rs 900 from its low of

Dollar remains firm against European majors in relatively quiet trading today. Despite slightly better-than-expected GDP data from France, Euro has not gained significant support. While today’s Eurozone GDP and tomorrow’s CPI flash are important, they are unlikely to cause substantial movements in Euro. Traders’ attention is firmly on tomorrow’s FOMC rate decision and the accompanying

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Gold prices firmed on Monday amid expectations of a U.S. rate cut in September and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, while focus shifted to the Federal Reserve‘s policy meeting due later this week. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was up 0.5% at $2,397.65 per ounce, as of 0025 GMT. U.S. gold futures climbed 0.7%