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Gold bulls unleashed on Wednesday, hitting yet another lifetime high of Rs 71,505 per 10 gram in the opening trade. Silver too joined the party with strong gains after ending the previous session with a fresh all-time high of Rs 83,038. Around 9:20 am today, the MCX June gold futures were trading at Rs 71,474,
New Zealand Dollar rises broadly in Asian session following RBNZ’s decision to keep interest rates steady. The central bank’s “limited tolerance” for delaying the achievement of its inflation target conveyed a hawkish tone. Rate cuts are off the table until the central bank is confidence that inflation would sustainably return to the target band. This
Gas prices are displayed at a gas station on March 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images A closely watched Labor Department report due Wednesday is expected to show that not much progress is being made in the battle to bring down inflation. If so, that would be bad news for consumers,
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is set to hold the interest rate at 5.50% on Wednesday. The language in the policy statement will offer cues on the RBNZ interest rate outlook. The New Zealand Dollar braces for a big reaction to the RBNZ policy announcements. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is widely
The major US stock indices are tilting back to the downside with the three major indices now down around -0.45% to -0.55%. A snapshot of the market currently shows: Dow industrial average -216.30 or -0.56% at 38676.88 S&P index -27.16 points or -0.53% at 5174.98 NASDAQ index -75.57 points or -0.47% at 16177.50 Looking at
High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not
Morgan Stanley has raised its Brent crude oil price forecast for the third quarter of this year by $4 per barrel to $94, citing geopolitical risks. “That the degree of geopolitical risk in key oil producing regions has increased recently seems clear and uncontroversial,” the bank said in a note dated Monday. Brent futures rose
Dollar falls broadly today and stays weak as markets enter into US session. The underlying cause of this sell-off remains somewhat ambiguous, as there were no significant economic data releases to directly attribute the currency’s selloff. The slight retreat in treasury yields, specifically the 10-year yield just gyrating between 4.35-4.40, appears insufficient to solely account
A man checks the label of a vitamins jar at a Costco Wholesale store on April 3, 2024 in Colchester, Vermont. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images Small business confidence hit its lowest level in more than 11 years for March as proprietors worried that inflation is still very much a problem. At a time when
USD/JPY rises up to within a hair’s breadth of 152.00 after comments from BoJ governor Ueda. His views suggest the BoJ is not in a hurry to raise interest rates, reducing the attractiveness of the Yen. Analysts are bullish USD/JPY despite the threat of intervention as US-Japan interest rates continue to diverge. USD/JPY is edging
USD The Fed left interest rates unchanged as expected at the last meeting with basically no change to the statement. The Dot Plot still showed three rate cuts for 2024 and the economic projections were upgraded with growth and inflation higher and the unemployment rate lower. Fed Chair Powell maintained a neutral stance as he
Bloomberg is out with a piece saying that the BoJ is considering raising their inflation forecasts after the solid results in the recent Japanese wage negotiations. Core CPI is seen revised higher with price growth forecasts to be close to 2% The report also noted that officials need to be aware of the potential for
Gold hit a new lifetime high of Rs 71,150 per 10 gram on the MCX on Tuesday in the early trade taking cues from the international prices. At 10 am, the June gold futures were trading at Rs 71,130 and were up by Rs 218 or 0.31% over the Monday closing price. Meanwhile, May silver
New Zealand Dollar traded broadly higher in Asian session, despite revelation of significant downturn in business confidence for Q1. Kiwi bears seemed to be lightening up their short positions in anticipation of RBNZ rate decision tomorrow, which is broadly expected to maintain interest rate at 5.50%. The market’s recent aggressive speculation on an early rate
EUR/USD trades in positive territory near 1.0860 on the weaker USD on Tuesday. The US March CPI data on Wednesday could provide some hints about inflation trajectory and rate cut expectations. The ECB is anticipated to keep its Main Refinancing Operations Rate unchanged at 4.5% at its April meeting on Thursday. The EUR/USD pair posts
The EURGBP sellers held resistance against the 100 day MA a few weeks ago and again last week. Today, the price moved up to retest that MA once again at 0.8584 and sellers once again stalled the rally. As a result of the history, it would now take a move above that level and also
High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not