On Thursday, gold prices surged as Treasury yields fell due to indications that the Federal Reserve’s restrictive policy is starting to take effect as intended. Investors were also preparing for Friday’s highly anticipated release of the Labor Department’s February jobs report. The dollar fell from a nearly three-month high, gold increased, and benchmark US Treasury Read More…
Wednesday saw a decline in oil prices due to concerns over the impact of more aggressive interest rate increases on the US economy and oil demand. The concerns overshadowed a larger-than-expected drop in US crude inventories. Tuesday saw a decline in oil of more than 3% following remarks made by Jerome Powell, the chairman of Read More…
US equities ended Tuesday considerably lower after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell informed Congress that the central bank would probably need to raise interest rates more than initially anticipated. Powell warned US lawmakers that the Fed is prepared to raise rates in more significant increments, sending stock investors running for safety. Future economic data might Read More…
Investors are awaiting this week’s hearing of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Investors will be watching for clues about the Fed’s trajectory for rate increases. European Central Bank officials defended the necessity for additional interest rate increases. US equities showed minimal movement on Monday, finishing barely above their session lows. Investors were preparing for this Read More…
Investors are anticipating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony. The ECB has promised to deliver a 50bps rate hike on March 16. The Bank of Canada will maintain its benchmark interest rate at 4.50%. Currency futures rose on Friday amid dollar weakness. For the first time since January, the dollar index, which compares the dollar’s Read More…
The dollar index is expected to post its first weekly decline since January. The number of Americans making new unemployment claims dropped once more last week. Investors were betting on increased physical demand from China, the largest bullion consumer. Gold is set to post its most significant weekly increase since mid-January as the US dollar Read More…
