Gold Prices Surge as Weak Economic Data Prompts Fed to Pause Rate Hikes

[ad_1] Last Updated: June 09, 2023, 01:48 IST New York, United States of America (USA) Spot gold rose 1.2% to $1,962.49 per ounce by 01:42 p.m. EDT (1742 GMT). U.S. gold futures settled up 1% at $1,978.60. (Reuters File Photo) Spot gold rose 1.2% to $1,962.49 per ounce by 01:42 p.m. EDT (1742 GMT) Gold … Read more

Gold Prices Slip as US Yields Tick Higher, Focus Still on Fed

[ad_1] Last Updated: June 08, 2023, 00:54 IST New York, United States of America (USA) U.S. gold futures fell 1% to $1,961.50. Spot gold slipped 0.9% to $1,945.99 per ounce by 12:07 p.m. EDT (1607 GMT) Gold prices fell on Wednesday, weighed by an uptick in U.S. bond yields, while investors looked forward to inflation … Read more

Gold Prices Rebound on Weaker US Services Growth, Likely Fed Rate Hike Pause

[ad_1] Last Updated: June 06, 2023, 02:49 IST New York, United States of America (USA) FILE PHOTO: A saleswoman shows gold bangles to a customer at a jewellery showroom on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, a major gold buying festival, in Kolkata, India, May 3, 2022. (Image: Reuters) Spot gold gained 0.6% to $1,958.89 per … Read more

Wall Street Surges on Strong Jobs Report and Congress Deal

[ad_1] Last Updated: June 03, 2023, 02:41 IST New York, United States of America (USA) The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.1 percent to finish the week on a new 13-month high of 13,240.77. The passage of a debt limit deal through both houses of Congress appears to have eased market fears Wall Street stocks … Read more

Gold Remains Firm Amid Lower Treasury Yields and Dollar Strength

[ad_1] Last Updated: May 31, 2023, 23:48 IST New York, United States of America (USA) U.S. gold futures rose 0.5% at $1,987.20. Spot gold was up 0.4% at $1,967.29 per ounce by 1209 EDT (1609 GMT) on weaker-than-expected Chicago purchasing managers’ index (PMI)data Gold firmed on Wednesday supported by lower Treasury yields but the dollar’s … Read more

Wall Street Stocks Finish Mixed as US Debt Default Risk Lingers

[ad_1] Last Updated: May 31, 2023, 02:48 IST New York, United States of America (USA) The broad-based S&P 500 was flat at 4,205.52, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.3 percent to 13,017.43. After rallying Friday in anticipation of an agreement, markets were muted as far-right Republicans in the House came out against the … Read more

Oil Prices Rise on Prospects of Debt Ceiling Deal and Supply Conflict

[ad_1] Last Updated: May 26, 2023, 23:44 IST New York, United States of America (USA) Benchmarks had settled more than $2 per barrel lower on Thursday after Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak played down the prospect of further OPEC+ production cuts. (Image: Reuters File) Brent crude was up 39 cents, or 0.5%, at $76.66 … Read more

Dollar Holds Steady as Monetary Policy Outlook Remains Uncertain

[ad_1] Last Updated: May 11, 2023, 03:32 IST The dollar index in afternoon trading was at 101.48, up 0.1% after hitting a low of 101.21 earlier. (Image: File Photo) A U.S. Labor Department report on Wednesday showed the annual increase in consumer prices dipped below 5% in April for the first time in two years … Read more

Federal Reserve: US inflation shows signs of moderating, giving Federal Reserve room to pause – Times of India

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: US inflation showed signs of moderating in April, giving the Federal Reserve room to pause interest-rate increases soon.The consumer price index rose by 4.9% from a year earlier, the first sub-5% reading in two years, a Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed Wednesday. Excluding food and energy, the so-called core consumer price index … Read more

Dollar Reacts to Political Impasse and Tightening Credit Conditions

[ad_1] The dollar edged up against most major peers on Tuesday as traders, seeing no immediate breakthroughs on the U.S. debt-ceiling talks, look to new inflation data for a clearer picture of the economic outlook and the Federal Reserve’s likely rate-hiking path. The dollar index, which measures the currency against six rivals, pared gains that … Read more