Dollar Plunges as Fed Says Disinflation Now in Play
The dollar tumbled on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it had turned a corner in the fight against inflation, giving markets a confidence boost that the end of its rate-hike campaign is near. Source link
PRECIOUS-Gold flat as traders focus on Fed decision
*Fed policy decision due at 1900 GMT*U.S. labour cost growth smallest in a year(Adds details and updates prices)Feb 1(Reuters) – Gold held steady on Wednesday, as investors refrained from taking big bets ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy decision due later in the day.Spot gold was flat at $1,927.75 per ounce, as of 0720 […]
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks take breather after January surge, Adani plunges in India
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – World stocks eked out a 5-1/2 month high and the dollar held close to an eight-month low on Friday, as reassuring U.S. economic and inflation data kept the bulls largely in charge ahead of next week’s slate of top central bank meetings.Asia-Pacific shares maintained their best start to a year […]
Gold falls as dollar holds ground, traders eye U.S. data
(Reuters) – Gold prices slipped on Wednesday from a nine-month peak hit in the previous session as the dollar steadied and investors squared positions ahead of U.S. fourth-quarter economic growth figures.FILE PHOTO: Gold bullion is displayed at GoldSilver Central’s office in Singapore June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File PhotoSpot gold was down 0.6% to $1,925.75 per […]
Yellen warns of ‘global financial crisis’ if US debt limit agreement isn’t reached
CNN — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday warned of the widespread global effects that could be felt if the federal government exhausts extraordinary measures and fails to raise the debt ceiling, telling CNN’s Christiane Amanpour about the ways everyday Americans could face stark consequences. Yellen’s warning comes after the United States on Thursday hit […]
Premarket stocks: The world has a major debt problem. Is a reset coming?
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. New York CNN — The world is in debt. A record amount of debt. Three hundred trillion dollars, […]
Powell’s in Sweden. Rates Will Likely Go Higher Still Despite Companies’ Pain.
Investors looking at Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at a conference at Sweden’s Riksbank Tuesday will be tempted to carefully parse his words for any hint as to when the interest-rate increases will stop. There will probably be less nuance to his remarks than first appears. Powell will certainly utter a few on-the-one-hand, and […]
PRECIOUS-Gold accelerates to 8-month peak on dollar pullback
*U.S. CPI report due on Thursday*Dollar index down 0.4%(Updates prices)Jan 9 (Reuters) – Gold prices extended gains to an eight-month high on Monday as a weaker dollar made greenback-priced bullion cheaper for overseas buyers, while investors bet on a less-aggressive rate-hike trajectory from the U.S. Federal Reserve this year.Spot gold was up 0.8% at $1,880.33 […]
PRECIOUS-Gold falls as tight U.S. labour market suggests higher rates
*U.S. weekly jobless claims at three-month low*U.S. non-farm payrolls data due on Friday*Gold seeing support at $1,800-$1,805 – analyst*Palladium drops near 3%(Updates prices)Jan 5 (Reuters) – Gold prices pared losses on Thursday after Fed remarks of inflation easing in 2023, after slipping more than 1% on reports of a tighter-than-expected U.S. labour market boosting expectations […]