Stephen Miran, a Federal Reserve governor whose term ends at the end of January, said Thursday that he is looking for 150 basis points of interest-rate cuts this year to boost the U.S. labor market. Miran told Bloomberg Television's Surveillance program that Fed officials had room to further reduce rates given his view that underlying inflation was likely running at 2.3%. "I'm looking for about a point and a half of cuts. A lot of that is driven by my view of inflation," Miran said. "Underlying inflation is running within noise of our target, and that's a good indication of where overall...
Gold dropped more than 1% to touch a two-week low on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump's announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran diminished bullion's safe-haven appeal. Spot gold was down 1.2% to $3,326.87 an ounce, as of 0852 GMT, after hitting its lowest level since June 11 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures slipped 1.6% to $3,339.40. "Gold prices are trending lower today, driven by a shift towards greater risk appetite, as optimism grows over a potential end to hostilities in the Middle East," said Ricardo Evangelista, senior analyst at the brokerage firm...
The U.S. dollar fell on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in news that sparked a risk rally and a sharp drop in oil prices. Trump announced a complete ceasefire between Israel and Iran, potentially ending the 12-day conflict that led millions of people to flee Tehran and prompted fears of further escalation in the war-torn region. Israel has agreed to Trump's proposal, saying it has achieved its goal of removing Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missile threat. The yen and euro benefited from a sharp fall in oil prices as both the European...
Oil fell as U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. Brent futures plunged more than 5%, falling below $68 a barrel, as Israel said it had agreed to the move. The decline — which followed a volatile session on Monday that ended with a sharp loss — took prices below levels seen on June 12, the day before Israel attacked Iran. Gold fell as demand for safe-haven assets declined. In a move that would lower the risk premium on crude, Trump first said that Israel and Iran had agreed to a "total ceasefire," according to a Truth Social post, then followed up by...
Gold (XAU/USD) prices maintained its bid tone through the Asian session and is currently trading just above the near two-week low touched on Tuesday morning. The renewed optimism fueled by US President Donald Trump's announcement that a ceasefire has been brokered between Iran and Israel turned out to be a key factor that dented the demand for the precious metal as a safe haven. However, the prevalent selling bias in the US Dollar (USD) could provide some support to the commodity and help limit further losses. Mixed US PMI data and dovish remarks from Federal Reserve (Fed) officials...
The USD/CHF pair remained pressured for the second straight day and dropped to its lowest level in over a week during the Asian session on Tuesday (6/24) amid a weaker US Dollar (USD). However, the spot prices lacked any follow-through selling and managed to hold above the 0.8100 mark. Traders increased their bets for a potential interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve (Fed) in July following the release of mixed US PMIs and dovish-sounding remarks from influential FOMC members on Monday. Moreover, optimism led by US President Donald Trump's announcement that Israel and Iran have agreed to...
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda stated that achieving 2% inflation is getting closer, although real inflation remains low. Ueda emphasized that the BOJ will continue to raise interest rates...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) maintained its cash rate at 4.1% during its April meeting, holding borrowing costs unchanged after slashing 25 bps in the February meeting, aligning with market...