Gold prices remain bid during the North American session as breaking news revealed Iran's attack on US bases in Qatar, in retaliation for the over-the-weekend attack on Iran's nuclear installations by the White House. Meanwhile, US economic data was overlooked mainly as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East intensified. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades at $3,385, up 0.39%. Macroeconomic data has been pushed aside as geopolitics grabs most headlines. Iran reported the launch of missiles at US bases in Qatar, Kuwait and Iraq, according to Al Arabiya, citing Israeli media. Alongside...
EUR/USD consolidates during the North American session above the 1.1600 figure as traders await the Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole, alongside the outcome of the Ukraine-Russia conflict solution. The pair trades at around 1.1640, down 0.12% at the time of writing. The economic docket in the United States (US) featured housing data on Tuesday, which was mainly ignored by investors. Last week's inflation figures on the consumer and producer side generated a two-way pricing for a Fed rate cut. Initially, after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) release, some...
The dollar strengthened against European currencies on Wednesday ahead of a highly anticipated reading on U.S. inflation, also boosted by a Reuters report that China is considering allowing a weaker currency next year, which has caused the yuan and other Asian currencies to weaken The euro was last down 0.18% at $1.0508, a day before a European Central Bank meeting, and the pound fell 0.16% to $1.2752 as traders awaited U.S. CPI data, due at 1330 GMT. Economists expect headline and core consumer prices to rise 0.3% in November from previous increases of 0.2% and 0.3%,...
The Japanese Yen is pressured by renewed worries about Trump's trade tariffs.A modest USD strength provides a goodish lift to the USD/JPY pair on Monday. The divergent BoJ-Fed policy expectations should help limit deeper JPY losses. The Japanese Yen (JPY) attracts some sellers at the start of a new week as US President Donald Trump's tariff threats revive fears that Japan would also be an eventual target of new US levies. Apart from this, a modest US Dollar (USD) strength, lifts the USD/JPY pair to the 152.00 mark during the Asian session. Against the backdrop of the upbeat US jobs report...
Silver (XAG/USD) prices extended its gains for the third straight session, trading around $32.00 during Asian hours on Wednesday. The demand outlook for precious metals, including Silver, in the world's largest raw material consumer has improved following news of potential economic stimulus from China. The Politburo announced plans to adopt a "moderately loose" monetary policy and a "more proactive" approach to fiscal stimulus next year, marking a shift from the more cautious tone of the past decade. Silver prices are getting support from the increasing odds of the US Federal Reserve (Fed)...