Pasangan USD/JPY bergerak turun mendekati 155,40 pada sesi Amerika Utara hari Rabu (29/1). Aset tersebut diperdagangkan dengan hati-hati meskipun Dolar AS (USD) berkinerja kuat menjelang keputusan kebijakan moneter Federal Reserve (Fed) pada pukul 19:00 GMT. Indeks Dolar AS (DXY), yang melacak nilai Greenback terhadap enam mata uang utama, menyentuh level tertinggi tiga hari mendekati 108,30. Indeks USD menguat karena para pedagang yakin bahwa Fed akan mengumumkan jeda dalam kebijakan ekspansif dan mempertahankan suku bunga tetap pada kisaran 4,25%-4,50%. Dalam tiga pertemuan kebijakan...
Gold's price (XAU/USD) is starting to turn a bit lower on Wednesday in the US trading session after a very whipsaw start to the week. No big moves are expected until later this this Wednesday, as several traders sit on their hands until the Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate decision later in the day. Lower US rates are often seen as beneficial for Gold to trade higher. Market expectations show the Fed will likely keep interest rates unchanged in the range of 4.25%-4.50%, so traders will rather focus on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's comments on the central bank's policy outlook. And here,...
Gold prices edged lower as the US Federal Reserve (Fed) delivered a hawkish hold. The Fed removed inflation language, an indication of a pivot towards maintaining rates unchanged. The XAU/USD trades volatile within the $2,750 - $2,740 range as Fed Chair Jerome Powell crossed the wires. Powell's first question was about having been contacted by US President Donald Trump. He answered he had not spoken with Trump and firmly stated that he wouldn't comment on Trump's policies or politics. In addition, Powell said that monetary policy is "less restrictive than it had been," adding that the Fed...
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $72.60 during the late American session on Wednesday. The WTI price edges lower after US crude stockpiles rose more than expected last week. US crude inventories rose last week. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) weekly report showed crude oil stockpiles in the United States for the week ending January 24 increased by 3.463 million barrels, compared to a decline of 1.017 million barrels in the previous week. The market consensus estimated that stocks would rise by 3.7 million barrels. The White House...
Gold prices edged lower as the US Federal Reserve (Fed) delivered a hawkish hold. The Fed removed inflation language, an indication of a pivot towards maintaining rates unchanged. The XAU/USD trades volatile within the $2,750 - $2,740 range as Fed Chair Jerome Powell crossed the wires. Powell's first question was about having been contacted by US President Donald Trump. He answered he had not spoken with Trump and firmly stated that he wouldn't comment on Trump's policies or politics. In addition, Powell said that monetary policy is "less restrictive than it had been," adding that the Fed...