Gold price (XAU/USD) attracts some dip-buying on Friday and reverses a major part of the previous day's slide back closer to the $2,150 level, or the weekly low. Despite the hotter-than-expected US Producer Price Index (PPI), the markets are still pricing in a greater chance that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will start cutting interest rates in June. This is...
Gold finds renewed space to maneuver, shrugging off some of its recent weakness and bouncing back past the $2,180 mark per troy ounce following the Fed's decision to keep its policy rates unchanged and the dovish tone from Chair Powell.
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, declined nearly 6%, dropping below the $65,000 level for the first time in nearly ten days. The asset’s price drop ushered massive liquidation in derivatives markets. Several altcoins and meme coins noted massive drawdowns in response to Bitcoin’s correction. The biggest declines were noted by Sei...
USD/CAD moves downward to near 1.3470 during the Asian session on Thursday, extending its losses for the second successive day. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) likely found support from rising Crude oil prices. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices edge higher, reaching close to $81.70 by the time of reporting. This increase may have bolstered the CAD, as the...
EUR/USD buyers took a break last week, leaving the weakened US Dollar some room to marginally advance. The EUR/USD pair was down from its Monday opening at 1.0938 and settled at around 1.0890.
USD/CAD continues its upward trend for the fourth consecutive session, trading near the significant level of 1.3540. The US Dollar advances, propelled by higher US Treasury yields. Bond markets are facing selling pressure as additional signs of resilience in the United States economy emerge, prompting traders to revise their expectations for fewer interest rate...
AUD/USD is extending losses toward 0.6500 in early Europe on Tuesday. The Aussie Dollar remains offered after the RBA held policy rate. Markets digest the less hawkish policy statement while Governor Bullock's words add to the Aussie's downside.
Gold price (XAU/USD) remains under some selling pressure for the third successive day on Monday – also marking the fourth day of a negative move in the previous five – and drops to over a one-week low. The precious metal maintains its offered tone below the $2,1,50 level through the early part of the European session amid expectations that the Federal Reserve...
GBP/JPY rallied and dipped before recovering to the midrange on Thursday, spinning in place near the 189.00 handle as Guppy traders look for movement from the Bank of Japan (BoJ). The BoJ is expected to lift interest rates out of negative rate territory after the Japanese central bank widely telegraphed earlier in the year that high wage increases from spring wage...
Gold price (XAU/USD) attracts some dip-buying on Friday and reverses a major part of the previous day's slide back closer to the $2,150 level, or the weekly low. Despite the hotter-than-expected US Producer Price Index (PPI), the markets are still pricing in a greater chance that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will start cutting interest rates in June. This is...
EUR/USD broke below the ascending regression channel and the Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator on the 4-hour chart dropped below 40, highlighting a buildup of bearish pressure. On the downside, a strong support area seems to have formed at 1.0870-1.0860, where the 100-period Simple Moving Average (SMA) meets the Fibonacci 38.2% retracement level of the...
Gold prices recovered on Wednesday after a pullback to the $2,150.00 region, and traders seem convinced that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) could cut borrowing costs. Nevertheless, the latest hotter-than-expected inflation report in the United States might deter Fed officials from easing policy in June, contradicting market participants' speculation. Therefore, the...
The Pound Sterling jumped back into the game, as the US Dollar resumed its downtrend amid an action-packed week. It wasn’t as favorable for the Greenback, in the face of a series of discouraging United States (US) economic data and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s dovish comments. The US ISM said on Tuesday that its Services PMI slipped to 52.6 in February...
Gold price (XAU/USD) trades with a mild positive bias through the first half of the European session on Tuesday, albeit lacks follow-through and remains close to the weekly low, around the $2,150 area touched the previous day. The uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's (Fed) rate-cut path turns out to be a key factor that is holding back traders from placing fresh...
EUR/USD came within a touching distance of 1.0900 in the early American session on Tuesday but managed to erase its daily losses. The pair fluctuates in a tight channel below 1.0950 in the early European session on Wednesday. The data from the US showed on Tuesday that annual inflation, as measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), ticked up to...
Bitcoin price is currently trading just below its 2021 ATH of $69,000 and above the weekly support level of $61,782. The recent wick on March 5 created a new all-time high at $69,210. But this move, while historic, also triggered a massive liquidation event where $1 billion worth of positions were wiped off from the market.
GBP/USD went into a consolidation phase near 1.2800 early Wednesday following a two-day slide. The pair's near term technical outlook is yet to point to a buildup of bullish momentum but buyers could take action once 1.2800 is confirmed as support. GBP/USD came under heavy bearish pressure and declined below 1.2750 in the early trading hours of the American...
The GBP/JPY cross turns positive for the second successive day following an early dip to the 188.40 region on Wednesday and looks to build on the overnight bounce from a near one-month low. Spot prices, meanwhile, react little to the UK macro data and hold steady around the 189.00 mark during the early European session. The Japanese Yen (JPY) meets with a fresh...