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26 January 2024, 17:04 •EUR/USD rises in North American trading, buoyed by softer US core PCE inflation data. •Fed's core PCE index fall to 2.9% raises hopes for interest rate cut, aiding EUR/USD's climb. •Mixed European signals: German consumer confidence falls, Spanish unemployment at 16-year low, ahead of Fed decision. The EUR/USD gained some 0.14% in early...

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Here is what you need to know on Thursday, January 18: Technical Analysis: Gold price finds a temporary support near $2,000 Gold price attempts a firm-footing near psychological support at $2,000 amid a nominal decline in the US Dollar Index. The near-term demand for the precious metal has turned bearish as it has slipped below the 50-period Exponential Moving...

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17 January 2024 •Gold price has extended its losses to near $2,017 and is expected to decline further towards the psychological support of $2,000. Technical Analysis: Gold price drops to near 50-day EMA Gold price continues its downside below $2,020 after Fed Waller's hawkish remarks about interest rates. The near-term demand for Gold is not bullish anymore as...

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Gold price has been hit hard amid uncertainty over US Retail Sales and Industrial Production data. A strong US Retail Sales data would provide more room for the Fed to maintain higher interest rates. •Further escalation in Middle East tensions could bring some revival in the gold price. Gold price (XAU/USD) witnesses a sell-off after failing to reclaim the weekly...

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Here is what you need to know on Monday, January 15: • Gold price gains ground on risk-averse sentiment due to the Red Sea situation. Israel-Gaza conflict intensified after Houthi attacked a US Navy vessel. • US Treasury yields contribute to downward pressure on the US Dollar. Barclays revision of the Fed rate cut has changed market sentiment. Gold prices...

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Gold price remains confined in a narrow range as traders await US CPI on Thursday 10 January 2024 • Gold price extends its consolidative price move above a multi-week low touched on Monday. •The Fed rate cut uncertainty is holding back traders from placing aggressive directional bets. • Elevated US bond yields underpin the USD and cap gains ahead of the US CPI...

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Technical outlook Gold’s daily chart portrays the yellow metal upward bias after finding support at the 50-day moving average (DMA) tested Monday, with the level rejecting lower prices. This is despite posting losses of almost 1% yesterday. Although buyers have regained some control, downside risks remain if XAU/USD slides below today’s low of $2026, opening the...

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Technical Analysis: Gold price might struggle to capitalize on the modest intraday positive move From a technical perspective, any subsequent move up is likely to confront some resistance near the $2,040 horizontal zone, above which the Gold price could aim to retest Friday's swing high, around the $2,063-2,064 region. The next relevant hurdle is pegged near the...

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•Gold price ticks lower on Monday following the post-NFP price action whipsaw. •Elevated US bond yields act as a tailwind for the USD and exert pressure on the XAU/USD. •A softer risk tone should help limit deeper losses as the focus shifts to the US inflation data. Gold price (XAU/USD) staged a goodish intraday recovery of around $40 from over a two-week low...

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Gold price posts modest gains, lacks bullish conviction as traders keenly await US NFP 5 January 2024 •Gold price attracts some haven flows on Friday amid geopolitical risks and China’s economic woes. •Reduced bets for more aggressive policy easing by the Fed cap any further gains for the XAU/USD. •Traders also seem reluctant to place aggressive bets ahead...

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OANDA:XAUUSD Gold price trades with mild positive bias, upside potential seems limited 4 January 2024 •Gold price ticks higher and moves further away from over a one-week trough touched on Wednesday. •An uptick in US bond yields acts as a tailwind for the USD and might cap any meaningful upside. •Traders now look to the US ADP report for a fresh impetus...

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EUR/USD flirts with weekly highs around 1.0250 on Wednesday. Further gains look likely on a close above 1.0300. EUR/USD trades on a positive performance around the 1.0250 region midweek. The so far August high at 1.0293 (August 2) emerges as the magnet for bulls for the time being. Above this level, spot is expected to see its uptrend reinvigorated and could...

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Gold price is easing from near monthly highs ahead of US inflation. US CPI will shape the Fed rate hike policy and market sentiment. XAU/USD sees healthy barriers on both sides amid a sense of caution. Gold price is snapping its two-day uptrend to monthly highs of $1,800, as investors resort to repositioning ahead of the highly-influential US inflation...

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When are US monthly retail sales figures and how could they affect EUR/USD? 15 June 2022, 14:44 US Monthly Retail Sales Overview Wednesday's US economic docket highlights the release of monthly Retail Sales figures for May, scheduled later during the early North American session at 12:30 GMT. The headline sales are estimated to rise by a seasonally...

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31 May 2022, EUR/USD comes under pressure following recent tops. Germany labour market report, EMU Flash CPI next of note. US Consumer Confidence next on tap in the US docket. Sellers seem to have regained the upper hand and now drag EUR/USD back to the 1.0730 region on turnaround Tuesday. EUR/USD meets resistance just below 1.0800 Following three...

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Risk-aversion lifted the low-yielder EUR, despite broad US dollar strength. The US labor market keeps strengthening, adding 428K jobs to the economy. EUR/USD Price Forecast: In the long-term downward biased, but the 1-hour chart depicts the pair as neutral-upwards. The EUR/USD trimmed some of Thursday’s losses, and it is set to finish the week on the right foot,...

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27 April 2022, 10:05 EUR/USD lost nearly 100 pips on Tuesday and continues to edge lower early Wednesday. , the pair could approach 1.05. 1.05 is at reach “The euro’s blatant inability to rally on hawkish comments by European Central Bank members (not surprising though given 75bp of tightening by year-end is already in the price) means lingering...

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EUR/USD has dropped below 1.07. Significant support aligns at 1.0640 and sellers could look to book their profits in case the pair falls toward that level, FXStreet’s Eren Sengezer reports. Bears eye 1.0640 as next target “March Durable Goods Orders and New Home Sales data from the US will be looked upon for fresh impetus. The Conference Board will release the...