On Wednesday stock markets in Europe were higher as investors tried to recoup recent losses while evaluating more quarterly corporate earnings.
The US dollar fell on Wednesday, investors await today's US consumer price report Gold prices fell, hitting their lowest point in nearly a month
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Financial markets witness a sluggish Monday, so far, as traders struggle to justify hopes of witnessing softer interest rates amid economic fears. Adding strength to the cautious optimism is China’s stimulus to battle the typhoon fears, as well as infuse funds into the struggling property markets.
The AUD/JPY cross struggles to gain and holds below the 94.00 mark during the early Asian session on Monday. The cross currently trades around 93.88, up 0.88% for the day. The cross struggles to gain following the mixed Australian and Chinese data earlier in the day. Investors await the Chinese Consumer Price Index (CPI) for fresh impetus.
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Giá vàng dao động trong biên độ hẹp vào thứ Ba (8/8) tại châu Á, hiện được giao dịch gần 1.934,17 USD/ounce. Dữ liệu tương đối nhẹ và thị trường đang trong tâm trạng chờ đợi, chủ yếu chờ đợi chỉ số giá tiêu dùng (CPI) của Mỹ vào thứ Năm cho tháng 7 để làm rõ vấn đề tăng lãi suất hơn nữa.
Spot gold fluctuates in a narrow range on Tuesday (August 8) in Asia, currently trading near $1,934.17 per ounce. The data is relatively light and the market is in a strong wait and see mood, generally waiting for Thursday's US CPI data for July to make clear whether there will be further interest rate hikes.
On Monday, possibly influenced by Fed Governor Bowman's eagle, spot gold rose to an intraday high of $1946.62 before falling back, losing the 1940 mark and barely holding the 1930 mark in U.S. trading before settling down 0.36 percent at $1936.49 an ounce.
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Spot gold fell slightly in Asia on Monday (August 7), trading at $1,936.68 an ounce, pressured by a hawkish price statement from Federal Reserve Governor Ben Bowman on Saturday, which provided momentum for a rebound in the dollar index.
On Friday, the U.S. dollar index fell sharply during the session on the back of a slightly worse than expected U.S. non farm payrolls report for July, briefly falling below 102 to an intraday low of 101.75, before recovering some of its losses to end down 0.47% at 102.
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US employment growth slowed in July, and the US dollar experienced its largest daily decline in three weeks, This week focuses on speeches by Federal Reserve officials on the economic outlook
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On Friday (August 4) , spot gold fluctuated narrowly during the Asian session and is currently trading around $1936.56 per ounce. After a series of strong economic data this week drove US government bond yields to a nine month high, investors began preparing for the closely watched US employment report.
The US Dollar Index has attained its maximum level in the previous three weeks given an increase in risk aversion commingled with escalating Treasury yields. Fitch Ratings’ credit rating downgrade of the United States has boosted risk aversion, augmenting the demand for the US dollar, a sought-after safe haven. The US Treasury Department's readiness to evaluate bond demand amplifies yields, especially when the sentiment is pessimistic. Lastly, a promising US ADP Employment Change bolsters the progress of DXY bulls in advance of several significant statistical data.
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