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  • Gold, Copper Slip as Powell Dashes Fed Pivot Hopes

    Gold, Copper Slip as Powell Dashes Fed Pivot Hopes0

    Gold prices fell on Thursday, reversing recent gains as hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell dashed hopes that interest rate hikes will end soon, while copper prices were also hit by uncertainty over China withdrawing its zero-COVID policy The Fed hiked interest rates by an as-expected 75 basis points (bps), and said that

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  • Oil Falls on Weak Chinese Data, Hawkish Fed Also Weighs

    Oil Falls on Weak Chinese Data, Hawkish Fed Also Weighs0

    Oil prices retreated from a three-week high on Thursday after weak economic data from China pointed to more trouble in the world’s largest crude importer, while the outlook for demand was also dimmed by the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates A private survey showed that China’s massive services sector shrank for a second straight

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  • Gold Buoyant Before The Fed, Copper Rallies on China COVID Hopes

    Gold Buoyant Before The Fed, Copper Rallies on China COVID Hopes0

    Gold prices held recent gains on Wednesday as the dollar steadied before the conclusion of a Federal Reserve meeting, while copper prices were lifted by speculation over China potentially relaxing its strict zero-COVID policy Spot gold steadied around $1,648.23 an ounce, while gold futures rose 0.1% to $1,650.80 an ounce. Both instruments jumped from a

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  • Asia FX Hunkers Down Ahead of Fed Meeting, Dollar Slips

    Asia FX Hunkers Down Ahead of Fed Meeting, Dollar Slips0

    Most Asian currencies moved little on Wednesday as caution kicked in ahead of a widely expected interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, while the dollar fell amid hopes that the central bank will espouse a less hawkish outlook. The Japanese yen bucked the trend, rising 0.7% on expectations that the government will intervene further

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  • Dollar Droops Amid Improved Risk Mood Before Fed; Aussie Pares Gain After RBA

    Dollar Droops Amid Improved Risk Mood Before Fed; Aussie Pares Gain After RBA0

    U.S. dollar sank from a one-week top against a basket of major peers on Tuesday, as traders weighed the odds of a less aggressive Federal Reserve at Wednesday’s widely watched monetary policy meeting The risk-sensitive Australian and New Zealand dollars rose from one-week lows amid a broad lift in market sentiment, but the Aussie trailed

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  • Oil prices rise as weaker dollar offsets China COVID-19 concerns

    Oil prices rise as weaker dollar offsets China COVID-19 concerns0

    Oil prices rose on Tuesday, paring losses from the previous session, as a weaker U.S. dollar offset widening COVID-19 curbs in China that have stoked fears of slowing fuel demand in the world’s second-largest oil consumer. Brent crude for January delivery rose 73 cents, or 0.8%, to $93.54 a barrel at 0406 GMT. The December

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