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Sterling climbed broadly today, fueled by unexpectedly strong UK retail sales data that more than compensated for the lackluster consumer confidence report. Despite ongoing high interest rates and persistent inflation, British consumers appear to be resilient, continuing to spend. This bolsters the position of hawkish members within the BoE’s MPC, who may push harder for

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Gold October futures contracts at MCX opened flat today at Rs 73,502 per 10 gram, which is up by 0.09% or Rs 64 while silver December futures contracts were also trading flat at Rs 90,055/kg, up by 0.1% or Rs 87. Gold prices have surged by Rs 450 per gram in the last 2 days

Global markets continues to a wave of risk-on sentiment today, with Japan’s Nikkei leading the charge in Asia. The index maintained its gains after BoJ decided to keep interest rates unchanged, a move that was widely anticipated. This positive momentum stems from the strong performance of US equities overnight, as DOW and S&P 500 closed

The major stock indices moved sharply higher overnight in the Asian and European sessions after the FOMC rate decision gave foreign buyers a nudge to plow back in the US stocks. In the US session the day momentum continued with the NASDAQ index leading the way The NASDAQ index had its best day since August

Oil prices fell in Asian trading on Thursday after a larger-than-expected Federal Reserve interest rate cut sparked concerns about the U.S. economy. Brent crude futures for November fell 34 cents, or 0.46%, to $73.31 a barrel by 0015 GMT, while WTI crude futures for October declined to $70.49 a barrel, down 42 cents or 0.59%.

Sterling surged notably today and reached its highest level against Dollar since March 2022. The move followed BoE’s decision to hold interest rates steady as expected. The surprise came from Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden, who chose not to vote for a rate cut. The overall tone from BoE suggests that while further rate cuts are

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Gold October futures contracts as well as silver December futures contracts at MCX opened flat today after the US Fed cut the interest rates by 50 bps. The former stood at Rs 72,916 per 10 gram, which is down by 0.19% or Rs 139 while the latter stood at Rs 88,375/kg, up by merely 0.09%

Market reactions were indecisive after Fed’s much-anticipated rate cut overnight. The initial optimism that sparked a rally in US stocks quickly fizzled out, with major indexes closing in the red, while Treasury yields staged a recovery. The reaction was somewhat anticlimactic but understandable given the unusually high level of uncertainty surrounding this FOMC meeting. In

We’ve seen this one before. You can game out the Fed decision as much as possible but the market loves to punish both sides of the trade. That’s exactly what we’re getting at the moment as the US dollar recoups all its FOMC losses, and in some cases more than that. I think the bond

U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points, sending the dollar lower. Spot gold was up 0.9% at $2,592.39 per ounce as of 02:17 p.m. ET (1817 GMT). U.S. gold futures settled 0.2% higher at $2,598.60. “Gold surges to all-time highs but bond yields have also jumped higher. A 50 bps is good

Sterling strengthened across the board today after UK CPI data revealed reacceleration in core inflation. The uptick in core CPI provides additional support for hawkish members of the BoE’s MPC, bolstering the case for a rate hold at tomorrow’s decision. A rate cut is still expected in November, when new economic projections will be available.

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Gold October futures contracts at MCX opened flat on Wednesday at Rs 73,260 per 10 gram, which is down by 0.23% or Rs 166 while silver December futures contracts were trading at Rs 88,750/kg, down by 0.44% or Rs 390. Gold and silver showed profit taking ahead of the Fed meeting outcomes with gold prices

The much-anticipated FOMC day has finally arrived, and the financial world is eagerly waiting to see if Fed will opt for a 25bps or a more assertive 50bps rate cut. With market expectations split nearly down the middle, and likely some internal divergence within FOMC itself, the outcome is poised to trigger significant market volatility

ECB’s Villeroy It’s wild that in 2027 — seven years after the pandemic emergency — governments will still be breaking eurozone deficit rules. This obviously doesn’t end well. In the long analysis, I think it will show that the optimum path for politicians trying to win the next election is to spend more, in part

Silver prices on Tuesday touched Rs 92,400 per kg mark, the first time since the duty cut and is nearing Rs 96,000 per kg, which it achieved last May. The expectation of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve on September 18 has pushed up the prices of the industrial metal, which is widely used