Gold slips toward $4,600 as firm US data and easing tensions pressure prices
Gold (XAU/USD) trades modestly lower near $4,600 per troy ounce on Thursday, retreating from a fresh all-time high of $4,643 set in the previous session. The non-yielding metal faces pressure after stronger-than-expected US Producer Price Index (PPI) and Retail Sales data, combined with last week’s softer Unemployment Rate, strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve will […]
USD/CAD holds near 1.3900 as solid US data underpins Fed pause outlook
USD/CAD remains modestly higher for a third consecutive session, trading close to the 1.3890 level during early Asian trading on Thursday. The pair continues to find support from a firmer US Dollar (USD), backed by stronger-than-expected US economic data. Market participants now turn their attention to the weekly US Initial Jobless Claims release later in […]