The Indian Rupee (INR) edges higher against the US Dollar (USD) at the start of the week. The USD/INR pair drops to near 88.25 after posting a fresh all-time high slightly above 88.50 on Friday. The pair retraced quickly from its all-time high, following likely intervention of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to support the Indian Rupee, according to a report from Reuters.
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US-China trade truce back on track after London talks
The US and China have reached a new framework to revive their trade truce, with both sides signaling readiness to ease tariffs and resolve rare earth export issues.
United States is preparing to reduce tariffs on China by 50%, WSJ reports.
The Trump administration would look at lowering tariffs on imported Chinese goods pending talks with Beijing, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, adding that any action would not be made unilaterally.
Gold Rises as Trump hints at imposing Tariffs on China
Gold Outlook for Today: Gold’s price (Yellow Metal) sees its upside move continue for this week after an already upbeat Tuesday when booking over 1.20% gains. The bullish momentum is fueled by new US President Donald Trump’s comments on tariffs. This time, a 10% levy on Chinese goods triggered the leg higher in Bullion.
Crude Oil Technical Analysis: First signs not good
Crude Oil price might be undergoing a gruesome disappointment if OPEC+ is unable to overdeliver on market expectations. With several analysts penciling in a delay between three to six months, OPEC+ is forced to at least deliver a 6 months production normalization delay. Preferably even longer, with anything less than 6 months set to push Oil prices further down ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s presidency.
US Jobs Report Likely to Inform Inflation Narrative – GoldSilverReports
- US jobs report likely to inform inflation narrative, US Dollar and Gold price.
- If the labor market is strong, the Federal Reserve could plough ahead with larger rate hikes.
- Gold price could continue south if a strong result solidifies expectations of a 0.5% rate hike in March.
Gold price has been in a downward spiral since the start of February, and with the next major release for the commodity likely to be the US Bureau of Labor Statistics US jobs report for February, scheduled for release on Friday, March 10, traders may be wondering whether this will continue.