When there are whispers and murmurs in some corridors about the need for re-evaluating the inflation targeting framework component, or tinkering with the yardstick of price pressures measurement, the message from the central bank governor was unequivocal: Don’t tamper. Apart from conveying his determination to bring inflation down to 4% as mandated by law, governor … Read more
Gold recorded its worst weekly slump this year in the week ending May 24 on hawkish FOMC minutes and robust US PMIs. Now, markets largely look for just one rate cut this year as traders readjust their rate expectations in the wake of the US data and the Fed’s stance. Spot gold closed with a … Read more
Spot gold tested a new lifetime high last week due to a combination of factors that have converged to propel the demand for the yellow metal. Multiple catalysts like US rate cut speculation, China’s economic stimulus, and renewed geopolitical tensions attributed to the rise in prices. Prices on the London spot market surged near to … Read more
