Market Close Notice: November Holidays Schedule

Dear AGF Members Please be informed the November holiday trading schedule will be as follows:   23th November Thanksgiving Day 24th November Black Friday AUS200 Close at 21:00 Close at 21:00 HKG33 Close at 19:00 Close at 19:00 JP225 Close at 18:00 Close at 18:15 NAS100 Close at 18:00 Close at 18:15 SPX500…

Gold back above $2,000 as investors seek hedge to Gaza invasion fear

Investing.com – Gold bulls recaptured the $2,000 an ounce territory that had eluded them the past two months as investors sought shelter in safe havens amid increasing worry that Israel would indeed push through with a full ground invasion of Gaza to flush out Hamas militants from the Palestinian land. Gold’s most-active futures…

Dollar up as risk sentiment sours, Treasury yields rise

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar rose to a near 1-week high against a basket of currencies on Wednesday, as investors’ appetite for riskier currencies faded following lacklustre corporate results that raised worries over the economic outlook, and as Treasury yields rose. Risk sentiment took a hit as tech…

Dollar falls as Treasury yields retreat

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Monday, tracking a retreat in U.S. Treasury yields from the 5% level hit earlier in the session, and as traders awaited fresh U.S. economic data due later this week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S.…

Notification on Identity Fraud of AGF

We would like to inform the public that recently, there have been people who have taken the opportunity to impersonate AGF on social media without permission and have been promoting their investment projects. Promises to get capital and profit in a short time. Therefore, we are not responsible these advertisements and call on…

Dollar dips on dovish Powell comments

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar dropped on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was interpreted as being generally dovish in comments made at an economic forum, even as he warned that the U.S. central bank could raise interest rates again. The U.S. economy’s strength and continued tight labor…

Dollar mixed after earlier bounce on strong US retail sales

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose against the Japanese yen on Tuesday, but ended lower against the euro after data showed that U.S. retail sales rose more than expected in September, with investors also focused on a busy week of speeches by Federal Reserve officials. Retail sales rose 0.7%…

Dollar drifts as investors eye Powell speech, yen wobbles near intervention zone

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Oct 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar started Tuesday on the back foot as investors took stock of developments in the Middle East and braced for a slew of speeches by central bank officials this week headlined by Fed Chair Powell to gauge the monetary policy outlook. The yen…

Dollar off highs, remains elevated on safe-haven bids, rate jitters

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar came off highs in Asian trade on Monday, but held at elevated levels as Middle East tensions escalated, and investors awaited clues to the outlook for U.S. interest rates from a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell later this week. The dollar stayed near…

Dollar steady on underlying moderate PPI data, dovish Fed officials

By Herbert Lash and Iain Withers NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar was steady on Wednesday after a core reading of U.S. producer prices showed underlying inflation moderated further in September, leading the market to reason the Federal Reserve is done hiking interest rates. The market later barely reacted to minutes of the Fed’s…