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Gold edges lower as rising oil prices bolster Fed hike bets

Gold (XAU/USD) attracts some sellers after failing to find acceptance above the $4,100 mark the previous day, though it holds above the $4,000 psychological mark during the Asian session on Wednesday. Despite soft US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, investors remain worried about energy-driven inflation as escalating US-Iran tensions and…

S&P support offset by Rupiah headwinds – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao and Moses Lim note S&P Global Ratings affirmed Indonesia’s BBB sovereign rating with a stable outlook, citing fiscal discipline and adherence to the 3% deficit ceiling. Nonetheless, S&P views recent fiscal and external deterioration as temporary but flags higher bond yields and weaker Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) as headwinds. USD/IDR rose toward all-time highs, even as Bank Indonesia (BI) pledged to go all out to keep Rupiah stable.Rating stable but FX under…

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Warsh says Fed policymakers have ‘no tolerance’ for elevated inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh on Tuesday told House lawmakers that the central bank’s policymakers have “no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation” in his first testimony as Fed chief. Warsh said in his prepared testimony for the House Financial Services Committee that concerns about inflation influenced the Fed’s decision to hold the…

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