Gold Feb 23 (GC=F)
| Pre. Settlement | N/A |
| Settlement Date | 2023-02-24 |
| Open | 1,768.70 |
| Bid | 1,780.20 |
| Last Price | 1,759.90 |
| Day's Range | 1,782.90 - 1,794.30 |
| Volume | |
| Ask | 1,794.20 |
- CoinDesk
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- Reuters
Asian stocks jump after Powell hints at rate hike slowdown
Asian equities jumped on Thursday, while the dollar slid as investors poured into risky assets after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened the door to a slowdown in the pace of monetary tightening. In an eagerly-awaited speech, Powell said the central bank could scale back the pace of its interest rate hikes "as soon as December," but cautioned that the fight against inflation was far from over. Powell's comments at the Brookings Institution in Washington sent Wall Street equities soaring, while the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields fell.
- Reuters
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks jump after Powell hints at rate hike slowdown
Asian equities jumped on Thursday, while the dollar slid as investors poured into risky assets after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened the door to a slowdown in the pace of monetary tightening. In an eagerly-awaited speech, Powell said the central bank could scale back the pace of its interest rate hikes "as soon as December," but cautioned that the fight against inflation was far from over. Powell's comments at the Brookings Institution in Washington sent Wall Street equities soaring, while the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields fell.
