Despite dollar weakness, XAU/USD lacks bullish conviction on the prospect of aggressive monetary policy tightening by global central banks, including the Federal Reserve. Indeed, the US central bank will say last week that it will raise interest rates at a faster pace at its upcoming meetings to rein in rising inflation. This could continue to act as a tailwind...
Strong consumer demand has been the main source of confidence in the world's largest economy in the post-pandemic environment. Even as the Federal Reserve embarked on its most aggressive monetary tightening cycle in decades, many economists argued that a soft landing was still possible, given significant pent-up demand for consumer goods such as shoes, clothing...
