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US inflation

Capital Markets & Currencies

US Treasury’s surprise bond buyback offers fleeting relief as debt worries persist

2026-08-21T01:22:33.000Z
Further gains in the yellow metal may be tempered by energy-led inflation pressure, as oil prices gained amid the escalating Middle East crisis.
Energy & Commodities

Gold holds near $4,500 as US Treasury buyback sends bond yields lower

2026-08-20T00:28:17.000Z
MSCI’s Asia-Pacific equity index rose 0.8%, with chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix the biggest contributors. 
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks rise as rate hike bets ease, South Korea’s Kospi Index rallies 3.7%

2026-08-13T05:34:33.000Z
Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI gained 0.2 per cent last month after being unchanged in June.
International

US consumer prices increase as expected in July

2026-08-12T13:08:51.000Z
Gold has rallied above the US$4,000-an-ounce support threshold in recent weeks, with renewed investor appetite for the precious metal.
Energy & Commodities

Gold advances as traders watch US inflation for rate hike clues

2026-08-12T04:19:29.000Z
Warsh’s performance came shortly after Fed officials decided in a nine to three vote to leave rates unchanged, as they have done all of 2026 so far. 
Global Enterprise

US Fed chair Warsh rebuked by investors craving a real inflation fight

2026-07-30T02:00:55.000Z
Despite traditionally being seen as an inflation hedge, gold becomes less attractive as higher rates raise the opportunity cost of holding the non-yielding metal.
Energy & Commodities

Gold climbs after pause in US-Iran strikes eases oil prices and inflation fears

2026-07-27T03:43:19.000Z
US Fed chairman Kevin Warsh has reaffirmed the Fed’s commitment to reducing inflation, vowing to use the central bank’s tools to achieve price stability.
International

US Fed faces growing pressure to hike rates as oil prices rebound, inflation risks rise

2026-07-26T23:32:10.000Z
Regardless of the wiggles in the high-frequency data, the case for the Fed tightening monetary policy does remain strong.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

The US Federal Reserve needs to tighten monetary policy

2026-07-21T08:39:12.000Z
US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh has made it clear that the central bank’s priority is to pull down inflation.
International

Bond traders see inflation fight continuing as they take Fed chair Warsh at his word

2026-07-19T23:00:00.000Z
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