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And wait and see and assess further data and there are others who are more hawkish and want to raise rates to address the stubbornly high inflation so i think we will see a pause next week but a hike injuly is in play for the fomc. what about australia which is facing a similar issue of high inflation pressure on the rba — to do something about it. what are you expecting there? we had a particularly high cpi in australia last week so i am expecting we could see the rba hike on tuesday. they ha...

Spot gold holds steady on hopes the Federal Reserve will pause rate hikes

Federal Reserve officials are signaling they plan to keep interest rates steady in June while retaining the option to hike further in coming months, steering market expectations ahead of a key employment report.

The U.S. economy is "too resilient and this will force the Fed to not only deliver more tightening but also to keep rates higher for much longer," OANDA's Edward Moya said. NYC and Connecticut GOs on tap.

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit extended its downtrend against the US dollar this morning, breaching the 4.6 level as the greenback continued to strengthen on the expectation of an interest rate hike in the United States (US). 

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave a clear signal he is inclined to pausing interest-rate increases next month and said that tighter credit conditions could mean the policy peak will be lower.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan said the case for pausing interest rate increases at the central bank's June meeting isn't yet clear, while her colleague Gov, Philip Jefferson sounded ready to be patient.

Two Federal Reserve officials signaled they favored pausing interest rate increases, while a third policymaker said the central bank's task in subduing inflation was not complete.

The FOMC meets June 13-14. Join us June 15 at 2 p.m., Eastern time, as Jeffrey Cleveland, chief economist at Payden & Rygel, provides his take on the meeting statement, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell's press conference and the latest Fed projections.

The Federal Reserve said that banks reported tighter standards and weaker demand for loans in the first quarter, extending a trend that began before recent stresses in the banking sector emerged.