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Ängste der Marktteilnehmer vor einer raschen Straffung der geldpolitischen Zügel durch die Fed drücken den DAX in die Tiefe. Nun dürfte auch wieder jedes Signal vom US-Arbeitsmarkt genau unter die Lupe genommen werden.

Gold prices retreated Monday after Janet Yellen showed her support for Biden’s spending plans and welcomed a “slightly higher” interest rate environment. Real yield edged higher, weighing on bullion.

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Friday stressed the need to keep interest rates “stably low” to protect an economy ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, warning that prospects for a recovery were fraught with uncertainty. Kuroda also said the central bank was already flexibly purchasing exchange-traded funds (ETF) under current guidelines, pointing to a recent slowdown in buying as Japanese stock prices hover at multi-year highs. “It’s important...