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Gold price has returned to the red near $2,170 early Wednesday, notwithstanding Tuesday’s uptick to the $2,200 level.

China looks all but certain to hit its growth goal of about 5 percent for 2023, shifting attention to whether deflation risks, the housing crisis and a lingering confidence crunch will derail efforts to build momentum this year.  Data due on Wednesday will likely show China’s gross domestic product expanded…

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Fed decision – 13/12 – When the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged back in November for the second meeting in a row there was still the distinct possibility that the final meeting of 2023 would provide the possibility of one more rate rise to round off the year in line with Fed policymakers dot plot forecasts of 5.6%.

HSBC warned that three years of 'exceptional growth' - some fuelled by revenge buying following the post-pandemic reopening - was coming to an end.