XAG/USD holds losses near $66.00 due to Fed rate hike bets

Silver price (XAG/USD) inches higher after opening at a bearish gap, remaining in negative territory and trading around $66.10 per troy ounce during Asian hours on Monday. Silver prices remain under pressure as stronger-than-expected United States (US) employment data fuels expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve interest rate hike. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, August Nonfarm…

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Euro holds gains above 1.1600 despite robust US jobs data, traders eye ECB rate decision

The EUR/USD pair posts modest gains near 1.1615 during the early Asian session on Monday. However, the potential upside for the major pair might be limited amid a stronger-than-expected U.S. August Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report. US markets are closed on Monday for Labour Day.  US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) increased by 162,000 in August, compared to an upwardly revised rise…

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Nasdaq pre-market sweep and reclaim strategy – Part 2 [Video]

Most Nasdaq traders assume that once price breaks the pre-market high or low, it has to keep going. Often, the best trade is the reversal. In Part 2 of our pre-market trading series, Kathy Lee breaks down the Sweep and Reclaim, the highest probability of the three pre-market setups we trade. Instead of chasing the breakout, we wait for…

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Blowout US Jobs numbers boost interest rate hike concerns

Review  NOTE: U.S. financial markets will be closed on Monday, September 7, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Reportedly, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent supported the yen to prevent Japanese investors exiting the Treasury market. Meanwhile, the central bank of the Netherlands could be seen exiting the New York Federal Reserve with as much gold as it could carry. The…

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