The US dollar index rose sharply last week and tested a 1-month high. The US dollar index edged up amid ongoing debate about the Fed’s monetary policy stance and amid increased safe-haven buying on the back of geopolitical tensions and growth worries.The trend in the US dollar has been one of the key price determining factors for gold and this relationship remains intact as market players try to assess Fed’s monetary policy stance.
RBI cancels 30-year green bond auction amid high bids
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled a ₹5,000 crore green bond auction for the 30-year paper, despite receiving bids exceeding ₹10,943 crore. This cancellation,