Gold prices are bracing for another volatile week with the focus shifting to Fedspeak after an absolute blowout jobs report. Will dovish expectations erode, plunging XAU/USD?

The economic calendar this past week was loaded with high profile event risk that generated serious volatility in assets and themes. Collectively, the event risk seems to have bolstered market-based Fed forecasts, which has helped the Dollar. That said, its safe haven properties likely carry far more potential ahead.

While the key central banks’ interest rate decision may have been in line with expectations, it has left US equities in a bullish state. How much more upside for the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq 100 index?

Bitcoin prices struggled to gain traction this week after BTC/USD failed to break psychological resistance at $24,000. Is a breakout on the horizon?