Dow Jones Industrial Average keeps half a bid nobody made
The Dow Jones Industrial Average holds just beneath 53,500 on Wednesday, up roughly 120 points and 0.23%, having surrendered more than 240 points from a session high just above 53,700.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average holds just beneath 53,500 on Wednesday, up roughly 120 points and 0.23%, having surrendered more than 240 points from a session high just above 53,700.
The July minutes arrived on Wednesday and the line that matters sits near the end, in the paragraph most readers will already have scrolled past.
The US Treasury moved off its own calendar on Wednesday, and that is the part worth sitting with.
The US Dollar (USD) is under strong selling pressure on Wednesday, resulting in Gold approaching the $4,500 mark for the first time in over two months.
Gold is looking back toward the $4,400 level early Wednesday, reversing a steep pullback seen on Tuesday. All eyes now remain on the Minutes of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) July policy meeting, due later on Wednesday, for fresh trading impetus.
Base case: while above the 200-day SMA around 0.6940, spot should maintain the neutral-to-bullish stance. Of note is that the pair is approaching the overbought zone, which carries the potential to, eventually, trigger a “technical” correction.