OPEC said that global oil demand will rebound in 2021 at a slower pace than previously thought, in the latest step in a series of cuts to expectations amid the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries added in a monthly report that demand will rise …
Read More »Platinum at a Peak of More Than 6 Years
Platinum prices rose to their highest levels in more than six years, continuing a strong rally thanks to market hopes that an economic recovery would support demand from the auto sector. Platinum rose 1.3% to $ 1257.51 an ounce, after earlier jumping as much as 2.2% to its highest level …
Read More »IEA Laments The Fragile Oil Market And Expects Quick Draw in H2 of 2021
The International Energy Agency said today, Thursday, that global oil supplies are still exceeding demand due to the continuing general isolation measures aimed at combating the Coronavirus and the spread of its strains, but vaccines should help to recover demand and quickly allow producers to pump more. The Paris-based Energy …
Read More »US Dollar Settled After Weak US Inflation And Central Tendency to Monetary Easing
The dollar fell during a quiet Asian session, after weaker than expected inflation data in the United States for January and the Federal Reserve’s repetition of its monetary easing stance, but the US currency compensated for some of its losses with the opening of European markets. Data on Wednesday showed …
Read More »A Sudden Drop in Russia’s Oil Production Since The Beginning of February
Sources told Reuters that despite plans to increase its oil production, data show that Russia’s production of oil and gas condensate actually fell from February 1 to February 10 to 10.11 million barrels per day from an average of 10.16 million barrels per day in January. As of February, Russia …
Read More »Oil Retreating After a Strong Rally
Oil prices retreated, giving back some of the strong recent gains they have made, on expectations of a slower economic recovery and speculation that market strength may entice producers like Saudi Arabia to reduce production. Brent crude fell 35 cents, or 0.6%, to $ 61.12 a barrel with the opening …
Read More »European Stocks Rise on Earnings Reports
European stocks rose to remain on the path to concluding the week on stability, as investors closely watched a barrage of corporate earnings reports to derive indications of the pace of recovery in business activities. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.1% in early trade, with most of the sectors …
Read More »Gold is Falling on US Dollar’s Recovery And Weaker US Inflation Data
Gold fell as the dollar recovered from a two-week low it reached in the previous session and weaker inflation data in the United States dampened appetite for the yellow metal. Gold fell in immediate transactions 0.3% to $ 1837.13 an ounce, after reaching its highest level in more than a …
Read More »Bitcoin Retesting Support
Negative trading dominated the Bitcoin moves within the expected negative outlook during the previous analysis, heading to touch the official target of re-testing at 45,780, recording the lowest price at 44,460. We tend to be negative in the coming hours depending on the negative pressure of the 50-day moving average, …
Read More »Dow Jones Facing Temporary Decline
Positive trading dominated the movements of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the New York Stock Exchange within the expected upward trend, touching our official awaited target 31,445, to succeed in reaching its highest level at 31,448. On the technical side today, and with a closer look at the 60-minutes …
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