There were no fresh moves for the majors during the Asian session. Fresh headlines are crossing the wires from the UAE official, via Reuters, citing that it is fully committed to OPEC and its allies (OPEC+) agreement. Gold futures rose 0.47% to $1,792.75, after falling to their lowest level since …
Read More »UAE: Fully Committed to OPEC+ Deal
Fresh headlines are crossing the wires from the UAE official, via Reuters, citing that it is fully committed to OPEC and its allies (OPEC+) agreement. The UAE said that it has no “prior stance” ahead of the upcoming OPEC+ meeting. The UAE Energy Minister, Suhail Al Mazrouei, said last Tuesday …
Read More »Gold Rises With The Decline of The Dollar
Gold prices rose on Thursday as the dollar weakened, but hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve policymakers limited the metal’s allure and kept it well below the important $1,800 level. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,791.76 an ounce by 0501 GMT, after falling to its lowest level since November …
Read More »The Turkish lira is Recovering After Record Lows
The Turkish lira continued its recovery Thursday, November 25, after a historic plunge to record lows this week sparked by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s defense of interest rate cuts. The lira was trading at 11.85 against the dollar, as it rose about 1.9% from about 12.0820 yesterday, Wednesday. The lira …
Read More »US: Durable Goods Orders Fall by 0.5% in October
According to the latest release by the US Census Bureau, US Durable Goods Orders fell by 0.5% MoM in October compared to market expectations for a small 0.2% rise in sales. That marked an acceleration of the 0.4% contraction in orders recorded in September. Excluding transportation, orders rose at a …
Read More »US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decline to 199K
There were 199,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending November 20, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Wednesday. This reading followed the previous print of 270,000 (revised from 268,000) and came in better than the market expectation of …
Read More »Oil Rises, Affected by Investors’ Doubts
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous day as investors remained skeptical about the effectiveness of a US-led move to draw down strategic oil reserves and shifted their focus to the next step for oil producers. Brent crude futures rose 13 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $ …
Read More »The Turkish Lira is falling 3%
The Turkish lira fell back to a new record low on Wednesday amid fears of high inflation and other economic repercussions, after it plunged 15 percent the previous day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended recent interest rate cuts. The lira fell to 13.1500 against the dollar, before falling to …
Read More »Gold Hovers Around $1800 as The Dollar Continues to Strengthen
Gold prices rose marginally on Wednesday, despite the strength of the US dollar and speculation that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates soon, keeping the metal below $1800. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,794.96 an ounce by 02:39 GMT, after losing 1.4% on Tuesday to its lowest since November …
Read More »Market Drivers – Asian Session 24-11-2021
Japan’s Nikkei index fell at the end of trading on Wednesday, after shares of companies that are expected to achieve high growth suffered losses amid investors’ fears that the Federal Reserve may accelerate policy tightening to counter the rising inflation risks. The Nikkei index closed down 1.58 percent at 2,9302.66 …
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