Gold prices rose, as the dollar fell and hopes for more stimulus measures in the United States re-emerged, but the yellow metal is on the path to post its biggest weekly decline since August. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $ 1873.83 an ounce. But prices are down about 4% a …
Read More »Oil Heading For a Weekly Decline on Growing Concerns
Oil prices have retreated, and are heading towards a weekly decline due to growing concerns that fuel demand will be affected by a new large-scale rise in cases of coronavirus, as well as some concern about a possible return of exports from Libya. Brent crude fell four cents to $ …
Read More »Uncertainty Looms Around BREXIT Trade Talks
Ireland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, recently said that the United Kingdom (UK) is making negotiations for a new trade deal with the European Union (EU) more difficult by pushing for legislation that undermines international law. “There is a growing sense that perhaps the United Kingdom does …
Read More »Gold Extends Losses For The Fourth Day on Higher US Dollar
Gold fell Thursday, September 24th, to its lowest level in more than two months, on dollar’s rally, while investors were concerned about the uncertainty surrounding additional stimulus measures to support the slowing economic recovery in the United States. This fell gold in immediate transactions 0.7% to 1851.51 dollars an ounce …
Read More »US PMI Declines in September but Manufacturing Sector Advances
The IHS Markit Flash U.S. Composite PMI Output Index posted 54.4 at the end of the third quarter (Q3) of 2020, down from 54.6 in August, adjusted for seasonal factors. However, the index’s quarterly average was the highest since the opening three months of 2019. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit …
Read More »Euro Falls to Its Lowest Level in Two Months
The euro fell to its lowest level in two months, Wednesday, September 23, after positive economic data from the United States and concerns about the second wave of Coronavirus infections combined with weak European indicators to support the rise of the dollar. The US currency rose to $ 1.1671 against …
Read More »Oil Falls After a Sudden Increase in US Stocks
Oil prices fell by more than 1% on Wednesday, September 23, after data reported that US crude inventories rose unexpectedly, renewing concerns about fuel demand, which caused heavy selling earlier in the week. By 0641 GMT, Brent crude futures fell 33 cents, or 0.8%, to $ 41.39 a barrel. US …
Read More »Weekly Recap 14-18 Sept
There were a lot of market drivers last week like the Fed and Bank of England meeting and tensions over the Brexit talks and developments for the Corona vaccine as well as the continuing trade tension between the US and China and the TikTok crisis. There was a lot of …
Read More »Gold is Rising on Weak US Dollar
Gold prices rose and on track to achieve gains for the second week in a row thanks to the weak dollar as weak jobs data in the United States negatively affected hopes for the economic recovery. Gold rose in spot trading 0.6% to 1953.70 dollars an ounce with the opening …
Read More »US Dollar on Track to Post Weekly Loss
The dollar held on to narrow trading ranges. Still, it was heading towards a weekly loss against the major counterpart currencies, after negative data cast doubt on the economic outlook, while positive comments from the Minister of Finance in New Zealand helped support the country’s currency. The dollar gave up …
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