Gold price jumped above $2,020, reaching the highest level since March of last year. However, analysts and economists believe that the precious metal could correct lower if higher crude oil price sparks the existing inflation fears.Gold’s strength was by no means intuitive: after all, the significant rise in the oil …
Read More »Oil is rising as investors’ focus shifts to the demand outlook
Oil prices rose in Asian trading on Tuesday after the OPEC+ decision to cut further production shook markets on Monday, while investors’ attention turned to the demand outlook and the impact of higher prices on the global economy. Brent crude futures rose 41 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $85.34 a …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 03/04/2023
On Monday, OPEC+ surprised the markets by substantially raising crude oil prices, yet Wall Street continued to advance. The regular suspects will once again be the focus on Tuesday. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will hold its monetary policy meeting, while the Eurozone’s February Producer Price Index will provide …
Read More »Yellen: OPEC+ oil cut will add uncertainty to global growth outlook
According to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, on Monday, “A surprise OPEC+ oil production cut is an ‘unconstructive act’ that will add uncertainty to the global growth outlook and to burdens on consumers at a time of high inflation,” “I think it’s a regrettable action that OPEC decided to take. …
Read More »WTI holds above surprise opening gap on OPEC’s decision
The West Texas Intermediate remains above the gap in bullish territory. The OPEC+ cartel shocked the market by reducing output by 1.1 million barrels per day in order to stabilize prices.West Texas Intermediate WTI crude oil increased 6.3% on Monday and is currently trading at $80.44. The day’s high was …
Read More »Crude oil soars on surprise OPEC+ output cut; mounting demand worries?
After a surprising agreement by OPEC+ to reduce additional output, oil prices soared on Monday, registering their largest daily increase in over a year. After reaching its highest price in a month at $86.44, Brent crude was up $4.91, or 6.2%, to $84.80 a barrel as of 12:15 GMT. After …
Read More »Oil surges as OPEC+ surprise output target cuts shake markets
After a surprising agreement by OPEC+ to reduce additional output, oil prices soared on Monday, registering their largest daily increase in over a year. After reaching its highest price in a month at $86.44, Brent crude was up $4.64, or 5.8%, to $84.53 a barrel as of 11:15 GMT. After …
Read More »Gold fell as fears of raising US interest rates worsened after the OPEC+ surprise
Gold prices fell on Monday after a surprise announcement by OPEC+ to cut oil production raised concerns about inflation and increased bets on a rate hike at the next Federal Reserve meeting in May. Spot gold prices fell 0.8 percent to $1951.37 an ounce by 0401 GMT, the lowest level …
Read More »OPEC+ surprise output cuts lift oil prices by $5/bbl
The sudden declaration by OPEC+ to further reduce output in what top producer Saudi Arabia called a precautionary move to protect market stability sent oil prices soaring on Monday. Brent oil reached its highest price in a month at $86.44 earlier in the day. At 03:47 GMT, it was trading …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, March 27-31
Wall Street rose on Friday, with the Nasdaq index posting its biggest quarterly percentage gain since June 2020, after signs of easing inflation raised hopes that the Federal Reserve would soon end its aggressive campaign to raise interest rates. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index posted gains for the second …
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