Commodities

China’s Premier Li Qiang addressed the National People’s Congress annual meeting, acknowledging that achieving 5% economic growth this year will be challenging due to difficult times. Li Qiang outlined plans to boost spending on advanced technology, fortify China’s military, and support the economy. However, no big package of stimulus was …

During Tuesday’s trading session on March 5, gold experienced a 0.45% increase, reaching levels of $2,124 per ounce. This uptrend was supported by growing expectations of a potential interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. According to Fedwatch, a service that monitors forecasts for the Federal Reserve’s decisions, there is …

Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the key developments across financial markets and the performance of the most important assets, in an interview on Dubai TV. Asked about cryptocurrencies, in light of Bitcoin’s recent surge …

US stocks closed lower on Monday as investors have shifted focus to the upcoming congressional testimony by Fed Chair Jerome Powell and the monthly NFP report that could put equity gains to a real test.The S&P 500 fell just below the flatline after ending Friday with its 16th weekly win …

Oil prices fell on Monday due to rising tensions in the Red Sea and the Israel-Hamas conflict, with OPEC+ extending voluntary production cuts and demand sentiment taking a hit from an unusually mild winter. Brent crude was trading up 1.05% at $82.67, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was trading up …

Gold price trades near a two-month high as Fed rate-cut bets for June deepen. Weak US Manufacturing PMI data weighs heavily on the US Dollar. Fed Powell may provide fresh insights on the timing for rate cuts this week.Earlier on the day, gold price was hovering near a two-month high …

Oil prices remained relatively steady on Monday following the decision by the OPEC+ alliance to extend voluntary production cuts until the end of the second quarter, in line with market expectations. Brent crude futures edged down by 14 cents to $83.41 per barrel by 1035 GMT, after experiencing a 2.4 …

On Monday, March 4, gold prices remained near their highest levels in two months, buoyed by disappointing economic indicators from the United States last week, which raised expectations of a potential interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve in June. At 06:30 GMT, spot gold edged down 0.1 percent …

Oil prices increased on Monday following the decision by OPEC+ member countries to extend their voluntary production cuts by 2.2 million barrels per day for the second quarter of the year, aligning with market expectations. At 0134 GMT, Brent crude futures climbed by 28 cents, or 0.3 percent, reaching $83.83 …

Last week, the financial markets were shaped by significant data releases across several major economies, notably the United States and the eurozone. In the eurozone, data published by the European Statistics Office (Eurostat) on Friday indicated that the region’s annual harmonized consumer price index (HICP) rose by 2.6% in February, …