Commodities

Oil prices rose on Monday, supported by expectations that major producers will maintain the restrictions they impose on supplies, as well as growing hopes that the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) will leave interest rates unchanged to avoid an economic slowdown. Brent crude futures for November delivery rose three …

On Friday, the dollar rose versus the euro and the Japanese yen after the August jobs report revealed a still-strong labour market, despite some signs of slippage. Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, exceeding predictions of 170,000. However, data for July was revised downward to reflect 157,000 employment gains rather …

The precious metal’s weekly gain for dollar investors was reduced to 1.2% as gold prices declined this afternoon entering Friday’s London benchmark auction as mixed data on the US labour market was followed by less-poor manufacturing sector data. Gold is trading at 1940.86 per ounce at the time of writing.According …

Brent crude, the global benchmark, hovered above $87 a barrel, as crude prices were set to end a two-week losing streak on Friday, supported by expectations of supply shortages. Saudi Arabia is widely expected to extend a voluntary oil production cut of 1 million barrels per day into October, prolonging …

Gold prices appear to be heading on Friday, September 1, to achieve gains for the second week in a row, supported by declining chances of raising US interest rates this year after a week full of data, at the end of which an important jobs report is issued. Gold settled …

The price of natural gas tried to climb above $2.85. Trading speculation that Saudi Arabia and Russia might extend their voluntary production restrictions caused WTI oil to rise. The price of Brent oil increased as the oil markets as a whole rallied. As traders react to the EIA report, which …

Gold prices rose to near one-month highs on Thursday as a new batch of weak US data reinforced expectations for a pause in interest rate hikes this year, although inflation readings released later on Thursday may revise those expectations. By 0331 GMT, spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,945.40 per …

Gold rose for the third consecutive day, encountering resistance below $1,950. Lower yields and a weaker Dollar provided support for the precious metal. Silver reversed after reaching $25.00 and closed marginally lower at $24.60.The US Dollar Index fell for the third consecutive day, reaching the lowest close in two weeks, …

With a three-day winning streak near $1,942 and almost 1.50% daily gains. The US reported weaker labour market figures, with ADP Employment Change increasing by 177,000 employed people, lower than expected.Jerome Powell emphasized restrictive monetary policy until cooling trends show a cooling trend. The US bond yields decreased to 4.88%, …

India’s Oil Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, told the media that his country would buy oil from all available sources at the “lowest possible prices”. India has been buying crude oil from Russia, now its biggest supplier, at discounts since the West imposed restrictions on imports from Moscow following its invasion …