Commodities

Financial markets ended the trading week with cautious optimism following apparent uncertainty and concerns about the US central bank’s next moves regarding interest rate hikes and the Fed’s monetary policy. Oil prices rose more than 2% on Friday and posted weekly gains of over 8%, as Russia announced plans to …

Oil prices rose more than 2% on Friday and posted weekly gains of over 8%, as Russia announced plans to reduce oil production next month after the West imposed price caps on the country’s crude and fuel.Brent crude futures rose to settle at $1.89, or 2.2%, to $86.39 a barrel. …

Oil prices rose more than 2% on Friday and posted weekly gains of over 8%, as Russia announced plans to reduce oil production next month after the West imposed price caps on the country’s crude and fuel.Brent crude futures rose to settle at $1.89, or 2.2%, to $86.39 a barrel. …

Gold remains firm at around $1860 despite hawkish signalsOn Friday, gold prices remain firm at around $1860 per ounce after hitting a week-to-date new low of $1852.45 due to expectations regarding the next move by the US central bank and whether it would raise rates by 25 bps in the …

Opportunities were opening up for other nations to strengthen their positions in the supply chain for this crucial sector of the global economy and a key player in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and next-generation computing after the United States imposed restrictions on China’s semiconductor manufacturing sector last autumn.In an …

Gold prices stabilized on Friday as market focus shifted to US inflation data due next week, which is likely to provide a clear picture of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy path. Spot gold prices remained largely unchanged at $1,862.74 an ounce by 1209 GMT, after hitting the lowest since January …

Oil prices fell in early trading on Friday, February 10, but are heading towards recording political gains, as the market continues to oscillate between fears of a recession in the United States and hopes for a recovery in strong demand for fuel in China, the largest global importer. By 01:17 …

The US dollar has been higher with gains ahead of Wall Street’s opening, advancing at the end of the trading day as US indexes plunged ahead of the close though Dow surged earlier on robust earnings including Disney and PepsiCo.The dollar benefited from higher government bond yields but also from …

The US Energy Information Administration’s February short-term energy expectations are indicating a decline of oil pricing over the next two years as well as a 50% drop in natural gas prices. In addition, the production of global liquid fuels is expected to get lower in 2023. Russia and China still …

The gold price retreats on Thursday and is trading at $1867.54 at the time of writing. The positive US economic data earlier on the day triggered the precious metal’s jump to fresh daily high at $1890.21. US Initial Jobless Claims underpinned XAU/USD, though the metal retreated those gainsUnemployment claims rose …