Commodities

Tuesday saw a 2% increase in oil prices as traders weighed August production curbs by major producers Saudi Arabia and Russia against a gloomy forecast for the world economy. On Monday, Saudi Arabia announced that it would continue to reduce its voluntary output by 1 million barrels per day (bpd) …

Gold futures rose, taking advantage of the decline in the US dollar since the beginning of trading on Tuesday, as stock markets and US Treasury bonds were closed to mark the Independence Day holiday.Gold futures rose to $1,924.69 per ounce, compared to the previous daily closing, which was recorded at …

The Canadian Dollar has seen a slight increase in value due to rising oil prices and supply concerns. The Canadian Manufacturing PMI data release, which came out a few hours ago, was lower than expected and continues to show contraction, but has had a limited impact on the exchange rate.The …

Oil prices stabilized on Tuesday, as markets were hit by supply constraints due to planned cuts in August by top oil exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia, in the face of economic data that indicated weak demand for crude. Brent crude futures rose 22 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $74.87 a …

WTI crude oil is down 0.55% at $70 per barrel due to global economic slowdown concerns. Despite Saudi Arabia and Russia’s supply cut announcement, concerns over manufacturing activity slowdown worldwide continue to impact WTI prices. At the time of writing WTI is trading at $70.24 per barrel.China’s Caixin PMI expanded …

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Monday, July 3, that Russia will reduce its oil exports by 500,000 barrels per day in August. “As part of efforts to ensure that the oil market remains balanced, Russia will voluntarily reduce its oil supplies in August by 500,000 barrels per day …

Gold prices fell on Monday as a stronger dollar reduced the precious metal’s safe-haven appeal and investors awaited non-farm payrolls data in the United States and minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting to be published later this week. Spot gold prices fell 0.4 percent to $1911.70 an ounce by …

Gold prices changed slightly on Monday, as the strength of the US dollar affected the attractiveness of the yellow metal, at a time when markets were awaiting important economic data to obtain more information about the Federal Reserve’s plans to raise interest rates in the future. Gold prices settled in …

Oil prices fell in early Asian trading on Monday, as fears of a global economic slowdown and the possibility of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates were met with expectations of a reduction in supplies in light of the cuts announced by the OPEC + group. Brent crude futures fell …

Oil prices rose on Friday, and Brent crude is heading for its first monthly increase this year, as a significant decline in US crude oil inventories erased fears that fuel demand would be affected by any new increase in interest rates. Brent crude futures for September delivery were up 16 …