Commodities

Oil prices recovered in early Asian trade on Thursday after tumbling to their lowest level this year, as production and gasoline inventories rose in the United States as concerns grew that an economic slowdown could weaken demand for fuel. Brent crude futures rose $1 to $78.17 a barrel, by 0600 …

West Texas Intermediate has fallen to the lowest in nearly one year. Recession-linked concerns dominate the market sentiment and the Fed’s rate decision next week is awaited with all open eyes.The American crude fell to the lowest in nearly a year on Wednesday despite the good news in China’s steps …

According to Credit Suisse’s Zoltan Pozsar “gold could double to $3,600 per ounce if Russia responds to G7’s oil price cap by a decision accepting gold for crude oil amid what he has described as unthinkable macro scenarios”.Pozsar further noted that a year-end money-market liquidity crunch is probable if Russia …

Oil futures witnessed little change in Asian trading on Wednesday, December 7th, as fears about the impact of the cap imposed by the West on the price of Russian oil were offset by hopes for an improvement in demand from China, which kept the markets in anticipation after a sharp …

Gold traded within a narrow range on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week to assess the bank’s monetary policy stance. And gold in instant transactions witnessed a slight change to $ 1772 an ounce by 0650 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.1 percent to $1,783.90. A …

Vedomosti newspaper reported on Wednesday that Russia is considering three options, including banning oil sales to some countries and setting a maximum discount at which it will sell its crude, in order to counter the price cap imposed by Western powers on Russian oil. The $60 per barrel price cap, …

US power consumption is expected to hit a new record high this year as a logical result of the expanding economic activity and a particularly hot summer according to estimates by the US Energy Information Administration.On Tuesday, the EIA forecast that 2022 power demand in the United States will touch …

Gold price is recording a minimal advance, even though the US Dollar is surging. The stronger than expected US economic data would keep the Fed under pressure. A break below $1760 will exacerbate a fall to $1725; otherwise, a rally to $1786 is on the cards.Gold price turns positive after …

The widespread US recession-linked woes are playing into financial markets creating a risk-off mood. West Texas Intermediate crude is down over 4% on the day so far, falling back into the bearish trend once again and on the front side of what was momentary a counter-trendline. At the time of …

Switzerland is pondering a ban on using electric vehicles in the country in order to address winter’s energy crisis. The government has passed a proposal to brace itself for an energy crisis this winter. But the country has not really put a ban on EVs as of yet, it has …