Commodities

Oil rose on Friday and posted a weekly gain, as higher Chinese demand and OPEC+ supply cuts lifted prices. Brent crude gained 94 cents to settle at $76.61 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $1.16 to $71.78. Brent posted a weekly gain of 2.4% and WTI …

Markets are eyeing Powell’s two-day testimony before the House and Senate next week, a lineup for Fed speakers, and more macro releases.Next week, gold will experience a lot of conflicting signals. More easing from China (commercial banks are reducing rates), Fed speakers, and flash PMIs. The market may theoretically still …

Gold rose on Friday after the dollar hovered near a one-month low, but expectations of an increase in US interest rates this year limited gains. And gold in spot transactions increased 0.3 percent to $ 1964.19 an ounce by 1030 GMT, on its way to rise 0.2 percent this week. …

The Bank of Japan’s decision about Friday’s Asian session will be the week’s final major event. The University of Michigan will publish its Consumer Sentiment survey in the US later in the day. Market players will continue to analyse the decisions made at the most recent central bank meetings on …

The Gold Index climbed 0.86% in the trading, spurred on by a softer US Dollar and retreating US bond yields. Despite the Fed’s rate hike pause, US Treasury yields are retreating, signaling broad market skepticism over monetary tightening. US Retail Sales see an unexpected rise in May, bucking predictions, but …

Oil prices stabilized on Thursday after a sharp decline on Wednesday, as the market balanced between a jump in refinery production in China, the world’s largest crude importer, and a weak economic outlook there. Brent crude futures rose only three cents, or 0.04 percent, to $73.23 a barrel by 0903 …

The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies in France confirmed its preliminary estimate of the inflation rate in May, to stand at 5.1% on an annual basis, after it reached 5.9% in April, due to a slowdown in energy and food prices. Today, Thursday, the National Institute of Statistics …

Gold finished flat around $1,940, looking weak. Earlier, the yellow metal peaked at $1,960 but dropped after the FOMC rate decision. Silver rose 1% and finished slightly below $24.00. Cryptocurrencies tumbled late on Wednesday, with BTC/USD falling more than 3% and briefly to below the $25,000 level; namely the $24,927.80 …

WTI crude oil is trading at $68.80 per barrel at the time of writing. It retreated by -0.82% during the US session on Wednesday, breaking key support structure on the downside as a pause in US interest rate hikes accompanied a bearish forecast for more hikes on the way. This …

Gold price surges as falling US Treasury bond yields enhance the appeal of the non-interest-bearing asset. May PPI data from the US BLS comes below expectations, supporting the precious metal. The US dollar Index falls to a four-week low, expecting a rescue from a hawkish Jerome Powell. At the time …