Oil prices dipped on Friday in mixed trading but notched its first weekly gain in five on Friday, underpinned by the possibility that OPEC+ will agree to cut crude output when it meets on October 5.Brent crude futures for November, which expire on Friday, fell 53 cents, or 0.6%, to …
Read More »An unexpected drop in inflation in France for the second month
Data on Friday showed inflation in France unexpectedly slowed for the second consecutive month in September, deviating from the trend in its neighbor Germany and the broader eurozone, supported by a slowdown in the rise in energy and services prices. France’s annual inflation rate fell to 6.2 percent in September …
Read More »Gold is nearing its worst quarterly drop in 18 months due to higher interest rates
Gold prices, which rose on Friday as the dollar fell, are close to posting their worst quarterly drop since March last year, as central banks around the world stick to tight monetary policies. And gold rose in spot transactions on Friday 0.3 percent to $ 1665.99 an ounce by 1029 …
Read More »Oil prices are heading for weekly gains, with the possibility of OPEC + reducing production
Oil prices are heading for their first weekly gain in five weeks on Friday, supported by the decline in the US dollar and the possibility of the OPEC + group agreeing to reduce crude production when it meets on the fifth of October. Brent crude futures for November rose 95 …
Read More »Stability in oil prices on USD decline
Oil prices were little changed in early trading on Friday, but they are heading for their first weekly gain in five weeks, supported by the decline in the US dollar and the possibility of the OPEC + group agreeing to cut crude production when it meets on the fifth of …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 29/09/2022
The US dollar ended the day unevenly across the FX board, despite Wall Street resuming its decline and trimming all Wednesday’s gains. Treasury yields remained stable, with the 10-year note yielding 3.75% and the 2-year note 4.17%.Gold trades near its weekly high at the $1,664 level, while crude oil prices …
Read More »WTI retreats on hawkish central banks
WTI has pared the first weekly gains in five as traders await more clues. Supply related fears from Russia, chatters over OPEC+ output cut favor buyers.WTI crude oil prices is pressured towards $81.00 after retreating from the weekly highs around $82.50 the previous day. Crude oil is looking for decisive …
Read More »UK increases fears of contagion risk across markets
Intense market volatility in the UK escalated recession risks and global contagion fears. The gold market is one clear example, as it is cautiously observing the developments as prices rise from 2.5-year lows.UK market’s decline continues one day after the BoE intervened in the gilt market via an emergency bond-buying …
Read More »Could gold restore safe have status?
The gold price has started to find support and is back to trading near flat on the day at around $1,660.50, at the time of writing, efficiently escaping the earlier $1,641.57 low to the day’s high of $1,664.89. The US dollar continued to ease and spared its domination over rival …
Read More »Oil up rises as output cut considered by OPEC+
Oil prices rose on Thursday for a second day, briefly touching $90 per barrel as leading OPEC+ members discussed an output cut to become in force as of next week, but gains moderated on the stronger dollar and weak economic expectations.Brent crude futures for November rose 18 cents to $89.50 …
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