Commodities

The US dollar started the week with positive performance against most major rival currencies, although a Federal holiday in the US maintained volumes at their lows and major pairs within limited intraday ranges.On Monday, Moscow decided to cut energy to Europe until Western sanctions are lifted. Germany announced it will …

Iran’s minister of petroleum Javad Owji said the world needed more Iranian oil, and that his country was ready to play a role in providing it away from politics, the Iranian oil ministry’s news agency SHANA reported on Monday.On Monday also, Iran’s foreign minister held a phone call with his …

Gold price hardly slides 0.13%, weighed by higher US Treasury bond yields and the strength of the US dollar.Gold price losses some of its brightness at the beginning of the week, down by 0.49%, in a thin liquidity trading day, with US markets, closed in the observance of Labour day. …

On Monday, the Kremlin blamed western sanctions for failure to deliver gas through Nord Stream 1 pipeline. Russia’s Gazprom announced last weekend that the suspension of gas supplies at Nord Stream 1 would be extended indefinitely, citing ‘malfunctions’ along the pipeline. Russia will not resume its natural gas supplies to …

French President Emmanuel Macron announced EU member states could satisfy gas storage targets, having 92-93% of the storage capacity already filled.Macron’s statements came after his phone talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Markets paid little attention to these comments and EUR/USD was last losing 0.3% on the day at 0.9920.Additional …

In its most recent ministerial meeting, the OPEC group decided to reduce oil production by 100,000 barrels per day, compared to the increase approved during the last meeting. The OPEC + ministerial meeting confirmed the negative impact of volatility and low liquidity on the current oil market, and the need …

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that Iran is asking the International Atomic Energy Agency to stop its investigations into Iran’s nuclear activity, noting that this was one of Iran’s conditions for reviving the joint nuclear agreement. The spokesman said in a press statement that Iran is …

Gold prices stabilized on Monday, after jumping as much as 1.2 percent in the previous session, as cautious investors focused on the path of the Federal Reserve (US Central Bank) raising interest rates after swinging job data. There was no change in the price of gold in spot transactions at …

Oil prices jumped more than $1 a barrel on Monday, extending gains as investors awaited possible moves by OPEC+ producers to adjust production and support prices at a meeting later on Monday. Brent crude futures rose $1.43, or 1.5 percent, to $94.45 a barrel by 0054 GMT, after rising 0.7 …

The USD/JPY modestly fell on Friday, after hitting earlier at 140.79, the highest level since 1998. The weaker US Dollar impacted the pair following the official US employment report.gold traded at $1711.40 versus the previous closing price at $1696. Although gold was relieved by $20 rally after the key US …