Commodities

The dollar settled largely against other major currencies on Wednesday, after falling in the previous session following US data that indicated a lull in wage pressures, while investors awaited the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. The US central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis …

After seven consecutive increases in 2022, traders and investors expect the Fed to raise rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, with increases of 50 basis points by the European Central Bank and the Bank of England on Thursday.If markets are expecting a 25 basis point hike and eventually a …

Oil prices closed steadily on Tuesday after recovering from a near three-week low, attracting support from the intraday weaker US dollar and on data showing that US demand for crude and petroleum products rose in November.The more active second-month Brent contract settled at $85.51 per barrel, up $1.09 or 1.29%, …

Gold prices fell on Tuesday, but are on track for a third consecutive month of gains, as traders await the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision this week. Spot gold fell 0.3 percent to $1,917.56 an ounce by 0547 GMT, but it is on track for a monthly gain of more …

Bitcoin received a breakout and rejection against $23,878.62 and later, retreated on Monday as the rally came under pressure by profit-taking. The most famous cryptocurrency is trading at $ 22747.00 at the time of writing. Some analysts do expect bitcoin to drop near $21,969 by the end of this week …

On Monday’s talks over the phone, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed OPEC+ cooperation with particular focus on the necessity to maintain the stability of crude oil prices ahead of a virtual OPEC+ meeting scheduled for Wednesday.Wednesday meeting, which will take place at 1100 …

WTI crud has dropped by over 1% on the day and is trading around $78.40 at the time of writing after falling from a high of $80.44 and reaching a low of $77.91 so far on the day, ending a bullish start to the year towards month-end and following its …

Uncertainty is mastering the scene across financial markets as central banks’ monetary policies are in the making to potentially push the economy worldwide into a recession as a side effect of the battle against hot inflation. Gold prices are slightly lower and silver slightly higher in early US trading session …

Interviewed on Dubai TV on Monday, Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and a member of the American Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the most important developments in the global financial markets on the first day of trading week, and most notably: oil Oil is …

Gold prices moved in a relatively narrow range on Monday as investors around the world turned their attention to a series of central bank meetings, with particular focus on the Federal Reserve meeting. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,931.07 an ounce by 0717 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.1 …