Commodities

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44YX52n-6nIIn an interview on Dubai TV, Mohamed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the most important developments in the financial markets, most notably the following:Oil PricesMuhammad Hashad – at the very beginning – commented on the …

Oil prices fell nearly 3% on Monday, following US service sector data that has added to worries that the Fed could continue its aggressive policy tightening path. So, the data caused oil and stock markets to pare gains.Brent crude futures were down $2.18, or 2.6%, at $83.39 a barrel by …

Gold prices stabilized Monday, December 5, after hitting their highest level in 5 months, while the dollar fell after more Chinese cities eased anti-Covid-19 restrictions over the weekend. There was little change in the spot gold price, recording $1,799.26 an ounce, after touching the highest level since July 5 at …

The weaker US dollar and risk aversion were in news headlines most of the time during Friday’s US trading session. The positive employment report on the United States suggested the Fed might need to keep hiking rates to ease a contracted labour market, though it failed to reinforce the US …

Friday witnessed losses of both ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas and the US Natural Gas Fund by almost 13% and 6.6%, respectively, during midday trading. Two of the largest energy-focused ETFs, the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund and the  iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF , both …

Oil future contracts changed a little bit during the choppy trading session on Friday ahead of the meeting of OPEC+ scheduled for Sunday and an EU ban on Russian crude which will come in force as of Monday, December 5.WTI crude futures rose 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $81.35 per …

Oil prices witnessed volatile performance on Friday, as hopes for further easing of Coronavirus restrictions in China and the subsequent recovery in demand in the world’s second-largest economy boosted market sentiment, but the rise of the dollar limited the gains. Brent crude futures fell 1 cent, or 0.01%, to $86.87 …

Gold prices fell on Friday before the announcement of important US jobs data. However, they are still on track to record the best weekly performance in three weeks, with the dollar weakening due to expectations of a slowdown in the rate hike at the Federal Reserve and indications of declining …

Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Friday after the dollar recovered some of its losses, while the easing of anti-COVID-19 restrictions in two Chinese cities limited losses. By 0128 GMT, Brent crude futures fell 11 cents, or 0.1 percent, to $86.77 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude …

Estonia is holding a hawkish stance insisting that capping the prices of oil to a level could have no impact on Russia’s war.Estonia is pressured by other EU member states in order not to go forward with the nation’s threat to veto a US-proposed cap on the price of Russian …