Last week’s strong US jobs report has sent warnings across financial markets that the Fed policymakers could reconsider their upcoming action.Gold price decline is generally stopped on Monday as bulls who entered the market at last Friday’s low of around $1860 and reclaimed $1870. The US Nonfarm Payrolls report and …
Read More »Gold is recovering but remains below $1,900 amid interest concerns
Gold prices recovered some of their losses on Monday, but the strength of the dollar and fears that the Federal Reserve may continue to raise interest rates kept the yellow metal below the key level of $ 1900 an ounce. And by 0540 GMT, spot gold rose 0.6 percent to …
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Major US stock indexes closed lower on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data raised concerns about the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes, while investors received a mixed batch of earnings reports from major companies.The data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed on Friday that Nonfarm Payrolls …
Read More »WTI Crude Oil Loses Over 3.5% On Robust US Jobs Data
Oil prices dipped to three-week lows on Friday during a remarkably volatile US trading session, volatility even deepened following the robust US jobs report that renewed existing concerns about future higher interest rates in the USA as investors seek clarity on the imminent EU embargo on Russian refined products. Brent …
Read More »Oil stabilizes as the market awaits demand recovery in China and the EU ban
Oil prices stabilized on Friday, but were heading to record losses for the second week, as the market awaited other indications of a recovery in fuel demand in China and the extent of the impact of an embargo imposed by the European Union on Russian oil products and a ceiling …
Read More »Gold rose slightly as investors awaited the US jobs report
Gold prices settled in a narrow range on Friday, as cautious investors assessed the statements of global central banks and awaited the US Nonfarm Payrolls report. After losing nearly two percent in the previous session, spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1915.42 an ounce by 0930 GMT. US gold futures …
Read More »Dollar rose as investors awaited US jobs data
The dollar rose slightly on Friday to maintain some momentum, after jumping in the previous session following a series of decisions by central banks in Europe. Trading was relatively subdued as markets awaited the release of the latest US jobs data later in the day, which could change Federal Reserve …
Read More »Gold stabilizes after heavy selling, but is heading for a weekly decline
Gold prices stabilized on Friday after heavy selling in the previous session, as traders absorbed the statements of global central banks regarding raising interest rates, but the yellow metal is heading to record its first weekly decline in seven weeks in light of the strength of the dollar. And by …
Read More »Oil is heading for weekly losses while waiting for signs of recovery in China
Oil prices made modest gains in early trading on Friday, but were set to incur losses for the second week in a row, as the market looked for more indications of a strong recovery in fuel demand in China to offset the impact of looming recession in other major economies. …
Read More »WTI Traders focus on Asian highs
The WTI crude oil dropped to the %75s and now the daily chart shows the price breaking the trendline support. Oil is now correcting higher to $76.70 resistance. At the time of writing, the US crude is trading at $76.86 per barrel. The objective of escaping the $75s territory was …
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