Gold prices fell on Monday, July 25 after the dollar’s rise and expectations of a US Federal Reserve interest rate hike this week dampened gold demand. The price of gold fell 0.2% to $ 1724.50 an ounce as of 04:23 GMT, after rising to its highest level in more than …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap – July 18-22
The US dollar fell over the past week by more than 1.5%, and closed at 106.410 last Friday. The US Treasury yields declined, but the gap remains large between the two-year yields of 2.9721 and the 10-year yields of 2.754. Following the conclusion of its two-day policy review meeting on …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Friday, July 22
The US yield curve is still inverted, this has continued for 14 successive days. Fragile market sentiment prevailed on Friday, as equities are seesawing, due to US S&P Global PMI data, flashing a contraction in the services sector and its Composite index, while traders seek safety towards US Treasuries, with …
Read More »WTI ends below $95 on EU’s adjusted arrangements for Russian oil
US crude oil prices stabilized below $95 per barrel for the first time since April in choppy trading circumstances on Friday after the European Union announced it would allow Russian companies to ship oil to third countries under an adjustment of sanctions agreed by member states this week. Under the …
Read More »Gold Reclaims $1723 On PMI Data
Gold Price is set to finish the week up by almost 1%, snapping five weeks of losses. Investors’ recession-linked fears were renewed on weaker than expected EU and US PMI data.The US 2s-10s yield curve inversion extended for 14 straight days. Gold Price rises for the second consecutive day after …
Read More »Gold rises, supported by lower US Treasury yields
Gold prices rose on Friday, supported by lower US Treasury yields, although the prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike and a stronger dollar limited gains. By 1215 GMT, spot gold rose 0.5% to $1,727.09 an ounce. Prices fell to a more than one-year low of $1,680.25 on Thursday …
Read More »Oil prices are falling as production resumes in Libya and demand expectations weaken
Oil prices fell on Friday as the outlook for global demand weakened, as well as the resumption of some Libyan crude oil production. By 1023 GMT, Brent crude futures fell $1.02 to $102.84 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell $1.08 to $95.27 a barrel. Friday’s data revealed that …
Read More »The Russian ruble falls above 58 against the dollar after cutting interest rates
The Russian ruble fell above 58 against the dollar on Friday, falling to its weakest point during the morning after the central bank cut interest rates for the fourth time this year by 150 basis points to 8 percent, exceeding expectations. By 1047 GMT, the ruble fell 1.9 percent to …
Read More »Gold falls with the rise of USD
Gold prices fell on Thursday to their lowest levels in nearly a year, as prospects for an interest rate hike by major central banks to curb spiralling inflation weighed on the precious metal’s allure. Although gold is considered a hedge against inflation, higher interest rates increase the opportunity cost of …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Thursday, July 21
All eyes focused on the ECB on Thursday, amid a series of events taking place in the European Union. The most relevant was the central bank’s monetary policy decision on hiking rates by 50 bps, the first hike in over 11 years, and the awaited move away from negative rates. …
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