Commodities

OPEC on Tuesday maintained its forecast for strong global oil demand growth in 2022 and 2023, based on indications that major economies are doing better than expected despite unfavorable factors such as rising inflation. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said in a monthly report that oil demand …

Gold prices were flat on Tuesday, as cautious investors awaited US inflation data to anticipate how much the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. And gold prices in spot transactions recorded little change to 1724.19 dollars an ounce by 0729 GMT. Prices reached a two-week high of $1,734.99 on Monday …

The performance of oil price gets firmer during the US session as both WTI and Brent crude benefit from strong risk appetite and exploit today’s weaker US Dollar. Equities in the US have pushed higher over the last week ahead of tomorrow’s CPI data, with traders betting that the peak …

Several gold investors were frustrated with gold’s price action so far in 2022 as the prices declined nearly 5%. However, commodity analysts at Bank of America have a slightly more optimistic view of the precious metal.In a report Monday, the analysts said that in the current environment, gold prices are …

Oil prices rose on Monday after Iran’s nuclear talks appeared to have reached a dead end and with the implementation of a Russian oil ban imminent, scarce supplies struggled to meet still-strong demand. Brent crude futures rose 88 cents, or 1 percent, to $93.72 a barrel by 1100 GMT. US …

Gold prices rose more than 1% on Friday, September 9, to reach their highest level in more than a week, as a weak dollar boosted demand for the yellow metal, even as US Reserve policymakers pledged to raise interest rates to tame inflation pressures. Spot gold rose 1.1% to 1726.80 …

With a new trading week, geopolitics could impact financial markets on two fronts, firstly; on the Chinese front, US President Biden is pondering an executive order to screen and restrict US overseas investment in technology development in China. The Chinese embassy in Washington said, Friday, that Beijing opposes the order, …

Oil prices surged about 4% on Friday, boosted by real as well as threatened cuts to supply, although futures posted a second weekly decline as aggressive interest rate hikes and China’s COVID-19 curbs weighed on the demand outlook.Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to halt oil and gas exports to …

As the US dollar trims losses on Friday amid risk appetite and a rebound in US yields, the Gold Index is hovering around $1710.Gold turned to the downside again after approaching the $1730 area and pulled back sharply toward $1710, erasing daily gains on Friday. The stabilized dollar and rebounding …

Gold prices rose more than 1 percent on Friday to its highest level in more than a week as a weak dollar boosted demand for the yellow metal, even as Federal Reserve policymakers pledged to raise interest rates to tame inflation pressures. And gold rose in spot transactions 1.1 percent …