Commodities

Gold resisted higher real rates, strong dollar and fund outflows, but the precious metal is still vulnerable to further decline.Gold is experiencing some buying interest around $1,650.00 despite bets for bigger rate hikes by the Fed. On Monday, the precious metal eased the majority of the gains despite mayhem in …

WTI is paring its earlier losses and prints gains of almost 0.40% on Monday as China’s continuing losing monetary policy, would likely make up for any reduced demand amidst high inflation and an economic deceleration, sparked global recession fears. At the time of writing, WTI is trading at $85.33 per …

Oil prices were flat on Monday as concerns that rising inflation and energy costs could push the global economy into recession as China continued to loosen its monetary policy. Brent crude futures rose 17 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $91.80 a barrel by 0915 GMT, recovering from a 6.4 percent …

Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said, quoting the CEO of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, that Kuwait on Sunday welcomed the decision of OPEC + to cut production by two million barrels per day. Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah affirmed Kuwait’s keenness to maintain balance in the oil markets for the benefit of consumers …

Oil prices rose during thin trading in early Asian markets on Monday. At the same time, the dollar fell sharply as investors awaited data from China to measure demand in the world’s largest importer of crude oil. Brent crude futures rose 85 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $92.48 a barrel …

US stocks fell on Friday, as rising inflation expectations kept alive fears that the path of aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes could lead to a recession. In the final session of a volatile week, stocks opened higher before changing course after data from the University of Michigan showed consumer …

The 10-year US Treasury yields travelled above 4% on Friday, while the US dollar index neared 20-year highs after this week’s macro data paving the way for more rate hikes by Fed.In response, gold dropped below the $1,650 an ounce level, with December futures last trading at $1,643.87, down 1.74% …

Gold market is ending the week down nearly $90 from its October highs on renewed concerns regarding the expectations of Fed’s very aggressive stance into end of 2022.The 10-year US Treasury yields traveled above 4% on Friday, while the US dollar index neared 20-year highs after this week’s macro data …

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday took steps back from earlier speculation that G7 nations are pondering a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian oil. Yellen also noted that leader have not taken any decision in this regard as well.Under the G7 plan, Russian crude oil that is …

Oil prices fell more than 3% on Friday as global recession fears and weak oil demand, especially in China, balanced support from a large cut of supply target by the OPEC+ alliance.Brent crude futures dropped to settle at $92.39 a barrel versus the opening level at $95.295, while US crude, …