Commodities

Gold prices fell by nearly 1% Thursday, December 15th, after Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, said that next year will witness more interest rate hikes. Gold in spot transactions fell 0.9% to $1791.23 an ounce, further retreating from the peak of more than 5 months that it recorded …

Oil prices were largely stable on Wednesday, amid bleak signs from data on a surprise build in US crude stockpiles and forecasts by OPEC and the International Energy Agency for oil demand to recover over the next year. Brent crude futures fell 17 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $80.51 a …

Gold prices traded in a narrow range on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy decision later in the day after lower-than-expected inflation data raised expectations for a moderate path in interest rate hikes. There was little change in the price of gold in spot transactions, and it settled …

Oil extended its gains on Tuesday, with supply disruptions and easing anti-Corona restrictions in China, the world’s largest crude importer. Brent crude futures rose 90 cents, or 1.15 percent, to $78.89 a barrel by 1020 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 67 cents, or 0.92 percent, to …

The precious metal is trading at $1784.27 per ounce at the time of writing versus the previous closing price at $1797.11.Inflation data from the US and the Federal Reserve’s policy decision are expected to help investors obviously see whether gold price can extend its bullish rally into the end of …

Gold prices declined, affected by the dollar’s rise, as investors await key inflation data in the United States and the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates due this week. The spot gold price fell 0.2% to $1793.44 an ounce as of 00:09 GMT, and US gold futures fell 0.3% …

Oil prices rose more than 1 percent in early Asian trading on Monday, as a major pipeline transporting crude oil between Canada and the United States remained closed as Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to cut production in response to the West imposing a cap on Russian oil export prices. …

EU member states and the G7 nations started applying their price cap on Russian oil prices, constituting a fresh factor why crude prices fell to fresh lows.The EU Commission President Von der Leyen anticipated more sanctions ahead and WTI trades near a weekly low of $70.97 per barrel, the lowest …

The Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia will not sustain losses from oil price caps. Putin noted that “if consumer defines oil prices, this will lead to a collapse of the oil industry”, adding that this will lead to rising prices, this proposal is stupid.Crude oil prices …

Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister said that Moscow will decide whether to increase its oil production based on the results of the first quarter of 2023, following the imposition of an EU embargo on Russian oil exports and a price cap from the West. Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the West’s …