Crude Oil has been bullish since US WTI crude reversed from $-37.50 two years ago. It headed toward $100 where it traded for some time, but the conflict in Ukraine last month sent it surging higher, especially when the US president Joe Biden decided to place sanctions on Russian oil. …
Read More »Gold slides to multi-day low, eyes $1,950 amid stronger USD
Gold extended the previous day’s retracement slide from the vicinity of the $2,000 psychological mark and witnessed some selling on Tuesday. The intraday downfall picked up pace during the early North American session and dragged spot prices to a four-day low, around the $1,957 region in the last hour. The …
Read More »OPEC+ supply gap widens in March as sanctions hit Russia’s production
A report from the OPEC + group seen by Reuters showed that the production of the alliance of oil producers was less than production targets in March by 1.45 million barrels per day, with the beginning of a decline in Russia’s production after the sanctions imposed by the West. The …
Read More »Gold is falling with the rise of the dollar
Gold prices fell on Tuesday as the dollar rose on expectations that prices may in the near term retest the resilience of the yellow metal at the key level of $2000 an ounce. Spot gold fell 0.2 percent to 1975.36 dollars an ounce, and US gold futures fell 0.4 percent …
Read More »Gold Expected To Recapture $2000 Mark Despite Buoyant Us Yields, Stronger USD
The Gold Price remains poised to recapture $2,000, and trades around 1.0% higher on the day. Elevated inflation, recession risks and the Russia-Ukraine war continue to boost the precious metal safe-haven appeal.This week’s speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell will keep precious metal traders on their toes. Gold prices came …
Read More »Gold prices rise to the highest level in a month as the Ukrainian crisis continues
Gold prices jumped about 1 percent to their highest level in more than a month on Monday, as concerns about the economic fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war and rising inflation pushed investors to the precious metal as a safe haven. And the price of gold in spot transactions reached 1993.28 …
Read More »Oil prices rise on supply concerns as the Ukraine crisis deepens
Oil prices rose to their highest level in nearly three weeks on Monday, as fears of a global supply tightness intensified as the crisis in Ukraine deepened, raising the prospect of tougher Western sanctions against Russia, the world’s largest crude exporter. Brent crude futures rose 1.09, or 1.0 percent, to …
Read More »Gold prices rise to the highest level in more than a month
Gold prices rose on Monday to touch their best level since mid-March after the Russian-Ukrainian crisis pushed investors to safe haven. And the price of gold in spot transactions rose 0.5 percent to $ 1984.20 an ounce its highest level since March 14. And US gold futures rose 0.8 percent …
Read More »China-EU commercial ties too hard to break despite Ukraine war
China surpassed the United States to become the European Union’s (EU) largest trading partner in 2020-21 thanks to strong demand during the pandemic. Despite EU frustrations with Beijing over its stance on the Ukraine war, trade ties will be hard to break, regardless of attempts by EU policymakers to diversify …
Read More »Russian economy to crash as sanctions get intensified
The Russian economy is poised to collapse this year after the U.S. and its European allies hit the Kremlin with a slew of crippling financial penalties over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Russian manufacturing activity plunged in March, contracting at the sharpest pace since May 2020 as businesses confronted a …
Read More »