Commodities

The Bank of Canada hiked its policy interest rate by 100 bps to 2.5% in July, compared to the market expectation for a rate increase of 75 bps. The BOC acknowledged that it had underestimated inflation since the 2021 spring because of global factors. USD/CAD slid to 1.2933, and trades …

WTI crude oil is under pressure although both OPEC and the IEA issued warnings that the global energy supply crisis could continue for some time during 2022. Oil is struggling to find direction and is running into some supply difficulties during midday trading session. Oil price is up by 0.5% …

Gold Price sharply bounced during the last hours and stabilized in the positive territory for the day. The precious metal, earlier, bottomed at $1,706 following US inflation data and then redounded rising by $40 within a few minutes. Gold peaked at $1,745, the highest level in three days. Volatility in …

European natural gas prices surged for a second trading day as investors, market participants and traders are watching Russia’s Nord Stream 1 pipeline on maintenance, speculating when it could be completed and thereafter reopened. The pipeline was shut for planned maintenance that is scheduled to last for 10 days, but …

The International Energy Agency said on Wednesday that the global oil market was walking a “tightrope” between a supply shortage and a possible economic recession, with demand already affected by higher prices and deteriorating economic conditions. Rarely has the outlook for oil markets been more uncertain. A worsening macroeconomic outlook …

The National Oil Corporation of Libya announced in a statement on Wednesday the lifting of force majeure and the resumption of exports from the Brega and Zueitina ports. The statement stated that a team of specialists from the Corporation is negotiating to allow the tankers to enter the ports of …

The White House memo (noting that US macroeconomic data, including the June jobs report, are not consistent with a recession) was a good attempt to improve market sentiment. The document added that “labour market strength puts the US in a better position than many other countries to transition to lower …

Oil prices are expected to slip towards $90.00 due accelerating global recession-linked fears. Lockdown in China and interest rate hikes by Western central banks have also trimmed oil price forecasts.WTI futures have displayed a steep downside after surrendering the psychological support of 100.00 last week. Crude oil recorded three-month low …

Precious metals have generally maintained the same defensive stance, with gold reaching two-month lows and silver at two-year lows.Risk aversion dominates Tuesday’s trading session as investors await clues that will be provided by June’s US CPI report, due on Wednesday. Gold price is slanted to the downside and might test …

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) expects global demand for oil to increase next year, but at a slightly slower pace than this year, as consumption will receive support from the improved control of the Covid-19 pandemic and the continued recovery of global economic growth. In its monthly …