Brent crude fell below $85 a barrel Monday, September 26th, as recession fears weighed on the US dollar. Brent crude futures fell to around $84.53 early in the day, before recovering to trade around $85.25, and West Texas Intermediate crude futures also retreated from their lowest levels to trade around …
Read More »Gold prices fell near their lowest level in two and a half years, as the dollar rose
Gold prices settled near their lowest level in two and a half years today, Monday, affected by the rise in the dollar and with the adoption of a tough stance by major central banks on interest rates to reduce inflation. And the price of gold in spot transactions fell 0.3% …
Read More »Could gold deteriorate further below $1640?
Gold price stumbled to thirty month low at $1638.90 on Friday before it turned back to trade at $1643 per ounce at the time of writing versus Thursday’s closing price at $1670.95. Volatility in the markets and dramatic FX plays did not leave gold untouched as the precious metal fell …
Read More »WTI nosedives to new eight-month-lows, below $79 per barrel
WTI, drops below $80.00 per barrel on Friday, while the US Dollar remains buoyant as the US Dollar Index rises to levels last seen on May 2002, a headwind for the US dollar-denominated commodity. Therefore, WTI is trading at $78.80, below its opening price by almost 6%, after hitting a …
Read More »Oil falls 4% on slowdown, recession concerns
On Friday, crude oil prices fell to a nine-month low as recession fears are sweeping across global risk assets and the US dollar continued this year’s advancement to reach a fresh two-decade high against rival currencies. At the time of writing, Brent trades at $84.72 per barrel while WTI trades …
Read More »Gold is confined to a narrow range
Gold prices moved in a narrow range on Friday, as the dollar stabilized near a 20-year peak, and the prospect of a larger Federal Reserve interest rate hike in the future undermined the non-yielding yellow metal’s allure. And gold settled in spot transactions at $ 1670.19 an ounce by 0658 …
Read More »Gold Keeps Firm Despite USD’s Resurgence
Gold has managed to hold firm despite the resurgence of the US dollar. Gold’s safe-haven appeal is still supporting the price within the familiar daily trading range.The gold price is settling in for the end of the North American session around flat for the day having traveled between a low …
Read More »Oil rises on Russian supply concerns
Oil surged on Thursday during a volatile US trading session while investors’ focus shifts to accelerating concerns related to Russian oil supply and as the BoE’s interest rate hike that came less than expected.Brent crude futures are trading at $89.59 at the time of writing, namely crude price has gained …
Read More »Gold trims its losses as dollar declines
Gold prices pared losses on Thursday as the dollar retreated from a two-decade high, although pressure continued on the precious metal amid rising US bond yields and hawkish comments on interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.2 percent, recording 1670.40 dollars an ounce …
Read More »Oil prices recover after falling on US rate hike
Oil prices rebounded on Thursday after falling 1% in the previous session, as fears of tight supplies in the winter outweighed fears of a global recession. Brent crude futures rose 15 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $89.98 a barrel by 0657 GMT, offsetting losses in early Asian trade. US West …
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