At the time of writing, the precious metal trades around $1703. Earlier on Tuesday, gold future traded at $1712.80 with net decline of $9.80 or – 0.56%. Concurrently the dollar index was up 71 points or 0.65% and fixed at 110.22. This could mean that there was fractional buying in …
Read More »Demand Fears Drag WTI Price Lower
Oil prices fell on Tuesday as concern returned about the prospect of more interest rate hikes and COVID-19 lockdowns weakening fuel demand, reversing a two-day rally on OPEC+’s first output target cut since 2020.The US benchmark had been trading since Sunday without settlement due to the Labor Day holiday. WTI …
Read More »Oil is falling as concerns about demand return
Oil prices fell on Tuesday after a two-day rally, as concerns returned over weak demand and the possibility of raising interest rates, as crude gave up the support it got from the first cut in production targets announced by OPEC + since 2020. New closures to curb the outbreak of …
Read More »The rise of gold with the decline of the dollar and the increase in demand for safe havens
Gold prices rose on Tuesday, as the pause in the dollar’s rally and the energy crisis in Europe prompted some investors to buy the safe-haven metal. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.5% to $ 1718.30 an ounce, by 0648 GMT. Prices rose earlier by about one percent to their …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – September 5
The US dollar started the week with positive performance against most major rival currencies, although a Federal holiday in the US maintained volumes at their lows and major pairs within limited intraday ranges.On Monday, Moscow decided to cut energy to Europe until Western sanctions are lifted. Germany announced it will …
Read More »Could Iran’s Nuclear Talks Make Real Progress?
Iran’s minister of petroleum Javad Owji said the world needed more Iranian oil, and that his country was ready to play a role in providing it away from politics, the Iranian oil ministry’s news agency SHANA reported on Monday.On Monday also, Iran’s foreign minister held a phone call with his …
Read More »Gold slides from daily highs, but hovers around $1710 level
Gold price hardly slides 0.13%, weighed by higher US Treasury bond yields and the strength of the US dollar.Gold price losses some of its brightness at the beginning of the week, down by 0.49%, in a thin liquidity trading day, with US markets, closed in the observance of Labour day. …
Read More »Moscow won’t resume gas supplies to EU until sanctions lifted
On Monday, the Kremlin blamed western sanctions for failure to deliver gas through Nord Stream 1 pipeline. Russia’s Gazprom announced last weekend that the suspension of gas supplies at Nord Stream 1 would be extended indefinitely, citing ‘malfunctions’ along the pipeline. Russia will not resume its natural gas supplies to …
Read More »Macron: France supports common gas purchase at EU level
French President Emmanuel Macron announced EU member states could satisfy gas storage targets, having 92-93% of the storage capacity already filled.Macron’s statements came after his phone talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Markets paid little attention to these comments and EUR/USD was last losing 0.3% on the day at 0.9920.Additional …
Read More »OPEC + agrees to cut oil production by 100,000 barrels per day in October
In its most recent ministerial meeting, the OPEC group decided to reduce oil production by 100,000 barrels per day, compared to the increase approved during the last meeting. The OPEC + ministerial meeting confirmed the negative impact of volatility and low liquidity on the current oil market, and the need …
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