Commodities

Gold prices fell 1% on Thursday, after US Treasury yields and the dollar rose, with expectations for gold already damped by fears that the US Federal Reserve will resort to a larger interest rate hike this month to tackle rising inflation. Spot gold fell 1% to $1,718.69 an ounce by …

Oil prices fell on Thursday as investors doubled down on bets that the US central bank would raise interest rates, which would control inflation and curb oil demand. Brent crude futures for September were down 20 cents, or 0.2 percent, at $99.37 a barrel by 0010 GMT, having gained nine …

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 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 …