Commodities

The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated that there was a draw this week for crude oil of 3.0 million barrels, compared to analyst predictions of a 1.558 million barrel draw. US crude inventories have shed 80 million barrels since the start of 2021 and about 23 million barrels since the …

Gold tumbles to $1890 and then rebounds more than $20. Volatility is set to remain high amid news from Ukraine and sharp moves in the Treasury market. Bearish bias prevails in XUA/USD, more losses seen on a consolidation under $1900.Gold is having another volatile session on Tuesday. Price dropped sharply …

As pointed out by Mohamed Hashad, Director of Research and Development Department at Noor Capital, in this morning’s report, The safe-haven yellow metal fell strongly after positive news regarding the progress of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. As a result, the yellow metal gave up the levels of 1900 dollars …

Oil prices fell as much as $7 a barrel during trading on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session, after Russia described peace talks with Ukraine as constructive, while fresh shutdowns in China to curb the spread of the coronavirus hit fuel demand. Brent crude futures fell to $105.46 a …

Oil prices fell more than 7 percent on Monday, as concerns grew about slowing fuel demand in China after authorities in the country’s financial hub, Shanghai, said they would implement a two-stage shutdown to contain an increase in coronavirus cases. Brent crude futures fell $8.17, or 6.8 percent, to $112.48 …

The gold price is down on the day, losing around 1.9% as the US stock market rises later in the day for a positive close in hopes of a breakthrough in peace talks surrounding the Ukraine crisis. The market mood was sour, helping the American dollar to end the day …

Gold futures settled lower on Monday for a second straight session, with strength in the US dollar pressuring prices for the precious metal. The dollar has generally been the primary safe haven in recent weeks, but interest in gold, while perhaps somewhat subdued, is still relatively solid. Investor sentiment has …

A majority of Americans believe President Biden has not been “tough enough” on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine but are concerned about the US being drawn into an all-out war with Russia, according to a poll published on Monday by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.Why it …

The U.S., Europe and Japan have called on oil-producing nations to do more to tackle record-high prices amid the war in Ukraine and ongoing supply shortages. On Monday, OPEC+ group was reportedly expected to stick to the May oil output plan increase plan at the March 31 meeting as several …

Baker Hughes on Friday reported that the number of active US rigs drilling for oil was up by seven to 531 this week. Traders said US oil exports have jumped in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and that domestic oil that used to go to a storage hub …