Commodities

Oil prices rose about 3% today, Wednesday, before giving up some of their gains as investors turned to the market, after a sharp decline in the previous session, as concerns related to supplies returned, with concerns of a global recession continuing. Brent crude futures rose as much as $3.08, or …

Global recessionary fears have impacted most sectors across financial markets. The US dollar obviously benefited from the risk-aversion and soared entrenching the dollar’s safe haven status. The risk of a US recession is above 70%, according to most analysts. The inversion of Treasury yield curve also does add to those …

Gold is under further pressure below a key monthly trendline and continues to get deeper in the red territory. Gold prices slumped to their lowest in more than six months on Tuesday, as the US dollar rallied amid growing recession concerns that caused losses across risk assets.Extra fears stem from …

WTI crude oil drops as the US dollar gains are entrenched. Bulls have mentioned that product inventories are at critically low levels, which suggests restocking will keep crude oil demand strong.Oil price is down by 10.6% on the day after falling from a high of $111.42 to a low of …

Oil prices rose on Monday as supply concerns driven by lower OPEC production, unrest in Libya and sanctions against Russia outweighed concern about a global recession slashing demand for crude. Inflation in the euro area hit another record high in June, which strengthens the case for rapid interest rate increases …

Gold prices fell in limited trading on Tuesday, after the strong performance of the dollar and the expected hike in interest rates outweighed the supportive effect of gold from concerns about the outlook for the global economy. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.2 percent to $ 1805.20 an ounce …

Oil prices rose on Monday as supply concerns driven by lower OPEC production, unrest in Libya and sanctions against Russia outweighed concern about a global recession slashing demand for crude. Inflation in the euro area hit another record high in June, which strengthens the case for rapid interest rate increases …

Asian shares achieved shy gains, but European indexes maintained the green the territory with some difficulty, reflecting persistent growth and inflation concerns while Wall Street futures responded to such fears by edging lower.Financial markets witnessed a quiet start of the week, as US markets were closed commemorating the Independence Day …

At $1,807.17, gold price is slightly retreating in the midday US session as markets are on holiday. Bond markets are closed on the occasion of the US Independence Day, but the US dollar has seen two-way price action which has both supported and sunk gold at the start of the …

Gold prices fell on Monday as higher interest rates made the precious metal less attractive but the dollar’s decline helped hold gold above the $1800 support. Spot gold fell 0.2 percent to $1,806.58 an ounce by 1121 GMT, after touching a five-month low of 1,783.50 on Friday. US gold futures …