Commodities

German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said that Germany is doing all it can to wean itself off Russian energy, but declined to endorse a claim by Boris Johnson that it would stop importing Russian gas by the middle of 2024.Scholz said only that the goal would be achieved very soon, and …

US energy firms last week added oil and natural gas rigs for a third successive week as the federal government seeks more production to help its allies wean themselves off Russian energy, mainly oil and gas.The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose 16 to …

Gold has managed to remain buoyant despite rising US Treasury yields amid an upbeat market mood, as investors shrugged off the Ukraine-Russia brawl and a hawkish Fed, which according to March’s minutes, would hike 50-bps in the May meeting as well as reducing the $9 trillion balance sheet. XAU/USD is …

The WTI crude oil is expected to end lower for a second successive week. Meanwhile, traders digest this week’s IEA reserve release announcements.The WTI crude oil currently trades a little bit lower on the day around $96.00 after hitting March lows on Thursday. Technical selling after breaking below a long-term …

Gold traded in a limited range on Friday due to expectations of a large US interest rate hike, concern over rising inflation, and the economic fallout from the Ukraine crisis. And the price of gold settled in spot transactions at 1931.53 dollars an ounce by 0858 GMT, but it recorded …

Oil prices rose on Friday but were still on track for a second weekly decline in a row after countries announced plans to release crude from their strategic stocks. Brent crude futures rose 71 cents, or 0.7 percent, to $101.29 a barrel by 1056 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude …

Japan’s Nikkei index recorded its worst weekly performance in almost a month on concerns about the impact of the Federal Reserve’s tightening of its monetary policies, the conflict in Ukraine, and the closure measures in China. The Nikkei index lost 2.46 percent this week, its worst performance since the week …

The market’s sentiment continued cautious as traders’ focus shifted to central banks’ hawkish rhetoric and tensions between the US allies and Russia. The US widened its actions against Moscow, hitting Russian Sberbank and Alfa Bank. Investment in Russia by American companies is banned. The EU is backing a Russian coal …

Brent crude futures fell 49 cents, or 0.5%, to settle at $100.58 a barrel while WTI crude fell 20 cents, or 0.6%, to settle at $96.03 a barrel. The previous session, both benchmarks plunged more than 5% to their lowest closing levels since March 16. Oil settled lower on Thursday, …

The gold price is stuck within familiar ranges, bouncing around between a daily resistance and support channel. However, like a coil, the build-up of energy and maintained force could be about to set off an almighty breakout, one way or the other. The Gold Index, XAU/USD, is trading at $1,934.09, …