Despite all the challenges ahead, Fed’s Evans said he remained optimistic for 2022. Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said on Thursday that he expects good momentum for the US economy to continue well into 2022.Evans expects the labour sector to continue to improve next year as more and more people …
Read More »Traders Forecast Annual US Consumer Price Gains
Traders have hiked their preliminary forecasts for US consumer price inflation over the next few months, and now widely see annual headline figures coming in at 7% or higher into early next year.Fixings, which trade as derivatives on the likelihood of where future consumer price index levels will land, are …
Read More »Lane: Still Expect Eurozone Inflation To Ease Next Year
Eurozone inflation will ease next year and there is no sign that investors or consumers expect runaway prices in the medium term, the European Central Bank’s chief economist said on Thursday.“We’re not seeing expectations de-anchoring to the upside,” Lane told an online event hosted by the U.S. Federal Reserve.“Right now …
Read More »November’s Manufacturing Activity Falls
The Tenth District Manufacturing Survey’s Composite Index fell to 24 in November versus 31 in October. The latest index came in at 24, down 7 from last month’s 31, indicating continued expansion in November, but at a slower pace according to Kansas City Fed.The future outlook ticked up to 35. …
Read More »EIA: Natural Gas Supplies Climb
The US EIA has reported a 26-billion-cubic-foot weekly climb in natural-gas supplies. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported on Thursday that domestic supplies of natural gas rose by 26 billion cubic feet for the week ended Nov. 12. IHS Markit had forecast an increase of 24 billion cubic feet. Total …
Read More »Natural Gas Rebounds On EIA Data
Natural gas futures trimmed losses ahead of the latest round of government inventory data early Thursday as strong liquefied natural gas takeaway continue to support prices.Coming off a 36.1-cent sell-off in the previous session, the December delivery Nymex contract was up 17.7 cents to $4.993/MMBtu.Technical momentum and evidence of strong …
Read More »U.S. Natural Gas Contracts Fell 7% on Wednesday’s
US natural gas futures fell 7% on Wednesday, November 17, with continued increases in production and expectations of a decline in heating demand this week. As US gas contracts for December delivery ended the trading session lower by 36.1 cents, to settle at $4.816 per million British thermal units. After …
Read More »Oil is Falling on US-China
The benchmark Brent crude fell during those moments of trading today, Thursday, below the levels of 80 dollars, as it is trading at levels of 79.8 dollars, down 0.6 dollars. The benchmark Brent crude has fluctuated between levels of $80.15 as a top and $79.6 as a bottom since trading …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 17-11-2021
US shares, treasury yields and the US dollar reversed direction and closed lower, Wednesday. The three assets were negatively several by several factors in the markets, most notably the decision by Amazon.com to stop accepting payments with Visa cards in the UK as of 2022 in addition to negative data …
Read More »T-Yields Push Gold Higher Nearest $1,900
Gold has ended Wednesday’s US trading session with the highest daily gains in a week. Gold price has edged around $1,867.Gold got the opportunity to cheer US Treasury yields’ heavy pullback that impacted the US Dollar Index (DXY) amid the absence of major catalysts and ongoing inflation.Gold is buyers’ favourite …
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