Commodities

Gold prices declined on Thursday, snapping a five-session rising streak, amid increasing selling pressures with investors adjusting their positions amid losses by the U.S. Dollar (USD) and stocks markets. Given the recent rises, selling pressures might have also resulted from profit-making. Gold futures for August delivery lost $1.90, or 0.1%, …

Crude oil inventories in the United States declined last week for the seventh consecutive week, according to official data released on Thursday. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that crude inventories fell by 6.866 million barrels last week. The drop in oil inventories exceeded most market expectations of a …

Gold fell in Thursday morning in Asia as investors continued to digest the US Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes from the latest policy meeting. A stronger dollar and lower US Treasury yields also limited the yellow metal’s gains. However, the US dollar index and bond yields fell at the beginning of …

Oil prices continued to plummet, amid uncertainty about the outlook for the OPEC+ agreement and output policies. Major producers are in disagreement about extending the current output cuts, which are gradually being eased, with recent talks about quotas and production levels not leading to a consensus. Brent crude futures for …

Oil prices continued to plummet on Wednesday, amid uncertainty about the outlook for the OPEC+ agreement and output policies. Major producers are in disagreement about extending the current output cuts, which are gradually being eased, with recent talks about quotas and production levels not leading to a consensus. Brent crude …

Gold prices maintained an upwards trend for the fifth consecutive session on Wednesday, despite the rise of the U.S. Dollar (USD) across the board. However, the yellow metal was supported by the drop in U.S. Treasury bond yields to their lowest level since February, amid higher demand for safe-haven investments, …

According to Russian news agency TASS, OPEC+ producers will not be holding a meeting this week to break the impasse in the output strategy. “This week will be difficult. Negotiations are in progress, and there are no signs yet that the meeting will take place this week. The problem remains …

Gold prices consolidated on Wednesday, July 7th, near the psychologically important $1,800 an ounce level, supported by lower US Treasury yields, while investors awaited the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June meeting for more indications on its monetary policy outlook. Spot gold rose 0.1% to $1,797.84 an ounce, after hitting …

Oil prices dropped on Tuesday, finishing with huge losses, amid uncertainty about the outlook for production policies by major crude producers. Yesterday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its OPEC+ allies could not reach an agreement on the output policy starting August. Brent crude futures for September …

Gold prices finished higher on Tuesday after PMI data showed continuous expansion in the U.S. services sector but at a slower pace in June after recording a new high in May. A drop in the U.S. Treasury bond yields also provided support for the yellow metal, as the 10-year and …