Commodities

“Price pressures to subside as life normalizes in 2022,” US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said while crossing wires during late Monday night. The policymaker expected, “Monthly CPI around 0.2% to 0.3% in H2 of 2022.” Earlier, US Treasury Secretary Yellen spoke during a CNBC interview while saying, “Inflation has reached …

Gold prices have put in an aggressively retreating move Monday, seemingly driving on the news that Fed Chair Jerome Powell has been reappointed for a second term.While few would consider Chair Powell as a hawk, the fact that this move has printed so cleanly off of that headline indicates that …

Everything is bigger in Texas. Problems with its electric grid and energy demand for bitcoin is no exception. A new analysis shows that the electric grid is just as vulnerable to crises and blackouts as it was before February’s blackouts just as the state is gearing up to turn into …

Oil prices rose on Monday, rebounding from recent losses, on reports that OPEC+ could adjust plans to raise oil production if large consuming countries release crude from their reserves or if the coronavirus pandemic dampens demand. This marks the latest development in the market after weeks long tug-of-war game. Brent …

Consumer confidence in the Eurozone has dropped in November for the second successive month as rising COVID-19 cases and higher energy prices in addition to surging inflation dented consumers’ moods and continued to worry citizens, as the Euro hit a 21-month low against the sterling.The European Commission said Monday that …

Existing Home Sales in the U.S. rose 0.8% in October to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 6.34 million units, according to data released by the National Association of Realtors. Sales were 5.8% lower than they were in October 2020 and the current figure outpaced the originally projected 6.20 million. …

Speaking on Dubai TV, Monday, Mohamed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Professional Technical Analysts, shed light on a number of developments in the markets this week: European Stocks Hashad commented on how markets would deal today with concerns over …

Oil prices rose on Monday but remained pressured by rising COVID-19 cases in Europe and the possibility of Japan drawing down on its national reserves, raising concerns about oversupply and weak demand. Brent crude and US West Texas Intermediate prices fell more than a dollar in early trading, hitting their …

Gold fell in Monday morning trading in Asia but settled after hitting its lowest level in nearly two weeks. However, concerns about high numbers of COVID-19 cases in Europe helped limit some losses in gold. While gold futures were down 0.26% at $1,846.80. The dollar, which usually moves in reverse …

Baker Hughes reported, Friday, that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil rose by seven to 461 this week.The new figures followed increases in each of the previous three weeks, including a climb of four oil rigs last week, Baker Hughes data shows.The total active U.S. rig count, …