Commodities

Gold prices rose on Monday, opening the week with a positive performance and restoring the $1,800 key price level, amid expectations for a rise in inflation. In addition, the decline by the U.S. Dollar (USD) helped gold returns to gains, scoring its biggest daily rise since early January. The yellow …

Oil prices increased due to the slow resumption of US crude production after it was reduced by freezing weather conditions while demand recovered from its low levels during the Corona pandemic. Brent crude rose 55 cents, or 0.9%, to $63.46 a barrel, after increasing nearly 1% last week. U.S. crude …

US media reported that US authorities said that about 8.8 million Texas residents were still facing water supply problems after an unprecedented frost wave damaged power plants last week. The authorities still advise millions of Texas residents to boil water before using it, although all power stations returned to work …

Gold prices rose, after reaching its lowest level in more than seven months in the previous session, as support from the dollar’s weakness overshadowed the pressure caused by the rise in Treasury yields. Spot gold rose 0.5% to 1,791.50 dollars an ounce, after touching its lowest level since the second …

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Russia have all divided overviews on production strategy ahead of the upcoming OPEC+ meeting. Saudi Arabia sees a preference for keeping production steady, but Russia wants to increase supplies, Bloomberg reported. OPEC+, which includes members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) …

Oil prices declined on Friday, amid expectations that major crude producers forming the OPEC+ alliance could decide to raise output next month. The fall in oil prices comes despite the continuity of cold weather conditions, due to a strong winter storm that led to the shutdown of major oil facilities, …

Gold prices rose on Friday for the second consecutive session, narrowing their weekly losses that remained the biggest since the first week of the year. A decline by the U.S. Dollar (USD) across the board against major international currencies helped the rise of the yellow metal, which still scored weekly …

The number of active oil rigs in the United States declined this week, seeing their first weekly decrease since November 2020, according to data by Baker Hughes. Oil rigs in the U.S. decreased by one to a total of 305 this week, while rigs drilling for natural gas increased by …

Oil prices fell by more than 1% today, Friday, to continue declines recorded overnight, due to fears that refineries will take time to resume operations after a wave of freezing weather in the American South, causing a gap in demand, while OPEC+ supplies are expected to rise. Brent crude futures …

Gold recouped some of its losses after falling to its lowest levels in more than seven months, but it remains on the path of recording its worst weekly performance since the end of November, as the attractiveness of the yellow metal, which does not yield a return, has decreased due …