Commodities

In its monthly report published on Wednesday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced that it lowered the 2021 oil demand growth forecast to 5.82 million (bpd) from 5.96 million bpd, per Reuters. Raising expectations of non-OPEC supply growth by 100,000 barrels per day in 2022 Maintaining the …

Oil, Crude, trading

The economic outlook on Tuesday’s U. S. trading session encompassed several readings that significantly impacted the performance of major currencies as well as Wall Street.Market Sentiment Market sentiment pushed the U. S. dollar to hit a one-year high on Tuesday on expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce a tapering …

Another month of slow hiring forced White House officials to admit that the recovery is lagging expectations, and that inflation and worker shortages could continue into 2022.Administration officials are planning to highlight whatever bright spots they can find, such as rising wages and the pace of economic growth, and use …

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said Tuesday that while inflation has surged more than he had expected and runs the risk of being more persistent than desired, he still believes price pressures will ease over time, in other words,  U. S. jobs slowdown should not derail taper …

Gold prices rose on Tuesday, October 12 as risk aversion and inflation concerns added to the yellow metal’s allure, but expectations that the US Federal Reserve would start cutting economic stimulus capped gains. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,759.56 an ounce by 07:20 GMT, while US gold futures rose 0.3% …

Oil prices fell on Tuesday, October 12 for the first time in four days in what analysts described as a respite after weeks of gains due to rebounding global demand contributing to energy shortages in major economies. Brent crude prices fell to $83.59 a barrel, after touching a three-week high …

Crude prices surged as traders expect oil and natural gas production will be limited by a global drive to lower carbon emissions and a mix up secure supplies.U.S. crude rose 1.5% to $80.52 a barrel on Monday, closing above $80 for the first time since 2014 and bringing its climb …

Gold prices have gone back and forth during Monday’s trading session, and continued to hang out above the $1750 level.Investors continue to pay close attention to interest rates in the U. S, as they will have a massive influence on what happens next.A breakdown below the $1750 level could send …

The U. S. supports calls for OPEC+ to do more to manage the economic recovery worldwide, a White House official said on Monday, as crude prices hit multi-year peaks. The official noted that Biden’s administration is closely monitoring the cost of oil and gasoline and using every tool to address …