Commodities

Gold prices rose Thursday, January 7th, as a democratic sweep of the re-election in Georgia boosted expectations of additional US stimulus, although the rise in Treasury yields curbed the yellow metal to below a two-month high it reached in the previous session. Gold advanced in spot transactions to more than …

Oil prices rose on Wednesday, after data showed a big drop in U.S. crude inventories last week, and on the back of the recent OPEC+ agreement to reduce production levels. Brent crude futures for March delivery rose by 70 cents, or 1.3%, to finish at $54.30 per barrel. Meanwhile, the …

Gold prices dropped on Wednesday, due to the surge in Treasury bond yields in the United States to their highest level since March of last year. The yellow metal futures for February delivery declined by $45.80, or 2.3%, to close at $1,908.60 per ounce. Meanwhile, silver futures for March delivery …

Crude oil inventories in the United States declined last week by more than expected, data showed on Wednesday. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) weekly reported showed that crude oil stockpiles decreased by 8 million barrels in the week ending on January 1 to a total of 485.5 million barrels. …

Gold prices hit a two-month high on Wednesday, with the dollar retreating due to growing expectations that Democrats will win the run-off in the US Senate elections in Georgia, which is likely to support the adoption of additional fiscal stimulus packages. During the session, gold rose in spot transactions to …

Oil prices surged on Tuesday, supported by a new agreement by major producers to further reduce production levels amid a new wave of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other top producers, forming an alliance known as OPEC+, reached an agreement on Tuesday to …

The gold rally continued on Tuesday with strong gains on the second session of 2021, amid increased demand amid concerns about the rising number of new Coronavirus cases in many countries. Gold futures for February delivery rose by $7.8, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,954.4 per ounce. On Monday, the …

Saudi Arabia is reportedly proposing more output cuts during the month of February during the OPEC+ summit, Reuters reported. The Kingdom believes maintaining production curbs is essential to restoring the global oil market balance, despite an improved outlook due to the rollout of Coronavirus vaccines. This comes as worries about …

Oil prices rose nearly a dollar on Tuesday as tensions escalated after Iran seized a South Korean ship and as OPEC+ considers a possible production cut in February. Brent crude for March delivery increased 96 cents to $52.05 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude for February delivery was …

An OPEC document dated January 4, seen by Reuters, showed that the OPEC+ group of oil producers is considering reducing production by 500 thousand barrels per day in February, and three other scenarios include maintaining production at current levels or increasing 500 thousand barrels per day.