Gold prices rose on Thursday, amid a strong decline by the US Dollar (USD) after the release of the Federal Reserve policy statement, which vowed to continue easing the monetary policy. Gold futures for February delivery added $31.30, or 1.7%, to close at $1,890.40 per ounce. The yellow metal futures …
Read More »Gold Rising as US Dollar Was Negatively Affected by The Progress of The US Stimulus
Gold prices reached a week high on Thursday, December 14th, as progress in reaching an agreement on fiscal stimulus in the United States pressed the dollar, while the yellow metal received more support thanks to the US Federal Reserve’s pledge to keep interest rates low until the economy recovers. In …
Read More »Oil Closes Higher and Maintains Upward Trend
Oil prices closed higher on Wednesday, amid hopes for a new stimulus package in the United States, and after a decline in US crude inventories last week. Crude prices maintained their best levels since early March, as the global benchmark, Brent crude futures for February delivery gained 32 cents, or …
Read More »Gold Settles Higher Amid Stimulus Hopes
Gold prices rose on Wednesday, amid anticipation for a new stimulus package in the United States. The yellow metal futures for February delivery rose by $3.80, or 0.2%, to close at $1,859.10 per ounce. This is the highest closing level for gold futures since December 8.
Read More »US Crude Inventories Down 3.1 M Barrels
Crude oil inventories in the United States decreased by 3.1 million barrels last week to stand at 500 million barrels, according to the weekly report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. Meanwhile, gasoline stockpiles rose by 1 million barrels to 238.9 million barrels and distillate stockpiles …
Read More »Oil Prices Rose on Optimism About Covid-19 Vaccine And Weakness of Dollar
Oil prices rose today, Wednesday, due to the decline of the dollar and the progress in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, but the gains were limited due to a sudden increase in crude oil inventories in the United States and the tightening of measures to combat Coronavirus in Europe. Brent …
Read More »Oil Prices Dropping Due to a Sudden Increase in US Inventories
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, December 16, due to a sudden increase in crude oil inventories in the United States and due to continuing investor concerns about the decline in fuel demand in light of tightening public isolation measures in Europe to combat the virus pandemic. Brent crude futures fell …
Read More »API: Crude Stocks And a Sharp Increase in Distillates Last Week
The American Petroleum Institute data said Tuesday that inventories of crude oil, gasoline and distillates in the United States increased at the fastest pace in the latest week. Crude inventories rose by 2 million barrels in the week ending on December 11, to about 495 million, compared with analysts’ expectations …
Read More »Gold Reaches Its Highest Level in a Week Due to Bets on US Stimulus And Anticipation of The Fed’s Decision
Gold prices rose on Wednesday, December 16th, to their highest level in a week, as the yellow metal was based on a rise in the previous session thanks to hopes for more US stimulus, while investors awaited the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision. Spot gold rose 0.1% to $1854.51 an …
Read More »Oil Maintains Best Levels Since March
Oil prices surged on Tuesday, to close at its highest level since March, amid rising optimism about the rollout of Coronavirus vaccines. In addition, hopes for a new stimulus package in the United States helped support crude prices during the second session of the week. Brent crude futures for February …
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