Commodities

Crude prices eased Monday, giving back part of Friday’s surge after tanker-tracking data showed Russia’s Novorossiysk port had resumed crude loadings, tempering immediate fears of a supply shock. Brent (Jan) down 0.7% to $63.97/bbl WTI down 0.7% to $59.52/bbl (04:35 ET) Supply scare fades—but risk linger remains Friday’s 2%+ rally …

European equities drifted lower at the open on Monday, with investors uneasy about global growth and bracing for a pivotal earnings update from AI bellwether Nvidia later this week. At 03:02 ET (08:02 GMT), Germany’s DAX was little changed, France’s CAC 40 slipped 0.1%, and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 fell …

Gold fell in Asian trading Monday, extending last week’s pullback as traders further priced out the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate cut next month and the U.S. dollar nudged higher. Spot gold: $4,053.84/oz (-0.6%) by 00:33 ET Dec futures: $4,055.91/oz (-0.9%) Policy repricing pressures bullion A swift reset in …

Last week in the financial markets was packed with significant developments—both on the economic front, with new data and fresh indicators, and on the political front, culminating in the end of the government shutdown. Beyond that, global equity movements drew considerable attention, accompanied by mounting concerns over a potential bubble …

Oil markets surged on Friday after a new wave of Ukrainian drone strikes hit a major Russian export hub, reigniting concerns about global supply stability and pushing crude benchmarks sharply higher in early Asian trading. The escalation injected fresh volatility into a market that has recently been dominated by worries …

Gold retreated on Friday after a strong rally earlier in the week, slipping from recent three-week highs as momentum faded and the US Dollar steadied. The metal hovered near $4,100, reflecting a shift in sentiment driven by a more cautious outlook from Federal Reserve officials.The end of the US government …

Silver slipped today after a powerful multi-day surge that had carried it close to historic highs. The pullback marks a moment of cooling in what has been one of the metal’s strongest weeks in recent memory. Silver is lower on the day , falling 2.1% to about $51.18, as the …

Gold advanced in Asian trading on Friday, drawing support from haven demand as investors weighed a murkier U.S. economic outlook, even as fading bets on a Federal Reserve cut in December capped the rally. Spot prices rose 0.4% to $4,187.43/oz by 05:24 GMT, while December futures eased slightly to $4,190.75/oz. …

European equities edged lower on Friday, trimming a broadly positive week as investors digested softer global growth signals and a pared probability of another U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut this year. At 08:10 GMT, Germany’s DAX fell 0.4%, France’s CAC 40 0.5%, and the U.K.’s FTSE 100 1.1%. Even so, …

Crude prices surged in Asian trade Friday after reports that a Ukrainian drone strike damaged infrastructure at Novorossiysk, a key Russian Black Sea export hub, adding a fresh supply-risk premium just as markets brace for new U.S. sanctions on Moscow’s largest oil firms. At 03:03 GMT, Brent January futures rose …