Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Monday after US leaders reached a tentative agreement on the government’s debt ceiling, which could prevent a catastrophic default in the world’s largest economy and oil consumer. And by 2317 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 39 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $ …
Read More »Gold prices are falling after reaching an agreement regarding the US debt ceiling
Gold prices fell on Monday after a tentative agreement was reached on suspending the US debt ceiling at the weekend, as concerns about prolonged interest rate hikes dampened appetite for the non-interest-bearing metal. And by 0252 GMT, spot gold fell 0.1 percent to $ 1944.09 an ounce, hovering near its …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, May 22-26
US stocks closed higher on Friday as progress was made in talks to raise the US debt ceiling, while chip stocks jumped for the second day amid optimism about artificial intelligence. After several rounds of talks, a US official told Reuters that US President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 26/05/2023
Tech stocks pushed solid gains for Wall Street on Friday after another chipmaker reported strong demand related to artificial intelligence. The gold market suffered another week of losses, falling for the third week as markets shifted expectations from a rate pause to a rate hike at the Fed’s policy meeting …
Read More »US equities sharply higher on debt ceiling deal optimism
US stocks finished sharply higher on Friday on hopes that talks on raising the US debt ceiling could further progress and a deal could eventually be made, while chip stocks surged for a second straight day on optimism about artificial intelligence.After several rounds of talks, US President Joe Biden and …
Read More »US Sec. Yellen extends deadline for default to June 5
The US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke on Friday and extended the deadline for raising the federal debt limit, saying the government could default on its debt as early as June 5 without increasing the country’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling. Yellen had previously put that date as in early June, …
Read More »IMF suggests US interest rates needs to be higher for longer
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, has crossed the wires with the following comments:US economy has proven resilient in face of significan fiscal and monetary tightening -article iv review statement.Expects US growth to be around 1.2% in 2023, picking up momentum later in 2024.US unemployment to rise …
Read More »Following three week losses, Wall Street divided on gold price direction
The gold market suffered another week of losses, falling for the third week as markets shifted expectations from a rate pause to a rate hike at the Fed’s policy meeting in June. The sentiment on Wall Street is now split on whether gold is done falling. Upbeat macro data and …
Read More »US debt ceiling talks get closer to a deal
The US debt ceiling talks are nearing agreement as the default deadline looms, with Wall Street and European shares rising as the White House and congressional Republicans work on the final touches of a package to present to Congress. House speaker Kevin McCarthy arrived at the US Capitol on Friday …
Read More »Oil is watching contradicting OPEC, Russian messages
Oil prices ticked up on Friday by 1%, as the market weighed conflicting messages from Russia and Saudi Arabia ahead of the next OPEC+ policy meeting. Brent crude was last up 53 cents at $76.79 a barrel, while US WTI rose 63 cents to $72.46 a barrel. Russian President Vladimir …
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