After Tuesday’s abrupt decline, gold prices soon resumed their upward trajectory, on Wednesday, with the immediate goal being the all-time high, which is located little below $2,200 per ounce. Gold closed the North American session at $2175.60 per ounce.The US weekly crude oil and petrol stockpiles unexpectedly declined, and rising …
Read More »Additional $10 increase in crude oil prices expected by May
Crude oil futures rose sharply after Israel rejected a ceasefire offer in Gaza, reinforcing concerns of a wider Middle East conflict. The recent bombing of Rafah by Israeli forces in Gaza has also boosted crude prices. Geopolitical tensions, particularly between the US and Iran, have been a key source of …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, February 2
Gold is -0.85% down, trading around $2037 per ounce at the time of writing, obviously impacted by the rallying US dollar following surprise NFP reading on Friday.European equities gained after the US Nonfarm Payrolls reached a one-year high, pushing investors further away from rate cut expectations. The pan-European STOXX600 index …
Read More »Oil settles lower in choppy US session
Oil prices have dropped due to massive weekly gasoline and distillate stock builds, which overshadowed a larger-than-expected crude stock draw. Brent crude settled down 66 cents, or 0.8%, to $77.59 during the session, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled down 51 cents, or 0.7%, to $72.19. Low fuel …
Read More »Wall Street Expects Oil Price To Recover In 2024
According to Wall Street analysts, there is a chance that oil prices could possibly rebound in the upcoming year, though probably not much. Five major banks have projected that the global benchmark Brent will average roughly $85 per barrel in 2024, down from its current level of $77.Goldman Sachs Group …
Read More »Gas prices rise in Europe on declining imports from Egypt, Norway’s outages
Gas prices rose in the Netherlands and Britain on Monday morning, October 30, driven by news that Egyptian gas imports would stop, which will consequently affect its exports of liquefied natural gas. Cold weather and unscheduled outages in Norway also supported prices. The Dutch November benchmark natural gas contract rose …
Read More »Gold shines with falling US bond yields and tensions in the Middle East
Gold prices rebounded on Tuesday as benchmark US Treasury bond yields declined and investors awaited economic data for clues about interest rates in light of the growing tensions in the Middle East. Gold rose in spot transactions 0.3 percent to $1,977.79 per ounce by 0712 GMT, while US gold futures …
Read More »Gold retreats from its 5-month peak
Gold prices fell on Monday from the highest level in five months that they recorded in the previous session, with the dollar and US Treasury bond yields rising ahead of important economic data expected this week, while investors are looking for any indications of global repercussions of the conflict in …
Read More »Oil prices rose by more than 1% and are heading for the second weekly gain in a row
Oil prices rose by more than 1% during Friday’s trading session and are heading towards the second consecutive weekly gain in light of the continuing conflict in the Middle East. In terms of trading, Brent crude futures rose by about 1% to $93.33 per barrel. US crude contracts also rose …
Read More »Gold is at a 3-month peak due to the conflict in the Middle East
Gold prices rose to their highest levels in three months on Friday and were on track for a second straight weekly gain on rising demand boosted by conflict in the Middle East and expectations that interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve are nearing an end. By 0332 GMT, gold …
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