AUD/JPY hit fresh monthly lows beneath the 91.00 level on Tuesday, the pair heavily weighed amid as a steep sell-off engulfed global equity markets with investors fretting about everything from China lockdown risk, economic and military tensions with Russia amid the ongoing Russo-Ukraine war, a worsening global growth outlook and …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 18 April
Major European markets were closed on Monday with generally quite subdued trading conditions for most of the day. Flows were picking up somewhat during US trade. Nonetheless, the US dollar traded firmly across the board against its major G10 counterparts and the Dollar Index (DXY) hit its highest level since …
Read More »Gold prices rise to the highest level in a month as the Ukrainian crisis continues
Gold prices jumped about 1 percent to their highest level in more than a month on Monday, as concerns about the economic fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war and rising inflation pushed investors to the precious metal as a safe haven. And the price of gold in spot transactions reached 1993.28 …
Read More »Gold prices rise to the highest level in more than a month
Gold prices rose on Monday to touch their best level since mid-March after the Russian-Ukrainian crisis pushed investors to safe haven. And the price of gold in spot transactions rose 0.5 percent to $ 1984.20 an ounce its highest level since March 14. And US gold futures rose 0.8 percent …
Read More »Gold is on its way to achieving weekly gains amid political and economic risks
Gold prices fell on Thursday but were still on track to record a weekly increase, supported by the demand for safe havens due to the Ukraine crisis and mounting price pressures. By 1100 GMT, gold fell in spot transactions 0.2 percent to $ 1973.41 an ounce, after rising for six …
Read More »Gold Holds Gains, Hovers Around $1,980
Gold holds in fresh bull-cycle highs in the midday New York session. The Gold Price is being supported amid continued demand for inflation protection in wake of the latest CPI/PPI data. Geopolitical tensions also remain higher and the prospects of Russo-Ukraine peace remain poor, underpinning the Gold Index.Gold price has …
Read More »Washington to announce $750 million more in weapons for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to announce as soon as Wednesday another $750 million in military assistance for Ukraine for its fight against Russian forces.The equipment would be funded using the Presidential Drawdown Authority, or PDA, in which the president can authorize the transfer of articles and services …
Read More »Is Fed Prepared to Support Impacted Commodities Market?
A market breakdown could have extensive economic consequences. The US central bank is believed to be aware of the necessity of being prepared to lend emergency support in the aftermath of the sanctions imposed on Russia, given the fact that the sanctioned country is undoubtedly one of the globe’s largest …
Read More »Johnson, Biden agree to continue pressures on Russia
UK PM Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden agreed on the need to continue joint efforts to ratchet up the economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine, a Downing Street statement on Tuesday said, reported Reuters. The two leaders discussed the need to accelerate …
Read More »Putin: Talks In A Dead-End, Ukraine Deviated From Agreements Achieved In Istanbul
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that talks with Ukraine are in a dead-end, reported Reuters citing Russia’s state-run RIA. Ukraine has deviated from the agreements achieved at talks in Istanbul, he added. Putin’s remarks come after he earlier stated that Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine is going …
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