Gold price sharply pulled back during the US trading session as a reaction to the stronger US dollar and the jump of higher Treasury yields. The precious metal’s price slid to $1841, retreating to its lowest level since Wednesday.The Gold Index recorded a daily high after the beginning of the …
Read More »Gold is consolidating near high levels
Gold prices rose slightly on Monday, supported by a slight decline in the US dollar and US Treasury bond yields, but the outlook for the yellow metal price remained fragile in the face of interest rate hike prospects from major central banks. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,854.83 an …
Read More »Oil exceeds $120 after Saudi Arabia raises crude prices
Oil futures rose above $120 on Monday after Saudi Arabia raised crude selling prices in July, indicating a tight supply even as the OPEC+ producers agreed to accelerate production increases over the next two months. Brent crude rose 68 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $ 120.40 a barrel by 0640 …
Read More »Gold Seeks Next Direction Post NFP Data
Gold prices immediately retreated after the latest official US labour market data, which revealed 390K jobs were added in May, more than the expected 325K. Markets witness a hawkish reaction to the data, with US Treasury yields and the US dollar rising. The yield on the US 10-year note was …
Read More »Oil is falling after the OPEC+ decision to increase production
Oil prices fell on Friday after the OPEC+ group decided to increase production targets a little more than planned, but global supply shortages and increased demand as China eased Covid-19 restrictions curbed losses. The OPEC + bloc, which includes the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and independent oil …
Read More »Oil stabilizes after doubts
Oil prices were little changed on Friday and held on to the gains they made in the previous session on doubts that oil producers in the OPEC+ cartel could increase crude production enough to offset Russian oil supply shortfalls. the price of West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose one cent …
Read More »Gold is at the highest level in a month as the dollar declines
Gold prices hit a one-month high on Friday with the dollar’s decline, which put the precious metal on track to record its third consecutive weekly increase. By 0214 GMT, spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,871.28 an ounce, its highest level since May 9. Gold prices are up about 1 …
Read More »Fed’s Beige Book: Most districts exhibited slight to modest growth
The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report was released on Wednesday indicating that the status of the US economy continued to grow in recent weeks, with most Fed districts achieving slight to modest growth, down from the moderate activity reported in the April.the US dollar is higher, lifted by higher Treasury …
Read More »Gold surges to $1850 despite higher T-yields
Gold prices have bounced from multi-day lows under $1830 to the $1850 level after the beginning of the US trading session despite higher US yields. The Gold Index holds around daily highs even as Wall Street extends losses and as the US dollar further strengthens.Earlier on Wednesday, gold sharply surged …
Read More »Gold touches two-week lows as dollar and bond yields rise
Gold prices fell to their lowest level in two weeks on Wednesday, but remained in a limited range as the demand for the precious metal as a safe haven helped offset some of the continuing pressures from the rise in the dollar and US Treasury yields. And the rise of …
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