Gold prices firmed on Thursday as investors remained cautious about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which also boosted demand for the safe-haven precious metal, while supply fears pushed palladium to a seven-month high. Gold prices consolidated in spot transactions at $1926.10 an ounce. US gold futures rose 0.4 percent …
Read More »EUR/USD Hits Resistance As Markets Focus On Ukraine
EUR/USD is stalling on its advance in later trade on Wall Street as the price moves into what would be expected to act as a resistance area on the hourly chart. At 1.1129, the price is trading near flat on the day after climbing from a low of 1.1057 to …
Read More »US Official: No change on the ground in Ukraine since Tuesday
A US official said on Wednesday that the US assesses there have been no significant changes on the ground in Ukraine since Tuesday and that Russian force numbers in Ukraine have slightly increased, reported Reuters. There has been an increase in the Russian’s use of missiles and artillery target Kyiv, …
Read More »Russia’s oil production rises in February as sanctions paralyze trade
Reuters calculations, based on a report by the Interfax news agency, showed that Russia’s production of oil and gas condensate rose in February to 11.06 million barrels per day, while trade in crude was hampered by the sanctions imposed due to developments in Ukraine. Production increased from 11 million barrels …
Read More »Will Gold’s Old Resistance Turn Into Support?
Gold rises for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, back above the $1900 mark so far, and it will likely remain higher as geopolitical tensions persist. Ukraine – Russia conflict does not appear to end in the short term, despite Monday’s first round of talks between officials from both countries. …
Read More »Q4 Faster GDP Growth Ensures BoC’s Interest Rate Hike
Canadians took advantage of elevated savings and low interest rates to buy houses in 2021. The Canadian economy grew at an annual rate of 6.7 per cent in the fourth quarter, much faster than the Bank of Canada was expecting, guaranteeing an interest-rate increase when policymakers announce the results of …
Read More »Putin Escalates Assault Despite Peace Talks
The risk-related sentiment is still the main market driver during the US trading session. Safe-haven assets surged higher at the weekly opening amid escalating war between Russia and Ukraine. The sentiment temporarily improved the early US session amid peace talks. However, such talks concluded no decisions. A new round of …
Read More »Russia’s Sanctions Keep Investors On Alert
Asian markets closed today’s trading up across the board, with the exception of Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, which edged down 0.24% while Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.19%, China’s Shanghai Composite gained 0.32%, India’s Sensex advanced 0.70%, and South Korea’s KOSPI finished trading up 0.84%. Taiwan’s equity markets are closed today to …
Read More »Oil Prices Rise as Sanctions Escalate on Russia
Oil prices jumped on Monday as Western allies imposed more sanctions on Russia and cut off certain Russian banks from the global SWIFT system for interbank payments, potentially causing severe disruption to its oil exports. Brent crude rose $4.16, or 4.3 percent, to $102.09 at 0915 GMT, after hitting a …
Read More »The Rise of Gold And Palladium on Sanctions Against Russia
The price of palladium jumped about 6 percent on Monday after concerns about supplies of the metal used in the auto industry increased as the West imposed new sanctions on Russia, and the price of gold rose by more than one percent after Russian President Vladimir Putin put the nuclear …
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