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Gold price drops more than 0.60% due to profit-taking as well as the positive US economic data. US Gross Domestic Product for Q4 has beat markets’ estimates, while jobless claims retreated. Durable Good Orders jumped while new orders shrank. Gold price retreats after hitting a nine-month high of $1949.16 and …

The US economy expanded at an annualized rate of 2.9% in the fourth quarter, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA) first estimate showed on Thursday.  This reading followed the 3.2% growth recorded in the third quarter and came in slightly better than the market expectation for an expansion of …

Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Thursday after a less-than-expected build in US crude inventories, while a weaker dollar made oil less affordable for buyers of other currencies. By 0119 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 12 cents to $86.24 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose …

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, adding slightly to losses in the previous session, as rising US crude inventories and fears of a global recession offset optimism about a recovery in demand in China. Crude oil prices have risen this year amid China ending anti-coronavirus restrictions and hopes the Federal Reserve …

Crude oil prices stabilized on Tuesday amid concerns about the global economic slowdown and the expected increase in US oil inventories, which was offset by hopes for a recovery in fuel demand from China, the world’s largest oil importer. Brent crude fell 30 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $87.89 a …

Oil prices fell on Monday in the beginning of limited trading due to the Lunar New Year holiday in East Asia, but maintained most of the gains made last week on the back of the possibility of an economic recovery in China, the largest oil importer, this year. Brent crude …

Oil prices rose on Friday on optimism that the Federal Reserve will end the monetary tightening cycle, boosting the economy and supporting fuel demand. By 0113 GMT, Brent crude futures for March delivery rose 48 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $86.64 a barrel, while US crude prices increased 54 cents …

The Interfax news agency quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Thursday that Russian oil production in January did not decline, and that it was proceeding at the same pace as in December.

The European Union’s statistics office (Eurostat) said on Wednesday that the rate of consumer price inflation slowed in the single European currency area in December, as expected, thanks to the continued decline in energy prices after reaching record levels earlier. Eurostat added that prices in the twenty countries that share …

Consumers kicked off the new year feeling more optimistic about the US economy, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan’s consumer survey. The consumer sentiment index rose to 64.6 in the first two weeks of January, rising 8% from the previous reading of 59.7 for December and coming …