September 15, 2020 9:12 am
Spot Gold extended gains from the previous trading day and touched a fresh two-week high on Tuesday, mostly because the US Dollar softened ahead of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting, starting later today, which may offer further clues over the bank’s new policy framework. A softer dollar makes safe haven Gold less expensive for […]
Read moreSeptember 14, 2020 9:04 am
Futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil edged lower on Monday as concerns over rising global supply and weakening fuel demand overshadowed reports of oil drillers evacuating facilities and shutting down production in the Gulf of Mexico as another tropical storm was heading towards the area. News of oil production being shut down usually […]
Read moreSeptember 11, 2020 9:48 am
Spot Gold eased from Thursday’s one-week high of $1,966.57 and traded within a tight range on Friday, as the US Dollar remained not far from its one-month peak supported by a tech stock rout this week. “A rebound in the U.S. dollar index sent gold prices lower following the European Central Bank’s neutral tone last […]
Read moreSeptember 10, 2020 10:03 am
After surging more than 3% on Wednesday, futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil resumed their slide on Thursday after an unexpected rise in US crude oil stockpiles during the past week. An industry report by the American Petroleum Institute showed yesterday that US crude oil stocks had increased by 2.9 million barrels during […]
Read moreSeptember 9, 2020 8:55 am
Spot Gold was stuck within a tight trading range in Europe on Wednesday, as the US Dollar remained firm near a fresh one-month high against a basket of major peers, while market players awaited policy decisions by Bank of Canada and the European Central Bank later in the week. “Traders in Asia will adopt a […]
Read moreSeptember 8, 2020 9:20 am
Futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil retreated to a fresh ten-week low on Tuesday, as fuel demand concerns mounted with US summer driving season coming to an end. Additionally, a spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases in 22 out of 50 US states during the US Labor Day weekend added to demand fears. The […]
Read moreSeptember 4, 2020 9:23 am
Spot Gold edged higher on Friday, following two straight days of losses, as the precious metal benefited from lower US bond yields and a sell-off in equities prior to the release of key US jobs data later in the day. The yield on US 10-year government bonds was set to record the steepest weekly slump […]
Read moreSeptember 3, 2020 9:10 am
Futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil extended losses from the previous trading day and hit lows unseen in a month on Thursday due to concerns over weakening gasoline demand in the United States, even as crude oil stocks registered a sharp drop. A report by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on […]
Read moreSeptember 2, 2020 9:28 am
Following three straight trading days of gains, Gold retreated on Wednesday as the US Dollar regained ground after upbeat US manufacturing data added to investor optimism over economic recovery. The US Dollar rebounded from lows unseen since April 30th 2018 against six major peers, after the latest report by the Institute for Supply Management showed […]
Read moreSeptember 1, 2020 9:25 am
Futures on US West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil rebounded on Tuesday, as market players were buying riskier assets and selling the US Dollar, a traditional safe haven, following a shift in policy framework introduced by the Federal Reserve Bank last week. The central bank’s policy shift to target average inflation and higher employment suggested that […]
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