Pune: An ongoing drive to collect data about edible oil and oilseed stocks with the trade and industry will help deter hoarding and bring relief to consumers on prices, union food secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said on Friday. In an interaction with the media, Pandey predicted prices to start cooling from October. “To minimise the possibility
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Canadian Dollar rebound strongly in early US session after stronger than expected job data. Commodity currencies are also generally firm with European stocks and US futures, followed by Sterling. On the other hand, Yen, Swiss Franc and Dollar are turning softer, but Euro is not too far away. The question now is whether the risk
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New Delhi: After witnessing net outflow in July, gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted Rs 24 crore in August on a positive global outlook, reflecting an improving sentiment towards the yellow metal. The total inflow has reached Rs 3,070 crore in the asset class during the first eight months of the current year (January-August), data with
Overall, the forex markets are rather mixed as we’re heading towards the weekend. Euro is staying weak in European crosses, but selling slowed against Dollar and Yen. Meanwhile, commodity currencies are trading mildly higher, but remain the worst performers for the week. Dollar turned weaker against Swiss Franc and Yen, but there is no range
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SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Friday on growing signs of tightness in U.S. markets after Hurricane Ida hit offshore output, although benchmarks were heading for weekly losses of about 1% after China announced plans to sell crude from its strategic reserves. Brent crude futures for November rose 44 cents, or 0.6%, to $71.89 a barrel
Euro tumbles notably against European majors and Yen today, and ECB’s re-calibration of PEPP purchases provide no support. But Dollar is seen as equally weak. Sterling is currently the star performer for today, followed by Swiss Franc and Yen. Commodity currencies are mixed. Focuses will now turn back to development in stocks and bonds markets,
This is the first public release of Chinese reserves I’m not entirely sure the drop in oil is due to China releasing state reserves because it was a delayed reaction but it’s an interesting move. This is China’s first release of strategic reserves. They built them up last year when oil prices were very low.
NEW DELHI: Following global trends, gold was trading lower on Thursday. A strong US dollar weighed on the sentiments, whereas investors awaited a policy decision by the European Central Bank (ECB) due later in the day. Gold futures on MCX were down 0.25 per cent, or Rs 118, at Rs 46,920 per 10 gram. Silver
The loonie recovered modestly after the BOC meeting. As widely expected, policymakers left the overnight rate unchanged at 0.25% and QE purchases at CAD 2B/ week. Yet, they remained cautiously optimistic over the medium term economic outlook, despite disappointing GDP data in 2Q21 and July. We expect the central bank to continue to taper the
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SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose for a second session on Thursday, recovering from earlier losses as a decline in US Gulf of Mexico output following damages from Hurricane Ida underpinned the market. Brent added 23 cents, or 0.32% to $72.83 a barrel at 0221 GMT and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 15 cents, or 0.22%,
Euro and Swiss Franc weaken mildly in mixed markets today. New Zealand Dollar firms up together with Yen and Dollar. Meanwhile, Canadian Dollar is also soft, awaiting BoC policy decision. Major European indices are trading in red, but losses are limited. US futures also point to slightly lower open. Gold is trying to reclaim 1800
Henry Hub gas futures up 8% Natural gas has broken above the 2019 spike high of $4.92 and climbed through $5 to the highest since 2014. Given that natural gas is a very seasonally-traded commodity, perhaps it’s even more important that it’s trading at 13-year high for this time of year. That takes it back
New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Wednesday tumbled Rs 264 to Rs 46,140 per 10 gram amid muted global trends, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 46,404 per 10 grams. Silver rose marginally by Rs 22 to Rs 63,486 per kilogram from Rs 63,464
Torn between disappointing economic activities but rising inflation, higher vaccination rate but worsening Delta outbreak, and a federal election just 12 days after this week’s meeting, the BOC will likely stand on the sideline this month. Policymakers will keep its weekly asset purchases unchanged at CAD 2B/ week and retain the forecast of first hike
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