Gold prices held steady on Wednesday as investors were cautious ahead of U.S. jobs data due later this week, but prices were set to post their worst month since November 2016 on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s shift to a hawkish policy stance. Spot gold was steady at $1,761.80 per ounce, as of 1231 GMT. U.S.
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Dollar and Yen are currently the mildly strong ones this week so far. US stocks ended mixed as S&P 500 and NASDAQ made new record highs, but DOW refused to follow and closed lower. Asian markets are also generally in red. Australian and New Zealand Dollars are notably weaker today, while Sterling is trailing. Technically,
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NEW DELHI: Gold prices declined by Rs 89 to Rs 46,167 per 10 gram in the national capital on Tuesday following weak global cues, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 46,256 per 10 gram. Silver also declined by Rs 222 to Rs 67,926 per kg from
Dollar rises sharply today and takes the Japanese Yen higher too. There is no clear stimulus for the moves as other markets are mixed. The technical development suggests that this week’s retreat has completed already. New Zealand and Australian Dollar are currently the worst performing. But Euro and Sterling are not too far behind. Technically,
Forex news for Asia trading on Tuesday 29 June 2021 It was a subdued range session for major FX rates and even Bitcoin with a light news and data flow only. Nevertheless there were a few items of interest. Late in the US day a slew of banks announced increased dividends and also some on
NEW YORK: Oil prices fell nearly 2% on Monday after hitting their highest since 2018 earlier in the session, as a spike in COVID-19 cases in Asia and Europe put a brake on the rally before this week’s OPEC+ meeting. Brent futures fell $1.33, or 1.8%, to $74.85 a barrel by 12:44 p.m. EDT (1644
Japanese yen is the worst performing major currency against US dollar in 1H21. A more hawkish Fed and actual inflation (divergent monetary policy), widening yield differential and inflation expectations are the key drivers to yen’s depreciation. In the second half of the year, persistence of these drivers could further strengthen USDJPY, though to a lesser
Forex news from the European trading session – 28 June 2021 Headlines: Markets: GBP leads, NZD lags on the day European equities mixed; S&P 500 futures up 0.1% US 10-year yields down 1.5 bps to 1.509% Gold down 0.4% to $1,774.21 WTI down 0.1% to $73.97 Bitcoin up 4.4% to $34,079 It is a relatively
NEW DELHI: Gold in the national capital on Monday gained Rs 116 to Rs 46,337 per 10 gram reflecting strong global trends, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 46,221 per 10 gram. Silver also jumped Rs 161 to Rs 67,015 per kilogram from Rs 66,854 per
Dollar is pick up some upside momentum as markets enter into US session. Overall trading is rather subdued though. Economic calendar is near empty today while central bankers’ comments are largely ignored. Sterling is currently a firmer one together with the greenback. Swiss Franc is the worst performing one, together with commodity currencies. Technically, as
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The report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that total crude oil and petroleum products (ex. SPR) stocks declined -5.81 mmb to 1282.86 mmb in the week ended June 18. Crude oil inventory slumped -7.61 mmb (consensus: -3.94 mmb) to 459.06 mmb. Stockpile decreased in 4 out of 5 PADDs. PADD 3 (Gulf
Crude oil futures are up $0.75 at $74.05 At the top of the hour, the weekly Baker Hughes rig count totals will be released. The oil rig count last week came in at 373. The gas rigs were at 97. Expectations are for an increase in both to 377 and 99 respectively. The price of crude
Gold imports, which have a bearing on the current account deficit, zoomed to USD 6.91 billion (Rs 51,438.82 crore) during April-May 2021 due to low base effect in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the Commerce Ministry. Imports of the yellow metal had plunged to USD 79.14 million (Rs 599 crore)
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NEW DELHI: Gold prices held steady on Friday as investors awaited US inflation data due later in the day after mixed signals from Federal Reserve officials this week on interest rate hikes. After choppy trading, the yellow metal posted modest gains in domestic markets. Fewer Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, according