NEW DELHI: Gold and silver future prices rose on Monday tracking the trend in the international market as the passage of a US stimulus bill stoked inflation risks, although a resultant bounce in Treasury yields kept gains in check. Rising Covid cases in India also helped its rise. Gold is generally considered a hedge against
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The focus of this week’s FOMC meeting is how the Fed would respond to the rising Treasury yields and the rapid improvement in the economic conditions. We expect policymakers to upgrade the GDP growth forecasts and attribute rising yields to improvement economic confidence. Yet, the tone should remain cautious. All the monetary policy measures will
NEW DELHI: Silver futures on Friday dropped Rs 776 to Rs 66,769 per kg as participants reduced their bets on low demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver contracts for May delivery tumbled by Rs 776, or 1.15 per cent, to Rs 66,769 per kg in a business turnover of 12,444 lots. Silver traded lower
The report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that total crude oil and petroleum products (ex. SPR) stocks gained +1.32 mmb to 1283 mmb in the week ended March 5. Crude oil inventory soared +13.8 mmb (consensus: +3 mmb,) to 498.4 mmb. The increase remained large although it’s smaller than last month’s 21.6
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NEW DELHI: Zinc prices on Friday fell 0.55 per cent to Rs 216.60 per kg in futures trade as speculators reduced their exposure taking negative cues from spot market. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, zinc contracts for March delivery traded lower by Rs 1.20, or 0.55 per cent, to Rs 216.60 per kg in 2,110
Australian Dollar leads other commodity currencies higher today on improved market sentiments. Asian stocks are trading generally higher, following the record close in DOW overnight. Investors found some comfort from the soft yet acceptable 10-year auctions. Dollar, Yen and Swiss Franc turn softer as a result. Now, focus will turn to ECB rate decision, economic
CFTC Commitments of Traders: EUR longs trimmed by 24K to the lowest level since June Coming Up! Title text for next article LON SDNY+11 NY -5 TYO +9 GMT Weekly 4X futures positioning data for the CFTC for the week ending Tuesday, March 9, 2021 EUR long 102K vs 126K long last week. Longs trimmed by
NEW DELHI: Coriander prices on Friday rose Rs 82 to Rs 6,987 per quintal in futures trade as speculators widened their holdings tracking firm trend at the spot market. On the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, coriander for April delivery went up Rs 82, or 1.19 per cent, to Rs 6,987 per quintal with an
Global equities struck a strong note in ending last week, with help from fresh US stimulus and ECB’s pledge to accelerate asset purchases. Yen, Dollar and Swiss Franc ended as the worst performing ones. Canadian Dollar was the strongest on the back of risk-on sentiment, while additional supported up expectation of BoC tapering and strong
Forex news for North American trade on March 12, 2021: Markets: Gold flat at $1721 S&P 500 flat at 3940 US 10-year yields up 9 bps to 1.63% WTI crude down 42-cents to $65.61 CAD leads, NZD lags The rise in Treasury yields had markets off balance coming into the day but this time was
India’s palm oil imports fell 27% in February from a year earlier to their lowest in nine months, a leading trade body said on Friday, reflecting a slowdown in domestic demand. India imported 394,495 tonnes of palm oil, down from 540,470 tonnes a year earlier, the Solvent Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) said in a
Sterling and commodity currencies are back in driving seat on positive market sentiments. Nikkei rises sharply in Asian session, following another record close in DOW overnight. Treasury yields also appear to have settled in range after this week’s central bank rhetorics. For now, Yen is the worst performing for the week, followed by Dollar. Aussie
Canadian 5-year yields break 1% USD/CAD is below 1.25 as the market continues to digest the strong February jobs report and the likelihood of BOC rate hikes. The great debate of next year will be which central bank hikes first and the top two contenders are the BOC and Fed. The Canadian central bank has
Low domestic prices raked in demand for physical gold in some Asian hubs this week, with fresh retail interest also allowing dealers to charge higher premiums in India. Local gold futures in India traded around Rs 44,400 per 10 grams on Friday, near a one-year low of Rs 44,150 they touched earlier in the week.
Dollar rebounds broadly again today as markets are unsettled by renewed strength in treasury yield. At the time of writing, US 10-year yield is back pressing 1.6 handle. DOW future is trading mildly higher, but NASDAQ futures is down -1.3%. Though, Canadian Dollar is even stronger as lifted by much stronger than expected employment data.
Forex news for Asia trading for Friday 12 March 2021 It was a fairly uneventful session and the small ranges for major FX reflect this. We had rumours of the BOJ dropping its ETF buy target (only a rumour – and Japanese stocks went up today so it seems to have been shrugged off there),
NEW DELHI: Gold and silver futures fell up to 0.5 per cent in Friday’s trade, despite the ECB pledge on bond buying and optimism over US stimulus. Gold futures for April delivery fell 0.32 per cent to Rs 44,737 per 10 grams. Silver futures for May delivery were trading at Rs 67,207 per kg, down