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Gold edged up on Friday but was headed for a third straight weekly drop, as data pointing at a resilient U.S. economy bolstered the likelihood of Federal Reserve keeping interest rates higher for longer and pinned the dollar near recent peaks. FUNDAMENTALS Spot gold XAU= inched up 0.1% to $1,697.80 per ounce, as of 0055

European benchmark TTF natural gas markets are closed for the week after a dramatic fall but you can bet that if they were open now, prices would be much higher. The relief in gas prices helped to buffer the euro this week and came after Germany filled its storage quicker.than anticipated. However even if it

Most industrial metals lost heavily from their mid-March highs when Russia triggered military operations in Ukraine. Weak demand amid slow global economic growth and a two-decade-high US dollar adversely hit the prices of industrial commodities. In the domestic future’s platform, Aluminium is the top loser, shedding prices by more than 38 per cent. Copper and

On Friday, G7 finance ministers agreed to the implement a December price cap on Russian oil and there’s growing chance it leads to a natural gas-style price explosion in oil. The details of how it will work haven’t been sorted out but the philosophy was made clear by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in July. “Russia’s

Gold prices nosedived below the key $1700/oz level and ended the week with a decline of about 1.5 per cent marking its third weekly fall. These three weeks of losses have come on the back of four weeks of consecutive gains. The sharp and mixed movement reflects the lack of confidence in the market. Global

Dollar and Euro ended as double winners of the week. The greenback was boosted by solid economic data from the US, including non-farm payrolls, risk aversion, and rising yields. On the other hand, ECB policy makers were singing a hawkish chorus which prompted expectation of a 75bps rate hike at the September 8 meeting. Yen

A solid portion of the decline in oil this week was due to rising expectations of a nuclear deal but reports today are throwing that into question. The WSJ’s Laurence Norman outlines steps backwards in one of the two of the main sticking points of negotiations: Iran’s insistence on closing the investigation into nuclear material

Oil prices climbed on Friday on expectations that OPEC+ will discuss output cuts at a meeting on Sept. 5, though concern over China’s COVID-19 curbs and weak global growth continued to limit gains. Brent crude futures rose $2.72, or 2.9%, to $95.08 a barrel by 0900 GMT and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures

Markets: NZD leads, GBP lags S&P 500 down 42 points to 3924. Down 3.3% for the week Gold up $14 to $1709 US 10-year yields down 7 bps to 3.19% WTI crude down 43 cents to $87.04 The day was cut in half for US traders with two completely different themes. Early on, the jobs

Gold in the national capital rose by Rs 47 to Rs 50,729 per 10 grams on Friday amid a rise in international precious metal prices along with depreciation in rupee, according to HDFC Securities. The yellow metal had closed at Rs 50,682 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver also jumped by Rs 496

Dollar is extending recent up trend against Yen after non-farm payroll report, but struggles to gain against others so far. Instead, Euro shines again on news that Russia looks set to resume gas supplies to Europe through Nord Stream 1. The common currency is retaining its number one place for the week so far, followed

On the balance of things, the downside bias is still holding but sellers will have to keep below parity to ensure a stronger momentum. In a time when the dollar is still the cleanest shirt among the dirty laundry, it is hard to see the pair move significantly higher – especially since the euro outlook

NEW DELHI: Gold prices edged higher on Friday but were headed for a straight third weekly drop. Gold futures on were trading flat, up 0.08 per cent or Rs 39 at Rs 50,109 per 10 grams. However, silver futures gained 0.21 per cent or Rs 113 to Rs 52,715 per kg. Patnaik, Head – Commodities,

With risk-off sentiment and rising treasury yields, Dollar is extending recent rally as focus now turns to US non-farm payrolls report. 2-yaer year hit the highest level since 2007 overnight while 10-year yield also breaks above 3.2 handle. While Dollar is strong, Euro is also resilient, holding in range against the greenback and maintaining most

The August US jobs report is due Friday at 8:30 am ET. It’s a clear case of where ‘bad news is good news’ as the market wants to see some cooling in hiring so the Fed can slow rate hikes. In addition, there will be a very close watch on wage data. Consensus estimate +300K

Oil prices tumbled by 2% on Thursday, as new COVID-19 lockdown measures in China added to worries that high inflation and interest rate hikes are denting fuel demand. Brent crude futures fell $1.95, or 2%, to $93.69 a barrel by 1341 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slid $1.98, or 2.2%, to $87.57

Dollar’s rally continues in early US session as supported by risk aversion and rising yields. On the other hand, Euro is staying to digest this week’s gain, and broadly. As for today, Canadian Dollar is currently the second strongest, following the greenback. Aussie and Kiwi follow. Sterling and Yen are the next weakest following Euro.

Despite the better revision, this is still the weakest reading since May 2020 as output, new business and new export orders contract sharply. Job growth is also slowly grinding towards a standstill in the sector, posting its weakest performance in 20 months. Recession much? S&P Global notes that: “August saw the UK manufacturing sector suffer