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Putin put a squeeze on ruble shorts this week by demanding that payments for Russian oil and gas from ‘unfriendly countries’ be settled in rubles. That led to a 10% rally in the ruble on Wednesday and its held on to two-thirds of those gains. The question now is whether it happens (not likely) and

The fuel pinch continues. Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre each today, the fourth such hike in five days as oil firms continued to buckle to global crude pain. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 98.61 per litre as against Rs 97.81 previously while diesel rates have gone up

Markets: Gold down $3 to $1954 US 10-year yields up 14 bps to 2.48% WTI crude oil up 69-cents to $112.97 S&P 500 up 20 points to 4540 CHF and CAD lead, JPY lags Europe and Asia handed off a relatively quiet day to North American trading but it wouldn’t stay that way for long.

MELBOURNE – Oil prices fell about a $1 on Friday as the United States and allies considered releasing more oil from storage to cool markets and as traders faced higher costs for trading benchmark Brent futures. Brent crude futures fell $1.07, or 0.9%, to $117.96 a barrel at 0053 GMT, after sliding 2.1% in the

Euro turns slightly softer after poor German business climate reading, in particular against Swiss Franc, Aussie and Loonie. Dollar is also weak except versus Yen. Yen is trying to recover but there is no clear follow through buying. It’s the the runaway loser of the week. Overall, Aussie is set to end as the week

USD/JPY remains the key pair to watch in my view and that is down 0.7% to 121.50 currently. For me, this is just a bit of a shave off the top after the recent run of gains as it is still hard to invalidate the upside momentum. The high touched 122.43 so we’re not that

NEW DELHI: Gold prices edged lower while silver advanced in Friday’s trade. Gold futures on MCX for April delivery were trading at Rs 52,078 per 10 gram, down Rs 18 or 0.03 per cent. Holdings of the world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust, stood at 1,087.66 tonnes. Silver futures for May delivery were

Overall markets are mixed in Asia today. While stocks in Hong Kong are suffering renewed selling, Japan and Singapore are steady. Gold is lifted by general weakness in Dollar. Yen’s selling looks more and more exhausted even though it’s still the worst performing one for the week, followed by Euro and the greenback. On the

The USDJPY (and other JPY cross currency pairs) traded to the highest level since December 2015. The move today took the price above the 121.00 and 122.00 level to a high of 122.399. Technically, the January 2016 high at 121.68 was also broken with other swing high and swing low levels going back to 2014

Gold prices were unchanged on Thursday as the dollar gained and yields hovered near multi-year peaks, offsetting support from an escalation in the Ukraine crisis. FUNDAMENTALS Spot gold was little changed at $1,943.75 per ounce by 0131 GMT. U.S. gold futures were up 0.4% to $1,944.40. The dollar index gained on Wednesday, making gold less

Yen’s selloff resumes in early US session as selloff in bonds resume. Dollar picks up some buying after strong job data. But Swiss Franc is stronger with help from selloff in Euro. On the other hand. commodity currencies are turning weaker together with Euro, but pressure on them is still far from that on Yen.

NEW DELHI: Gold prices were trading marginally higher in Thursday’s trade as strong dollar and bond yields kept upside capped, despite the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war. Dollar and gold share an inverse relation. On the other hand, gold is sensitive to higher yields, which increases the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion. On Thursday, gold futures

The forex markets are engaging in sideway trading in tight range in Asia today. The selling climax on Yen should have passed for the near term, with Yen pairs turned into consolidation mode. But the Japanese currency remains the runaway loser for the week, followed by Euro at a distant, and then Swiss Franc and

Markets: Gold up $25 to $1946 US 10-year yields down 8 bps to 2.29% WTI Crude up $5.46 to $114.73 S&P 500 down 55 points to 4456 CAD leads, GBP lags The Australian dollar rallied for the sixth straight day as it erased an early dip in North American trade and finished at the highs

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Yen is finally recovering slightly today, as selloff in bonds ease. That is by no means an indication of reversal. But the Japanese currency should be turning into a consolidation phase after recent massive selloff. Dollar is also firming up slightly too, except versus Yen and Aussie. On the other hand, the rebound in Sterling

FX is reflecting light changes on the day as we also see Treasury yields pull back from the highs earlier in the day. The dollar is mostly steady, keeping a slight advance across the board currently. But the changes are rather minimal so it is tough to really draw much conclusions for the time being.

NEW DELHI: Gold prices were trading marginally in Wednesday’s trade amid a lack of directional cues. The recent hawkish commentary by the US Fed weighed on the yellow metal, even as the downside remained restricted amid the ongoing Ukrainian crisis. On Wednesday, gold futures on MCX for April delivery were trading at Rs 51,379 per