FRANKFURT, Germany – OPEC and allied oil-producing countries, including Russia, cut their supplies to the global economy by 100,000 barrels per day cut for the first time in more than a year, underlining their unhappiness with crude prices that have sagged because of recession fears. The decision Monday by energy ministers means the cut for
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Euro remains the worst performer for the day so far, as weighed down by the news that Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom would stop gas delivery via the Nord Stream 1 due to a fault. Yet, the common currency is not giving up yet, as losses are relatively limited. Dollar is the strongest one, followed by Swiss
Composite PMI 48.9 vs 49.2 prelim The headline reading is a 17-month low while the composite reading is a 18-month low as the euro area economy moves further into contraction territory in August. Falling demand was the main cause again with the only positive being that inflation pressures have softened but remain stubbornly elevated. S&P
NEW DELHI: Gold prices advanced in Monday’s trade but the gains were limited, as US jobs data showing unemployment rising in August raised hopes that the Fed might go slow on the quantum of rate hikes, hurting the yellow metal’s safe-haven appeal. Gold futures for October delivery were trading Rs 90 or 0.18 per cent
The downside breakout in EUR/USD is finally here as markets focus turns to meetings of RBA, BoC and ECB. Dollar is rising broadly, and risk-off sentiment takes Yen and Swiss Franc higher too. Euro is starting to reverse some of last week’s gain while Sterling is staying weak. Commodity currencies are currently mixed for now.
Germany’s coalition parties agreed to a €65 billion package to shied consumers and businesses from energy price hikes on Sunday. The package will be paid for via an energy windfall tax and bringing forward a planned 15% global minimum corporate tax. Energy prices are likely to spike further on Monday after Gazprom announced that Nord
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
MUFG Research closed out a previous short on EUR/USD from 1.0290 and is now taking its USD exposure into a long USD/JPY trade from 140.00. They target 146.00 with a stop at 136.50. “We are recommending a new long USD/JPY trade idea… We believe there is room for USD/JPY to extend its advance in the
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
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
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
Dollar rises broadly in Asian session, extending the post-Powell rally. Risk-off sentiment is a factor giving the greenback another boost. At the same time, 10-year yield is back above 3.1% in Asia, giving Dollar another lift, and hammers Yen at the same time. The trend will likely continue for a while with an empty calendar
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
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