Both official and Caixin’s PMI reports suggest that China’s economic recovery remains fragile. Slipping into the contractionary territory, Caixin’s manufacturing PMI dropped -0.7 point to 49.9 in November. The official manufacturing PMI, however, climbed +0.9 point to 50.1 during the month, reclaiming expansion for the first time in 3 months. Both reports suggested stronger output
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BioNTech CEO, Ugur Sahin, remarks It is a question of when we will need it We have the ability to adapt COVID-19 vaccine relatively quickly Not clear if vaccinated people have sufficient protection from new variant We anticipate people will be protected from severe disease Confident that vaccinated people and those with booster shot will
NEW DELHI: Gold prices were trading higher on Friday, but were set for a third weekly fall, weighed down by hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve officials. The central bank hinted that it could end its pandemic-era asset purchases and raise interest rates faster than expected to combat surging inflation. Reduced stimulus and interest rate
Commodity currencies are turning weaker again in otherwise range trading markets. As for today, European majors are the stronger ones, as lead by Sterling. But there is no clear sign of follow through movements. Omicron seems to have slipped to the backstage. Traders are probably looking through to tomorrow’s non-farm payroll report to gauge how
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New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Thursday rose by Rs 112 to Rs 47,050 per 10 gram in-line with a recovery in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 46,938 per 10 gram. In contrast, silver slipped Rs 203 to Rs
While the US stock extended the near term steep pull back overnight, Asian markets are relatively steady and are just mixed. Major currency pairs and crosses are also stuck in tight range for consolidation. As for the week, Swiss Franc and Yen are the stronger ones on risk off sentiment, on both Omicron and talk
Reuters with the headline, citing an OPEC+ source That will be one of the options on the table alongside a plan to pause the monthly output hikes next month as the bloc will want some time to reassess the global situation in light of the omicron virus. But at this point, it seems like sticking
NCDEX e Markets Limited (NeML), a leading integrated e-Markets platform for commodities and intangibles, on Thursday announced its agreement with FINCHAIN Technologies to provide trade-financing options. Under this agreement FINCHAIN, an emerging company engaged in anchor led supply chain and invoice backed financing programs, will now make available bill discounting and trade-financing options to buyers/sellers
The report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that total crude oil and petroleum products (ex. SPR) stocks rose +4.27 mmb to 1222.16 mmb in the week ended November 26. Crude oil inventory dropped -0.91 mmb to 433 mmb, compared with consensus of a -1.24 mmb decrease. Inventory increased in 3 out of
Back in Monday’s Asian session wrap, I gave a quick outline of the bullish case being made for the new mutation of coronavirus. While it is likely that Omicron is more transmissible, early reports suggest it may also be less deadly – which would fit into the pattern of virus evolution observed historically. If a
New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Wednesday tumbled Rs 302 to Rs 46,848 per 10 gram reflecting an overnight decline in international precious metal prices along with rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 47,150 per 10 gram. Silver also dipped Rs 81
Dollar attempted for a rally overnight after hawkish comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, but momentum quickly faded. Instead, the greenback was dragged down by extended weakness in benchmark treasury yields. Overall market sentiment is stable in Asian session, helping commodity currencies rebound. Aussie is additionally lifted by better than expected GDP data. But then,
Latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association for the week ending 26 November 2021 Market index 604.2 vs 651.3 prior Purchase index 310.7 vs 295.7 prior Refinancing index 2,304.5 vs 2,706.2 prior 30-year mortgage rate 3.31% vs 3.24% prior A couple of things to note in the report, the first being that the steep fall
MELBOURNE: Oil prices clawed back some losses on Wednesday after steep falls in the previous session, as major producers prepared to discuss how to respond to the threat of a hit to fuel demand from the Omicron variant. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 78 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to $66.96 a
Despite concerns over the new coronavirus variant Omicron, Fed Chair Jay Powell’s testimony before the Senate was hawkish. He suggested that the Fed could accelerate the tapering of asset purchases in order to curb strong inflation. US dollar extended rally against major currencies, with the exception of Japanese yen and Swiss franc. The testimony is
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MELBOURNE: Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, extending a rebound from last week’s plunge on growing expectations major producers would pause plans to add crude supply in January amid uncertainty over the severity of the Omicron coronavirus variant. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures jumped 99 cents, or 1.4 per cent, to $70.94 a barrel