NEW DELHI: Gold prices were trading lower on Monday amid firm US dollar and bond yields. Gold futures on MCX declined 0.20 per cent or Rs 94 to Rs 47,358 per 10 grams. Silver was down by 0.41 per cent or Rs 247 at Rs 60,360 per kg. Traders awaited December US inflation data that
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Here is the piece: Cluster of 20 omicron cases hits Tianjin, a gateway city to Beijing As noted in the article: With the Beijing winter Olympics less than a month away, the outbreak will cause grave concern. All residents have been told not to leave the city but no lockdown order has yet been given.
New Delhi: Gold price in the national capital on Thursday tumbled Rs 284 to Rs 46,700 per 10 grams in tandem with a decline in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 46,984 per 10 grams. Silver also dipped by Rs 1,292 to
The minutes of the FOMC meeting “shocked” the market this week, after the Fed said that they would look to decrease the Fed’s balance sheet. That typically comes from letting the maturing issues on the balance sheet run off without replacing them with new buys from the Fed. Since the start of the QE, the
NEW DELHI: The ninth tranche of the sovereign gold bond (SGB) scheme 2021-22 will open for subscription on Monday. This issue comes amid increased demand for bullion given heightened market risks. Investors can bid for a minimum of 1 gm of gold at Rs 4,786 against Rs 4,791 per gram for the previous tranche. There
In one version of history, the huge spontaneous protests in Kazakhstan were the result of years of grievances that boiled over after an increase in propane and butane prices, which are widely used as auto fuels there. In another version, a ‘hybrid war’ is ongoing where there’s an ongoing “attempt to undermine the security and
It was a roller coaster ride as traders came back for the new year. Markets were in full risk-on mode as worries over Omicron faded. Yet, sentiment turned after more hawkish than expected FOMC minutes. Major stock indexes were than in deep pull back. Major global benchmark treasury yields powered through key resistance level. In
Gold inched up on Friday, hovering close to a two-week low hit in the previous session, after the chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the Omicron variant cannot be considered ‘mild’, while stronger yields capped bullion’s gains. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was up 0.2% to $1,791.73 per ounce by 0100 GMT. U.S. gold
Not much adds up about today’s US dollar selloff. For one, it’s rare to see the dollar lower right across the board. Generally, if there’s a risk-on or risk-off day, you’ll get an outlier like USD/JPY. Today though, the dollar is even down 25 pips against the yen and is making new lows as I
MELBOURNE: prices rose on Friday as an uprising in Kazakhstan stoked worry that crude supply from the OPEC+ producer could be disrupted at the same time output has dropped in Libya. Brent crude futures climbed 48 cents, or 0.6%, to $82.47 a barrel at 0127 GMT, adding to a 1.5% jump in the previous session.
Markets: Gold up $5 to $1794 Bitcoin down $1172 to $41,949 US 10-year yield up 3 bps to 1.767% — highest since 2019 S&P 500 down 10 points to 4686 CAD leads, USD lags (I haven’t written that often in the past year) There’s perhaps a story to tell in Friday trading if you’re so
At the time of writing, markets are still figuring out how to react to the mixed US non-farm payroll data. While the headline job grow was very disappointing, unemployment rate improved. More importantly, wages reported another month of strong growth. Canadian Dollar is trading mildly higher after strong job data, but there is no clear
Gold in the national capital on Friday tumbled Rs 301 to Rs 46,415 per 10 gram in line with a decline in international prices of the precious metal, along with a rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal settled at Rs 46,716 per 10 grams. Silver also tumbled Rs
The ranges and changes speak for themselves: Elsewhere, equities are also looking fairly tentative while Treasury yields are little changed. This is shaping up to be a typical placeholder session awaiting the US jobs report later in the day. Going back to FX, EUR/USD is still caught around 1.1300 with large expiries holding close to
Markets are generally steady as focus turns to non-farm payroll from US today. For the week so far, Sterling and Dollar are still the strongest ones, as supported by strong rally in benchmark yields and expectation of hawkish central bank actions. Euro is mixed, pressured by the Pound but steady against Dollar. Yen’s weakest place
NEW DELHI: Gold prices were trading marginally higher on Friday although hovering near a multi-week low following a sharp decline on Thursday. The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said the Omicron variant cannot be considered ‘mild’, while stronger yields capped bullion’s gains. Gold futures on MCX gained 0.08 per cent or Rs 38
Put a doji on the stock charts. The main markets ended slightly lower but in my view that’s a small win for the bulls after the rout late yesterday and finish at the lows of the day. Closing levels: S&P 500 -4 points to 4696 Nasdaq -0.1% DJIA -0.5% Russell 2000 +0.6% ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE
Yen is trying to recover on weaker risk sentiment today. But momentum is relatively soft against Dollar and Europeans. Aussie and Kiwi follow broader risk markets lower. Sterling and Dollar remain the strongest ones for the week, on expectation of hawkish BoE and Fed. Euro and Swiss Franc are mixed, with Euro having a slight