SINGAPORE: The world’s top oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, has cut February’s official selling price (OSP) to Asia for its Arab light crude to plus $2.20 a barrel versus Oman/Dubai crude. The February OSP to Asia for the Arab light grade is the lowest in three months. State oil giant Saudi Aramco on Thursday set the
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Dollar smile, anyone? The hawkish Fed tone from yesterday is helping to pin down risk assets and the dollar is extending gains against the commodity currencies for the most part today. AUD/USD is down 0.9% to 0.7157 as price looks towards 0.7100 next: Meanwhile, we’re also seeing EUR/USD fall to a low of 1.1285 on
More hawkish than expected FOMC minutes sent US stocks lower overnight, and the negative sentiment carries on in Asian session. Australian Dollar leads commodity currencies sharply lower. Yen recovers but buying is weak on strong treasury yields. Dollar is also mildly firmer together with Euro. Technically, we’ll look at some Yen crosses to gauge if
Gold prices were little changed on Thursday, as a surge in U.S. Treasury yields following hawkish meeting minutes released by the Federal Reserve offset the precious metal’s safe-haven demand amid rising cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was little changed at $1,810.59 per ounce by 0142 GMT. U.S. gold futures fell
I tend to think that Nasdaq was already vulnerable after weeks of selling in the pandemic darlings was hidden by gains from mega-cap tech. The dogs are getting hit hard now and a potential top could be forming on the Nasdaq. For its part, the S&P 500 is now down 62 points, or 1.3%. Losses
Markets turned mixed as traders await FOMC minutes. The much stronger than expected US private job data provides little inspiration to the markets. Dollar pares back some gains but remain the second strongest for the week next to Sterling. Yen is also recovering but remains the worst performing, followed by Canadian. Euro is mixed together
New Delhi: Gold in the national Capital on Wednesday jumped Rs 154 to Rs 46,969 per 10 grams amid a rally in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal settled at Rs 46,815 per 10 grams. Silver also rallied Rs 352 to Rs 60,725 per kg, from
Prior 59.8 Composite PMI 55.4 Prior 58.3 Omicron worries are to blame as activity and new business expanded at lower rates. Meanwhile, business confidence slumped to an 11-month low while price pressures continued to persist. Put together, that is a noticeable hit on sentiment and the services sector last month. Markit notes that: “The Spanish
The forex markets turn quiet in Asian session today. While DOW surged to new record high overnight, S&P 500 and NASDAQ closed slower. Asian markets are also mixed. Investors are holding their bets for now, awaiting FOMC minutes and, more importantly, US non-farm payrolls later in the week. For now, Yen remains overwhelmingly the worst
Gold was flat in early Asian trade on Wednesday, as traders weighed prospects of early interest rate increases by the U.S. Federal Reserve against surging COVID-19 infections globally. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was little changed at $1,813.91 per ounce by 0133 GMT. U.S. gold futures were flat at $1,813.80. * Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields rose
Global financial markets are in full risk-on mode today. Major European indexes are trading higher while US futures indicates that record run is continuing. In the currency markets, Yen’s steep selloff continues and looks unstoppable. Dollar is performing well as supported by rally in treasury yields. Euro, on the other hand, is rather weak, in
The late rally in the Canadian dollar vaulted it just ahead of the US dollar as the top performing G10 currency last year. The yen was at the bottom of the pack. The main thrust of the rally in the pair was the recovery from covid and the associated rally in commodities, along with the
LONDON: Oil prices rose 2 per cent on Tuesday as OPEC+ producers agreed to stick with their planned increase for February based on indications that Omicron would have only a mild impact on demand. Brent crude was up $1.50, or almost 2 per cent, at $80.48 a barrel by 1450 GMT and U.S. West Texas
Yen selloff is the main theme in the Asian markets today, in particular as USD/JPY breaks out on the upside with acceleration. The move was fueled by strong rally in US treasury yields overnight, as well as rally in Nikkei and benchmark JGB yield. Dollar is currently the strongest one for the, reversing much of
Prior -0.3% Retail sales -2.9% vs -4.9% y/y expected Prior -2.9% That’s a positive surprise and the details also reveal that in annual terms, retail turnover for 2021 as a whole (provisional estimate) is roughly 0.9% better than in 2020 in real terms – indicating a record high. That said, some areas of shop-based retail
NEW DELHI: Gold prices traded higher on Tuesday amid curbs to contain the spread of Omicron coronavirus cases, while a rise in US yields supported by inflation fears kept bullion’s gains in check. The Omicron variant of the coronavirus appears to be far more contagious than previous iterations, but data suggests it may be less
Prelim was 57.8 Prior was 58.3 Siân Jones, Senior Economist at IHS Markit said: “December saw another subdued increase in US manufacturing output as material shortages and supplier delays dragged on. Although some reprieve was seen as supply chains deteriorated to the smallest extent since May, the impact of substantially longer lead times for inputs
New Delhi: Capital markets regulator Sebi on Monday tweaked the “exercise mechanism” of option contracts on commodity futures. The decision has been taken based on feedback received from stock exchanges and the recommendations of Commodity Derivatives Advisory Committee of Sebi. In a circular, Sebi said the prescribed mechanism will be adopted by exchanges for exercise