It’s Columbus day in the US and Thanksgiving in Canada Monday is a semi-holiday in the US — Columbus day — so that will crimp activity. The CME and NYSE are open and SIFMA doesn’t recommend a bond closure. However there is no economic data on the schedule so that could keep it quiet. In
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Petrol and diesel prices were hiked across the country for the fifth consecutive day on Saturday, ranging from 26 paise to 35 paise. In Delhi, the petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre, taking it to Rs 104.23. In Kolkata, the price of diesel as of Saturday is 95.58 per litre, up by
Following strong rally in US stocks and treasury yield overnight, Yen is trading broadly lower today, together with Swiss Franc. Yen is also the worst performing one for the week, followed by Euro. On the other hand, Canadian Dollar is the winner for the week, followed by Aussie. Focus will turn to US job data
Forex news for North American trade on Friday, October 8: Markets: Gold up $1 to $1756 US 10-year yields up 3.6 bps to 1.606% WTI crude oil up $1.19 to $79.49 S&P 500 down 8 points to 4391 CAD leads, JPY lags The jobs report put a focus on the US dollar and the initial
Physical gold rates in India flipped to a discount for the first time in over two months this week as a rise in local prices curbed demand, while buying in China was expected to pick up after the Golden Week holiday. Dealers in India offered discounts of up to $2 an ounce over official domestic
Dollar tumbles in US session after another huge non-farm payroll miss. On the other hand, Canadian Dollar surges notably after solid employment data. As for the week, the Loonie is now in a pole position to end as the strongest. Yen is still the worst performing, but we’d see if Dollar would over take its
Inflation worries mount in the UK With the economy already seeing the reopening demand moderate and supply bottlenecks as well as labour shortages weighing, inflation worries are adding to concerns of a further slowdown towards the year-end. This definitely creates a bit of a “toxic” situation for the BOE as they will have to deal
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India(Sebi) on Friday barred the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) from launching any new mustard seed contract till further orders. The regulator has asked the agricultural commodity exchange not to allow any new position in respect of the running contracts but only squaring up of position.
Overall markets continue to be rather mixed for now. Commodity currencies rally in Asian session, as led by Aussie, following rebound in the stock markets. On the other hand, Dollar is turning softer again, together with Yen. Euro’s weakness is the more persistent development this week, in particular against other European majors. Trading today might
The earlier procedural vote required 60 of the Senators to vote yes, which has been done: The final tally was 61-38. One Senator didn’t vote. Was probably confused about Brexit or something, I dunno. Anyway, now for the final vote in the Senate on the two-month debt limit increase this will avert a default needs
mining stocks have made a lot of money in the past one year, riding on ever increasing spot prices in the international market. Now oil and gas prices have also started surging. This has convinced many in the market that commodities are in a supercycle. However, one domestic mutual fund house believes maybe investors are
Selloff in Euro remains the main theme in slow markets today. Return of risk appetite is also weighing down Dollar and Yen. On the other hand, commodity currencies are generally strong, with Aussie having an upper hand over Kiwi and Loonie. Sterling is mixed for now, partly supported by buying against European majors. While stocks
Forex news from the European trading session – 7 October 2021 Headlines: Markets: AUD leads, USD lags on the day European equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 1.0% US 10-year yields flat at 1.525% Gold down 0.1% to $1,760.40 WTI down 1.5% to $76.28 Bitcoin down 1.1% to $54,320 It was a quiet session for
New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Thursday rose by Rs 65 to Rs 46,012 per 10 gram in line with a jump in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 45,947 per 10 gram. Silver also gained Rs 490 to Rs
For the first time in 7 years, the RBNZ increased the OCR by +25 bps to 0.5% in October. Policymakers pledged to tighten further in coming months as inflation pressure continues to exceed target. Policymakers remained hopeful about the economic outlook, suggesting that easing of pandemic-related restrictions could help return growth momentum. On economic developments,
Amongst a huge news day during the US timezone was this on the US debt ceiling: McConnell now suggesting Thursday as a vote. Democrats have already indicated they’ll be in assent. So, the vote looks set to pass (famous last words?) when it does happen. US government gets funded through to December when we can
NEW DELHI: Gold prices inched lower on Wednesday in the domestic market, following global cues. A firmer dollar and rise in Treasury yields weighed on the precious metal’s appeal. Investors focused on US non-farm payrolls data due later this week, which would be crucial to the Federal Reserve’s timeline for tapering economic support. Gold futures
The markets are back on risk-off mode again today, while major global treasury yields trade higher. Stronger than expected ADP job data provides little support to over sentiment. Yen is leading the way higher, followed by Dollar and Swiss Franc. On the other hand, despite RBNZ delivering the expected rate hike, New Zealand Dollar is