Dollar weakens broadly in relatively quiet Asian session today, while Australian Dollar is strengthening. Asia markets are trading mildly lower, but losses are limited. Month-end flow, plus holiday in the UK and the US, could keep activity subdued today. But the week ahead is extremely busy, with lots of first-tier economic data featured. Technically, Dollar’s
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NEW DELHI: Aluminium prices on Friday fell Rs 2.45 to Rs 193.60 per kg in the futures market as participants trimmed their positions on a low trend in the spot market. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, aluminium for delivery in June declined by Rs 2.45, or 1.25 per cent, to Rs 193.60 per kg in
The June RBA meeting will have little surprise, as the central bank has already planned to adjust yield curve control (YCC) and QE measures in July. This week, policymakers will discuss recent economic data and the economic impacts of the lockdown in Melbourne. All monetary policy measures will stay unchanged: The cash rate target would
Weekly futures forex positioning data from the CFTC: EUR long 104K vs 100K long last week. Longs increased by 4K GBP long 31K vs 25K long last week. Longs increased by 6K JPY short 50K vs 51K short last week. Shorts decreased by 1K CHF short 1K vs 4K short last week. Shorts decreased by 3K AUD
NEW DELHI: Copper futures on Friday slipped 1.17 per cent to Rs 760.95 per kg as participants cut their positions amid muted demand in the domestic market. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, copper contracts for the June delivery eased by Rs 9, or 1.17 per cent, to Rs 760.95 per kg in a business turnover
A look at seasonal trends in the forex market for June 2021 June will begin after a long weekend in the US as we turn the calendar Tuesday with an OPEC meeting that could set the table for crude and commodity currencies. In the bigger picture, economic data and central banks are growing drivers in
Domestic gold and silver prices declined on Friday amid a rise in the dollar and US bond yields. A record high on Dalal Street also dented the safe-haven appeal of bullion. MCX nearby-month futures (June 4) were last seen quoting at Rs 48,380 per 10 grams in early deals in the evening session, Rs 201
Overall, the markets in the last full trading week of May was rather mixed. New Zealand Dollar surged initially after hawkish RBNZ. But it failed to extend much gain from there, even though it still ended as the strongest. It looked like Dollar was ready to turn around after strong inflation reading, but it also
Meme stocks had a big turnaround Shares of AMC went for a wild ride today in the latest meme stock mania. The company closed Thursday at $26.75 then soared to $36.72 at the open before turning around to finish 1.5% lower at $26.12. Shares of GME finished 12.6% lower after opening 3% higher as well.
The world’s worst coronavirus outbreak is changing the way Indians buy gold, hastening a shift to modern, retail stores. While buyers have been slowly shifting away from the thousands of family-run jewelry shops that control the bulk of the world’s second-biggest gold market, the pandemic has sped up the process, according to Ramesh Kalyanaraman, executive
Yen’s selling took off overnight, following rebound in treasury yields. Weakness is somewhat solidified in Asian session, together with the strong rebound in Nikkei. With some technical levels broken, Yen’s decline could extend before weekly close, and it’d likely end as the worst performing one. As for the week, Canadian Dollar is currently the second
Forex news for North American trade on May 28, 2021: Markets: Gold up $8 to $1904 WTI crude oil down 21-cents to $66.64 US 10-year yields down 1.1 bps to 1.59% S&P 500 up 0.1% USD leads, NZD lags Month end took the FX market for a bit of a ride again. There was heavy
Gold reversed course and turned positive on Friday, briefly popping above the key $1,900 level, after data showed US consumer prices surged in April and boosted bullion‘s appeal as an inflation hedge. Spot gold rose 0.1% to $1,896.96 per ounce by 12:10 p.m. EDT (1610 GMT), having earlier dipped as much as 0.8%. It is
Dollar surges in early US session as boosted by stronger than expected inflation readings. Indeed, the core PCE inflation hit the highest level since 1991. With the current buying momentum, the greenback is likely to end the week on a high note, with prospect of closing as the strongest. On the other hand, commodity currencies
Highlights from the PCE report for April 2021: Prior was +1.8% PCE core MoM +0.7% vs +0.6% expected Prior MoM +0.4% Deflator YoY +3.6% vs +3.5% expected Prior deflator YoY +2.4% Deflator MoM +0.6% vs +0.6% expected Prior MoM deflator +0.5% (revised to +0.6%) This is all a touch on the strong side but I
Goldman Sachs said it no longer saw China as the center of commodities pricing, reasoning the pace of demand recovery in developed markets suggested Beijing as a buyer has been crowded out by Western consumers. “The bullish commodity thesis is neither about Chinese speculators nor Chinese demand growth. It is about scarcity and the DM-led