NEW DELHI: Gold and silver futures prices in the domestic market gained on Wednesday ahead of the US FOMC meet outcome, which is expected to be in favour of economic growth. The US Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates pinned near zero and to signal where rates are headed in the coming years
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Sterling and Euro rise broadly today and maintain gains in early US session. Progress in Brexit trade negotiations and stronger than expected PMIs lift both currencies as well as their respective stock markets. Canadian Dollar is currently the worst performing one for today, apparently reacting to BoC’s jawboning. Risk-on markets keep Dollar under pressure. Focus
Latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association for the week ending 11 December 2020 Market index 857.3 vs 848.3 prior Purchase index 331.6 vs 325.7 prior Refinancing index 4,014.5 vs 3,959.2 prior 30-year mortgage rate 2.85% vs 2.90% prior The jump in mortgage activity in the past week comes from a rebound in purchases after
NEW DELHI: Metal and energy counters on MCX traded mixed on Wednesday. At the same time, most agri commodities were trading with gains as the US said it was preparing a stimulus package. Gold was up 0.24 per cent while silver rose 0.54 per cent. Barring nickel and copper, all base metal counters were trading
Dollar trade with a generally soft tone today, with strong risk-on markets in the background. But overall, most major pairs and crosses are bounded inside last week’s range. The economic calendar is extremely busy for the rest for the week. But there are still a couple of things to resolve, or the data would only
Japan trade balance for November misses the central estimate, comes in at a surplus of yen 366.8bn Trade balance adjusted 570.2bn beats Exports miss big time, -4.2% y/y Imports also a decent sized miss -11.1% The export result is not a good one Japanese industry, and the import result is not a good one for an
MELBOURNE: Oil prices dipped in early trade on Tuesday, with demand worries due to tighter lockdowns in Europe outweighing relief from vaccination rollouts and concerns about a flare-up of tension in the Middle East. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 16 cents, or 0.3%, to $46.83 a barrel at 0158 GMT, while Brent
The forex markets are relatively mixed today. Sterling is generally higher but it’s capped by conflicting messages regarding Brexit trade negotiations. Canadian Dollar is currently second strongest, with help from mild strength in oil price. On the other hand, New Zealand Dollar is the worst performing, followed by Euro and Swiss France. Dollar is mixed,
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NEW DELHI: Gold and silver futures prices in the domestic market gained on Tuesday as the US lawmakers indicated towards an economic stimulus that may come as soon as this week, making bullion attractive. Leaders of both parties in the United States appeared more upbeat over a pandemic relief aid bill likely to be attached
The latest set of economic data indicates economic recovery in China continued. Growth in industrial production improved slightly, while manufacturing investment accelerated, thanks to strong exports growth. Retail sales growth accelerated, suggesting internal circulation has taken effect. Industrial production expanded +7% y/y in November, inline with expectations and up +0.1 ppt from a month ago.
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SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Monday, pushing Brent back above $50 a barrel, buoyed by hopes that a rollout of coronavirus vaccines will lift global fuel demand, while an extension of Brexit talks eased jitters on that front for now. Brent crude futures for February rose 8 cents, or 0.2%, to $50.05 a barrel by
The global markets are quickly back in risk-on mode today. DOW future is back above 30k handle, as coronavirus vaccine rollout began. There seems to be some progress in the US Congress for fresh fiscal stimulus too. Dollar is under broad based selling pressure, followed by Canadian and Yen for the moment. On the other
Eurostat – December 14 Prior -0.4%; revised to +0.1% Industrial production WDA -3.8% vs -4.4% y/y expected Prior -6.8%; revised to -6.3% Industrial production picking up a touch and higher revisions will be welcome news for Q4. The EURUSD is supported this am on the Dollar weakness. One area to watch is that if the EUR
NEW DELHI: Gold and silver futures prices in the domestic market slipped on Monday as the US started getting its first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines, lifting the spirit of investors who moved towards riskier assets. The first shipments of Covid-19 vaccine began on Sunday, after a U.S. regulator approved Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s vaccine.
Sterling opens broadly higher as Brexit trade negotiation is extending through the Sunday deadline. The Pound is taking Euro and Swiss Franc slightly higher today. Nevertheless, it should be noted that no important resistance level is broken by Sterling. Traders are just lighting their shorts. Markets are rather mixed elsewhere, with weakness seen in Dollar.
EU Commission President von der Leyen and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson have decided to continue talks. Thus the UK Coordination Group will have an exchange of views with EU chief negotiator Barnier at 9.30am Brussels time. Why am I thinking of this? Cable is posting early gains on the hopium/optimism. Early level here. Its