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The financial markets are in a state of heightened anticipation as the much-awaited US non-farm payroll report is set to release today. This key data set will be critical in assessing whether the US economy is veering towards a recession, following the jump in the unemployment rate in July. For Fed, the NFP data will

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Gold October futures contracts at MCX opened flat on Friday at Rs 71,981 per 10 gram, which is up by 0.09% or Rs 64 while silver December futures contracts were trading at Rs 85,005/kg, up by 0.06% or Rs 49. In the last 2 days, the prices of gold have gained Rs 500/10 gm while

Dollar bears attempted to push the greenback lower following the release of much weaker-than-expected ADP employment data, but the downward momentum lacked conviction. Traders remain cautious, given that ADP data has not consistently aligned with non-farm payrolls, leaving room for surprises when the NFP is released tomorrow. Furthermore, today’s upcoming ISM services report could still

Crude oil futures is settling at $69.15 after trying to rebound for the first time in four trading days. It was not meant to be. The price is closing lower for the fourth consecutive day. The high for the day reached $70.78. The low for the day reached $68.79. What is not logical is that

OPEC+ has agreed to delay a planned oil output increase for October and November after crude prices hit their lowest in nine months, three sources from the producers’ group told Reuters on Thursday. Oil prices have been falling along with other asset classes on concerns about a weak global economy and soft data from China,

Dollar weakened broadly overnight after the latest JOLTS report showed significant drop in job openings, hitting the lowest level since January 2021. Economists are increasingly worried that the US labor market is cooling not just to pre-pandemic levels but potentially beyond. Such outlook could raising the possibility that the Federal Reserve may need to act

Prior +3.9%; revised to +4.6% The devil is in the details. The reading here has been volatile for many months already in 2024 and this is one of those times reflecting that again. If you actually exclude large orders (which tend to be a one-off), incoming orders were actually down by 0.4% in July compared

Amid weakness in the dollar index and downbeat U.S. JOLTS job openings data, Gold October futures contracts at MCX opened flat on Thursday at Rs 71,484 per 10 grams, rising 0.03% or Rs 18 while silver December futures contracts were trading at Rs 83,750/kg, up 0.22% or Rs 185. In this week so far, the

Risk aversion continues to dominate the global financial markets today, although the weakness in US futures has been relatively contained. While some volatility could arise from the US JOLTS labor market data, traders would largely be holding off for tomorrow’s ISM services data and Friday’s non-farm payroll report. As a result, market movements are expected

There is an interesting dynamic this week with non-farm payrolls on Friday and the FOMC blackout period starting Friday at midnight. If the jobs report is middling, it doesn’t leave much time for officials to signal that a 50 basis point cut is likely. Of course, they could always turn to a leak to the

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, extending the previous day’s more than 4% plunge, on expectations the political dispute that has halted Libyan exports may be resolved and concerns over lower global demand growth. Brent crude futures for November fell 28 cents, or 0.4%, to $73.47 at 0052 GMT after dropping 4.9% in the previous session.

Risk aversion swept across US markets overnight, with the selloff extending into Asian trading, driven by renewed fears of a recession. Weak US manufacturing data brought economic concerns back into focus, leading to a sharp 600-point drop in DOW and a more than 3.2% plunge in NASDAQ. The negative sentiment spread broadly across asset classes,

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Ahead of the key US economic data and weakness in crude oil, Gold October futures contracts at MCX opened flat on Wednesday with a positive bias at Rs 71,449 per 10 gram, which is up by 0.1% or Rs 68 while silver December futures contracts were trading at Rs 83,183/kg, down by 0.08% or Rs

Yen staged a notable rebound today, joined by Dollar and Swiss Franc. In contrast, Australian Dollar is leading losses among commodity currencies. Risk-off mood appears to be taking hold, which is also evident in US futures, which point to a lower open as American markets return from the Labor Day holiday. Market participants seem to

That line from Federal Reserve Chairman Powell, uttered at Jackson Hole looms large in market pricing this week and going forward. The takeaway is that they don’t want to see unemployment rise meaningfully, or perhaps at all. Financial conditions are worsening to start the month and the ISM manufacturing survey had the lowest new orders

Oil prices dropped more than 3% on Tuesday after Bloomberg News reported that a deal was imminent to resolve a dispute that has halted Libyan production and exports, pushing prices to their lowest since around the beginning of the year. The news of more crude supply possibly returning to the market came as prices had