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Spot gold closed $2 down at $2301 in a highly volatile market Friday. US nonfarm payroll and ISM services data fell short of forecast; however, inflationary pressure continues to build up. The metal was down around 1.50% on the week. The US yields retreated on dismal US data. The ten-year US yields were down 1.95%

Most of the large cap stocks have now announced their earnings with Apple being the latest. Nevertheless, the biggest one of all (at least in this cycle) is ahead with Nvidia still on the calendar to announce, but not until May 22nd. Although most of the large influencers are now done, what are the some

Gold fell to a one-month low on Friday despite weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data, extending a correction from last month’s stellar rally as investors booked profits while geopolitical risks eased. Spot gold fell 0.1% to $2,300.38 per ounce as of 1:45 p.m. ET (1745 GMT), and logged its second consecutive weekly fall. U.S. gold futures settled

Mon: UK Bank Holiday; EZ Final Composite & Services PMIs (Apr), Sentix (May) Producer Prices (Mar). Tue: RBA Announcement, EIA STEO; Swiss Unemployment (Apr), German Trade Balance (Mar), EZ Construction PMI (Apr). Wed: Norges Bank H1 Financial Stability Report, Riksbank Announcement, BCB Announcement; German Industrial Output (Mar), Italian Retail Sales (Mar). Thu: BoE Announcement &

Oil prices settled lower on Friday, and posted their steepest weekly loss in three months as investors weighed weak U.S. jobs data and possible timing of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. Brent crude futures for July settled 71 cents lower, or 0.85%, to $82.96 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for June fell

Dollar concluded last week with significant losses, influenced by a set of factors that realigned market expectations and investor sentiment. A pivotal moment came with Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s much less-hawkish-than-feared remarks at the FOMC press conference, coupled with disappointing US employment figures. These developments led markets back to anticipate two Fed rate cuts by

The US employment data for the month of March came in less than expectations at 175K vs 243K estimate. The prior month was revised higher to 315K from 303K previously reported. The unemployment rate did take up to 3.9% from 3.8% while average hourly earnings came in at 3.9% YoY, the lowest level since 2021.

Oil prices edged up in early trade on Friday on the prospect of OPEC+ continuing output cuts, but the crude benchmarks were headed for weekly losses on U.S. economic uncertainty and limited crude supply disruptions caused by the Israel-Hamas war. Brent crude futures for July rose 16 cents to $83.83 a barrel by 0008 GMT.

Dollar weakens broadly in Asian session, continuing its selloff from the previous night, as influenced by rebound in US stocks and falling treasury yields. The focus is now squarely on today’s non-farm payroll report, a key indicator closely monitored by Fed policymakers. Preliminary data suggest possibility for an upside surprise in the jobs figures For

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Amid easing Middle East tensions, safe haven buying in bullion seems to be diminishing as gold prices on MCX for June futures contracts fell by Rs 102 or 0.14% on Friday to trade at Rs 70,634 per 10 grams while MCX July silver contracts were down by Rs 44 or 0.05% to Rs 81,319 per

Dollar falls steeply in early US session following a disappointing non-farm payroll report that fell short of market expectations across key metrics including job growth, unemployment rate, and wage growth. DOW futures surge over 500 pts at the same time while 10-year yield dives through 4.5% mark. Despite the single month’s data being insufficient for

After the second round of yen-tervention this week, the pair caught a modest bounce from 153.00 to 156.00 yesterday. All that before a turn right before US trading to just under 155.00 and that kept running all the way to where we are now, near the 153.00 mark. The low earlier today hit 152.75, though

Gold prices were set for a second consecutive weekly fall, even as bullion traded almost flat on Friday as investors refrained from taking big positions ahead of U.S. non-farm payrolls data that could offer more cues on the Federal Reserve’s policy path. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was nearly unchanged at $2,302.51 per ounce, as of

Markets sentiment in the US stabilized overnight, responding positively to Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s less hawkish-than-anticipated remarks in the post-FOMC press conference. DOW closed slightly up, while S&P 500 and NASDAQ saw mild losses only. Treasury yields and Dollar both fell in response to these developments. Key takeaways from Powell’s address include a clear stance

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Gold prices climbed Rs 500 to Rs 72,350 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday amid a rally in precious metal rates in the global market, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous session, it had closed at Rs 71,850 per 10 grams. Silver prices also jumped Rs 400 to Rs 83,500 per

Swiss Franc saw a significant rebound in European session, driven by stronger-than-expected inflation figures for April. Despite this upside surprise, inflation remained within SNB’s target range of 0-2% for the eleventh consecutive month. Currently, economists are still largely anticipating a further 25 basis point rate cut by SNB in June, which would adjust the policy