Gold prices hovered near a two-year low on Friday and were set for a weekly fall as an elevated dollar and prospects of aggressive U.S. rate hikes dented bullion’s appeal. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was unchanged at $1,664.48 per ounce, as of 0030 GMT, and was down 3% for the week so far. Prices hit
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Selloff in Pound catches most currency related headlines today, as it slumped to a 37-year low against Dollar. The decline came after data showed retail sales contracted in both volume and value term in August, indicating that inflation was already biting into spending. In the background, the UK economic is already in recession. Still for
A note from ANZ in New Zealand on what they expect for the NZD. This in summary: The Kiwi has now made a convincing break below the key psychological and technical 0.60 level While much of the poor performance of the NZD/USD has been a function of USD strength, the Kiwi is also losing ground
NEW DELHI: Gold prices continued to bleed on Friday tracking the trend in global markets. Prospects of aggressive rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve lifted bond yields and took the shine off bullion. Markets are pricing in a 75-basis-point rate hike by the US central bank. Gold futures on were trading lower by 0.18
Overall, Dollar remains the strongest one for the week, followed by Swiss Franc and then Yen. Risk aversion support these currencies, on the expectation of another jumbo rate hike by Fed next week. Commodity currencies are the worst performers with Kiwi having an underhand. Euro and Sterling are mixed for now, with Euro having a
Oil is $1 off the lows but still down $2.92 to $85.56 today. The oil bulls haven’t got any help from the Atlantic storm season and we’re at the peak of the season now. We’ve been watching formation in the mid-Atlantic and it spun up today into Tropical storm Fiona but the latest forecast track
Gold prices inched lower on Thursday, as a firmer dollar and expectations of big interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve diminished the metal’s appeal. FUNDAMENTALS Spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,693.81 per ounce, as of 0110 GMT. U.S. gold futures were down 0.3% at $1,704.4. The dollar index edged 0.1% higher towards recent
Dollar is staying largely in range after mixed retail sales data from the US. Today’s focus turns to selloff in Sterling, in particular against Swiss Franc and Euro. Yen weakens mildly after yesterday’s rebound quickly lost momentum. Commodity currencies are trading on the soft side. In other markets, major European indexes are mixed while US
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NEW DELHI: Gold prices slipped sharply on Thursday as the strong US dollar weighed on the sentiment. Expectations of another big rate hike from the US Federal Reserve further dented the yellow metal. The dollar index edged towards recent peaks as hotter-than-expected inflation data boosted bets for even more aggressive monetary policy tightening by the
The markets are overall steady in Asia today. Yen attempted a rebound yesterday but there was no follow through buying so far. Dollar’s rally also lacks sustained push. While commodity currencies are staying as the worst performer for the week, there is sign of some live against Euro. But that’s probably more due to Swiss
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Gold price in the national capital declined Rs 265 to Rs 50,616 per 10 grams on Wednesday despite rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. The price of the yellow metal had touched Rs 50,881 per 10 grams on Tuesday. However, the COMEX spot price of gold was marginally higher at USD 1,705 per ounce compared
Yen is shrugging off rally in US and European benchmark yields today, and rebound on threat of intervention in Japan. European majors are also finding some foots while Dollar turned mixed. Still commodity currencies are under broad based selling pressure. While US futures might point to a flat open, selling could come back later in
The dollar ran riot in trading yesterday after the US CPI data, in which we saw a fall in EUR/USD from near 1.0180 all the way to below parity. In turn, we also saw a firm break below the 100 and 200-hour moving averages and that is keeping a more bearish near-term bias in the
Crude oil prices have been in a downward spiral for the last three months in a row and hit an eight-month low last week. Prices have erased the entire geopolitical risk premium and are back at the levels when Russia first attacked Ukraine in February 2022. Crude prices cruised as high as $139 a barrel
Dollar surged overnight, partly as traders added bet of another aggressive rate hike by Fed next week, and partly on deep risk aversion. Though, there is no follow through buying in Asia, as the greenback is now consolidating gains. On the other hand, Yen appears to be talked up by Japanese officials, and reports that
The NZDUSD is trading to a new 2022 low taking out the low from last week at 0.59956. The pair is trading at the lowest level since the week of May 17, 2020. The pair is also moving below the natural support level at 0.6000. Short term traders may now use that level as a