Precious metals, which rallied in the first half of the current calendar, have lost steam. They have seen deep cuts over the last few weeks, barely holding the key psychological levels. Market experts said the interest rate hikes amid inflationary pressures have dented the appeal of the safe-haven metal. Silver slipped below the Rs 55,000
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The major US stock indices closed sharply higher and near session highs. The major indices for the week still closed lower, but cut into those declines with the sharp gains today. Retail sales came in better-than-expected which helped. Industrial production was lower and Michigan consumer sentiment came in a little better than expectations and showed
Dollar was the strongest one for most part of the week, and even breached parity against Euro. But the greenback pared gains on late turn in market sentiment, and ended as the second best only. Swiss Franc was surprisingly the best performer, while Kiwi was the third. Yen was the weakest one, as selloff continued
Gold market players are striving for some respite from the selloff that has mired the market since March when it topped the $2000/oz level. Gold fell 2% last week, marking its fifth consecutive decline, its biggest string of weekly losses since 2018 when it fell for six consecutive weeks. Gold has been falling and hitting
The US retail sales were anticipated today along with the Univ. of Michigan consumer sentiment. Recall from last month, the sharp fall in consumer sentiment was a catalyst for the Fed to hike by 75 basis points as concerns about inflation threatened the growth prospects in the economy.. For retail sales, after stronger than expected
Dollar is staying as the strongest major currency in the market for now. Yen and Swiss Franc are not performing too badly, as supported by mild risk-off sentiment. But Canadian Dollar is also resilient, awaiting BoC’s decision on whether to deliver a jumbo rate hike. Aussie and Euro are currently the worst, while Sterling is
Gold prices in the national capital on Friday fell by Rs 293 to Rs 49,970 per 10 grams amid decline in international precious metal prices, according to Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal settled at Rs 50,263 per 10 grams. Silver also tumbled by Rs 1,075 to Rs 54,326 per kg from Rs
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NEW YORK -Oil prices gained 2.5% on Friday after a U.S. official told Reuters that an immediate Saudi oil output boost was not expected, and as investors question whether OPEC has the room to significantly ramp up crude production. Brent crude futures were up $2.50, or 2.5%, to $101.60 a barrel by 11:39 a.m. EDT
Dollar is starting to pare back this week’s gains in early US session, after retail sales data were not materially stronger than expectations. It looks like EUR/USD could close the week above parity, and may start to stabilize for the near term. US futures are trading higher after the data and could point to a
Major currencies are seeing little change with the dollar mostly steady, as all eyes turn towards the US retail sales data later today. Equities and bond yields are also observing light changes, so there isn’t much to work with as we get into European morning trade. After the wild swings yesterday, markets are more guarded
NEW DELHI: Gold prices were steady in Friday’s early trade but looked set for a fifth straight weekly loss. Gold futures on were marginally lower about 0.06 per cent or Rs 31 at Rs 50,197 per 10 grams. However, silver futures traded lower by 0.23 per cent or Rs 129 at Rs 54,906 per kg.
Dollar is staying is the strongest one for the week, as talks of a 100bps hike at the July FOMC meeting heat up. But upside momentum in the greenback hasn’t been really too convincing, except versus Yen. EUR/USD is still trying hard to defend parity for now. Yen, on the other hand, is staying broadly
As per a government statement, Italy’s PM Mario Draghi will resign. Earlier, the governing coalition survived a vote of confidence despite the 5-Star Movements decision to sit out the vote. The PM later met with France’s President Mattarella but was reported he did not resign. Draghi has said if he did not have the support
The global crude benchmark fell as much as 5.1% to trade under $95 a barrel, touching its lowest level since late February. Crude has been in decline since early June on escalating fears the US may be pushed into a recession. Shortly after the war began, Brent futures skyrocketed to above $139 as Russia’s war
Dollar stays strong in early US session after release of another record print of PPI inflation. Buying of Dollar is currently concentrated again Yen and Canadian. But the moves in Aussie and European majors are also picking up. Loonie is the worst performing one today, despite the mega 1% rate hike by BoC yesterday. It’s
The dollar is keeping in good stead after the hot US CPI data yesterday, with EUR/USD still flirting with parity and USD/JPY racing above 138.00 on the day. The latter sees buyers establish a firmer footing for a breakout towards 140.00, as Treasury yields also bounce back a little after the retreat yesterday. 10-year yields
NEW DELHI: Gold prices dropped on Thursday after red hot US inflation numbers spooked investors, stoking huge rate hike fears in the upcoming Fed policy meeting. The Federal Reserve is seen ramping up its battle with sky-high inflation with a supersized 100 basis points rate hike at its policy meeting on July 26-27. Gold futures