April 6: Gold eased on Wednesday as hawkish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials boosted the dollar and Treasury yields to multi-year highs, denting the safe-haven metal’s appeal. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was down 0.2% at $1,920.87 per ounce, as of 0114 GMT. U.S. gold futures fell 0.3% to $1,920.90. * The dollar scaled a
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Swiss Franc falls broadly today as other parts of the markets turned mixed. US treasury yield extends its sharp rally. But the impact on Dollar is some what offset by impressive rally in Germany and UK yields too. Euro recovers mildly but remains the worst performing one for the week, followed by Yen, and then
If something can’t go down on bad news.. That’s one of the more common adages in the market and it may well be fitting with what we’re seeing in oil prices at the moment. Today, oil is up 1.6% as price continues to hold above $100 for the time being. A record crude reserve release
NEW DELHI: Gold prices were trading flat on Wednesday, bucking the global trend, as hawkish commentary from the US Federal Reserve along with a firm US dollar and rise in treasure yields dampened the sentiments. A stronger dollar makes gold less attractive for other currency holders. Gold futures on MCX were flat, merely 0.01 per
Dollar trades broadly higher overnight together with treasury yields on hawkish comments from Fed officials. The green back remains firm in Asian session today. Though, Aussie remains the strongest one for the week so far, followed by Kiwi. Euro is the worst performing one, followed by Yen and then Swiss Franc. Technically, EUR/USD’s break of
Markets: Gold down $10 to $1922 US 10-year yields down 15 bps to 2.56% WTI crude oil down $2.87 to $100.44 S&P 500 down 58 points to 4523 AUD leads, JPY lags The mode in markets was selling the US dollar while buying commodity currencies early in US trading. The Aussie, kiwi and loonie all
New Delhi: Gold prices in the national capital on Tuesday declined by Rs 159 to Rs 51,373 per 10 grams, tracking weak global cues and rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 51,532 per 10 grams. Similarly, silver slipped by Rs 149 to Rs 66,485
Euro is trading broadly lower today, as EU announces the fifth package of sanctions against Russia. As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, “Russia is waging a cruel, ruthless war, also against Ukraine’s civilian population.” The sanctions include ban of Russia coals, access to EU ports and transaction banks of four key Russian
The pair is trading back to near flat levels around 122.80 currently, erasing the earlier drop from today after BOJ governor Kuroda provided more verbal intervention here. The low for the day hit 122.39 so the bounce has been rather modest, helped by a defense of the 200-hour moving average (blue line) at least. Since
NEW DELHI: Gold prices traded steady, with a negative bias on Tuesday, following strength in the US dollar on rising prospects of fresh sanctions on Russia and rate hike possibilities. However, strong US data and aggressive Fed stance has capped upside. The 10-year US Treasury yields have eased marginally. Gains on Wall Street also dimmed
Australian Dollar rises broadly after a hawkish twist in RBA statement, which hints at earlier rate hike. New Zealand Dollar is following closely as second strongest for now. On the other hand, Dollar and Euro are under some selling pressure. Yen and Swiss Franc are mixed, awaiting more guidance from overall risk sentiment. Technically, focus
Lack of information, misinformation, and disinformation all coming out of China official media on the situation in Shanghai, which is recording the worst coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began. With no end in sight. Case numbers are rocketing higher. Of course, these are probably understated. 26m Shangahi reisdents are being ‘mass tested’. Some snippets from
The squeeze in diesel supplies due to the Russia-Ukraine war has pushed benchmark Singapore gross refining margins (GRMs) to record levels, helping Indian refiners offset fuel-marketing losses, said executives and analysts. The margin between crude and the products–or cracks–extracted from it has scaled new highs, resulting in windfall profits for refiners such as Indian Oil,
Euro falls broadly today on expectation that EU is going to impose another round of sanctions against Russian following war crimes in Ukraine. Additionally, investor confidence data indicates the war in Ukraine is pushing Eurozone into recession. Sterling and Swiss Franc are broadly weak too. Commodity currencies are currently the stronger ones while Dollar and
EUR/USD is down 0.4% to a session low of 1.1010 as the euro has nearly wiped out its jump from last week, which came on the back of peace hopes initially here. There are some modest expiries rolling off today at 1.1000-10 so that could be a factor attracting price action but for now, sellers
NEW DELHI: Gold prices were trading flat on Monday following an improved US job market that has raised expectations of a faster rate hike from the US Federal Reserve. The US benchmark yields and dollar were firm, offsetting support from safe-haven demand fuelled by a worsening Ukraine crisis. Gold futures on MCX were trading down
Overall, the financial markets are very quiet in Asian session today. Commodity currencies are trading mildly firmer in very while Swiss Franc and Yen are softer. But major pairs and crosses are stuck inside Friday’s range. Gold dips mildly after prior rejection by 1950 and it could be heading back to 1900 handle. WTI crude
Maxar Tech has provided satellite imagery from the ransacked town of Bucha showing a 45 foot long mass grave trench (info via Reuters) Reports of: accusations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine mounted discovery of mass graves and corpses in streets near Kyiv President Volodymyr Zelensky directly blamed leaders in Moscow for the “torture” and