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Gold prices on Thursday held near a one-week high hit in the previous session, as the U.S. and Treasury yields retreated after inflation data came in line with expectations and reiterated the need for a quicker interest rate hike. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was flat at $1,824.55 per ounce by 0109 GMT. U.S. gold futures

Treasury yields are at the highs of the day but that’s no obstacle for US stocks. The S&P 500 is nearly back to unchanged after falling by more than 40 points a few hours ago. In FX, the dollar remains strong but is giving a bit back in the past hour. AUD/USD has tracekd up

Jan 14: Gold prices on Friday were poised for their best weekly gain since last November, as investors await economic data that could provide clarity about U.S. Federal Reserve’s tapering policy, while a weaker and Treasury yields supported bullion. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was flat at $1,820.08 per ounce, as of 0048 GMT. U.S. gold

Strong US inflation reading and hawkish comments from Fed officials were the main theme in the markets last week. While much volatility was seen in the stock markets, major indexes remained rather resilient. Dollar got practically no support from expectation of three Fed hikes year this, and tumbled broadly. Euro finally broke out of range

Omicron has arrived in Beijing ahead of the Olympics. City officials said today that a woman from Haidian district reported having a sore throat on Thursday and a fever a day after. She tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday morning. She hadn’t left the city in the prior two weeks and had not been in

NEW DELHI: Gold prices were trading higher on Friday, poised for a strong weekly gain in more than two months. The higher inflation and pressure on bond yields may keep gold prices up for the medium term. Investors await economic data that could provide clarity about the US Federal Reserve’s tapering policy, while a weaker

Markets: WTI crude up $2.03 to $84.15 US 10-year yields up 7.5 bps to 1.784% S&P 500 up 4 points to 4662 Gold down $6 to $1816 JPY leads, AUD lags The mood was poor early on and a dismal retail sales report threatened to worsen the situation but the headlines didn’t spark big moves,

China will release crude oil from its national strategic stockpiles around the Lunar New Year holidays as part of a plan coordinated by the United States with other major consumers to reduce global prices, sources told Reuters. The sources, who have knowledge of talks between the world’s top two crude consumers, said China agreed in

Overall risk sentiment turns sour again following terrible US retail sales data. DOW futures reverse early gains and turn deep red, pointing to a much lower open. Yen is powering up following risk-off sentiment while Aussie is now leading commodity currencies lower. At the same time, Dollar is turning mixed. But for the week, the

The weak US retail sales number has added to the negative tone in markets. The main beneficiary is the yen, which is at session highs across the board. With the latest move, AUD/JPY is now down 1.2% — or 99 pips — and has cut through Monday’s low to the worst level since December 21.

New Delhi: Gold price in the national capital on Friday gained Rs 93 to Rs 47,005 per 10 grams, in line with a jump in prices of international precious metal along with rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal settled at Rs 46,912 per 10 grams. Silver also jumped

Yen trades broadly higher in Asian session, following broad based weakness in the stock markets. Nevertheless, mild risk-off sentiment is providing no support to Dollar, nor the hawkish comments from Fed officials. Dollar remains the worst performing one for the week, followed by Swiss Franc. Yen is now the strongest, followed by Aussie and Kiwi.

USD/JPY and yen crosses dropped away during the session here. Reuters dropped a piece saying Bank of Japan policymakers are debating how soon they can start telegraphing an eventual interest rate hike, citing unnamed sources. This was heavily caveated (saying an actual rate hike is hardly imminent) but nevertheless it was taken note of. USD/JPY

SINGAPORE: prices eased for a second session on Friday on growing concerns that Washington may soon act to cool prices, while movement controls in China to rein in a COVID-19 outbreak weighed on fuel demand. Brent crude futures fell 30 cents, or 0.4%, to $84.17 a barrel at 0150 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude

Dollar remains overwhelmingly the worst performer today, as selloff extends. There is little support from hawkish Fedspeaks, with some officials expressing openness to four rate hikes this year. Commodity currencies continue to be the biggest winners, as supported by resilient risk sentiment. In particular, US futures are pointing to higher open, and further rally could

One comment stood out from Philly Fed President Harker in his latest round of comments. He said he favors shrinking the Fed’s balance sheet late this year or early next. The hawks have been talking about an aggressive balance sheet rundown but there’s a pushback now, including Powell who indicated he would be patient. Since

Gold price in the national capital on Thursday jumped Rs 119 to Rs 46,919 per 10 grams, reflecting a rally in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal settled at Rs 46,800 per 10 gram. Silver also moved up by Rs 745 to Rs 60,777 per kg

Dollar’s post CPI selloff continues today and remains generally weak. For now, Swiss Franc is the second worst performer for the week, followed by Euro. Commodity currencies are the strongest, with Aussie overtaking Canadian. Sterling is mixed for now. Other markets are mixed for now, with Asian stocks lacking a clear direction. Global benchmark yields