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,
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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
Asia followed up an active FX session in the US where the US dollar declined across the majors’ board with a session of low volatility and small ranges. On the central bank front we had Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly speaking on a public TV interview. Daly said a rate hike
MELBOURNE: prices slipped on Thursday, trimming big gains from the previous two sessions, amid uncertainty over near-term demand as cases of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus surge around the globe. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $82.57 a barrel at 0221 GMT, after climbing 1.7%
Dollar tumbles broadly in early US session even though consumer inflation data hit multi-decade highs. The move could be seen as a result of clearing the risk of even worse inflation reading that could force Fed’s hand. For now, Canadian Dollar is the strongest one as boosted by rally in oil prices. Sterling and Aussie
Another lockdown was imposed in China earlier today as covid cases there continue to spread. Huaxian residents were ordered to stay indoors with all businesses told to suspend operations. That goes along lockdowns in Anyang, Yuzhou and Xian that already cover more than 20 million people. Outbreaks in Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Tianjin — with
New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Wednesday jumped Rs 228 to Rs 46,812 per 10 grams, reflecting overnight gains in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal settled at Rs 46,584 per 10 grams. “Spot gold prices for 24 carat in Delhi rose by Rs
Overall, Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s renomination hearings seemed to be well received by the markets. US stocks closed broadly higher overnight, followed by rallies in Asian indexes. Yen and Dollar are both under some selling pressure today. On the other hand, commodity currencies are trading higher. In particular, Canadian Dollar is lifted by the rise