Natural gas prices down 5% today The one-way trade in natural gas markets has finally stopped, at least in the US. Natty is down 5% today and now up just 2.6% on the week. If you scroll out though, it’s been a one-way trade since April and a remarkable bull run. The heat might have
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NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Friday as energy companies in the US Gulf of Mexico restarted production after back-to-back hurricanes in the region shut output. Brent crude futures fell 33 cents to settle at $75.34 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 64 cents to settle at $71.97 a barrel. For
Rally in Yen and Swiss Franc dominated trading for most of the day, and it stays firm in early US session. Nevertheless, as sentiment of US traders are not too pessimistic, buying in both slows a little bit. On the other hand, Australia, New Zealand and US Dollars are taking turns to be the worst
Forex news for North America trading on Sept 17, 2021: Markets: Gold down $1 to $1752 US 10-year yields up 4.3 bps to 1.376% WTI crude oil down 59-cents to $72.01 USD leads, CAD lags Coming into New York trade the market mood was fairly neutral. There were some concerns about China/Evergrande but the moves
NEW DELHI: Gold prices held steady on Friday, after a sharp fall in the previous session. A firmer dollar dented the metal’s appeal as investors await a key US Federal Reserve meeting for clues on the central bank’s taper plan. Gold futures on MCX were marginally down 0.06 per cent, or Rs 26, at Rs
Swiss Franc and Yen are both under some selling pressure today, following rallying major global treasury yields. Sterling is weighed down by weak retail sales while Euro is not too far away. Dollar is mixed and Canadian and Aussie are the relatively stronger ones. The economic calendar is light in US session, and risk markets
Safety in stocks but not in bonds I’m sympathetic to the idea that equity bulls don’t want to take weekend risk around Evergrande. China works on its own timelines but with the company already saying it won’t make a September interest payment, a broader default is looming on its $305B in obligations. I’ve seen some
New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Friday tumbled Rs 1,130 to Rs 45,207 per 10 grams reflecting overnight decline in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 46,337 per 10 grams. Silver also plunged Rs 708 to Rs 60,183 per kg,
Overall markets are relatively quiet today so far. Yen continues to reverse this week’s gain as risk sentiment appear to have stabilized. Dollar also softens while Sterling dips mildly after poor retail sales data. On the other hand, commodity currencies are recovering, as lead by Canadian, which is then supported as WTI oil price stays
I posted earlier in the week on the outbreak in the province: The issue with these outbreaks is the restrictions imposed to contain the spread and the impact on China’s economy – only this week we were reminded by officials that disappointments in economic data can be laid at the feet of outbreaks (and weather
MELBOURNE: Oil prices barely moved on Friday even as more supply came back online in the US Gulf of Mexico following two hurricanes, with benchmark contracts on track to post weekly gains of around 4% as the output recovery is seen lagging demand. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 2 cents to $72.59
Dollar jumps sharply in after data shows strong rise in retail sales, versus expectation of a decline. The data also raises optimism that it’s just the start of resurgence in consumer demand, as the world is exiting the pandemic with fast vaccinations. Canadian Dollar is following closely as the second strongest for the day. On
A look at the market moves The S&P 500 has pared some of today’s decline, rising to 4456 from 4443 at the lows. That improvement is spilling over to FX as well as the ‘risk off’ trade fades. This is increasingly looking like an ‘inside day’ where US equities and other assets trade inside of
New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Thursday plunged Rs 491 to Rs 45,735 per 10 gram amid a decline in international precious metal prices and rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 46,226 per 10 grams. Silver also tumbled Rs 724 to Rs
Yen is trading generally firm today as risk sentiment in Asia is decoupling from that of the US. Nikkei is so far rather resiliently holding above 30k handle, despite slight retreat. But Hong Kong HSI is having another day of heavy selling, breaking to a new low for the year. The fact that Swiss Franc
Little change in FX to start the new day The market continues to display a more mixed mood this week, with the dollar slightly softer in trading yesterday but there wasn’t much to work with from a technical perspective. Equities showed some poise as US stocks rebounded but again, that just feeds into the more
SINGAPORE: Oil prices slipped on Thursday, but kept most of the previous day’s gains after a larger-than-expected drawdown in crude oil stocks in the United States, the world’s largest oil consumer. Brent crude oil fell 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $75.33 a barrel by 0128 GMT, after settling up 2.5% the previous day. US West
The report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that total crude oil and petroleum products (ex. SPR) stocks fell -8.78 mmb to 1234.64 mmb in the week ended September 10. Crude oil inventory sank -6.42 mmb (consensus: -3.54 mmb) to 417.45 mmb. Stockpile fell in 4 out of 5 PADDs. PADD 3 (Gulf