NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Friday after a weaker than expected US jobs report indicated a patchy economic recovery that could mean slower fuel demand during a resurgent pandemic. Losses were capped by concerns that US supply would remain limited in the wake of Hurricane Ida, which cut production from the US Gulf of
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WTI crude gives up gains to settle down 70-cents to $69.29 The fundamental story in oil this week is continued outages in the Gulf of Mexico. Generally, platforms come back online quickly after storms but that’s not the case after Ida. There is still 1.7 million barrels per day offline and the cumulative loss is
The most acceptable metal of the world since ancient times, gold, started its bull run in 2016 and saw continuous rise for five years till 2020. That followed a brief consolidation of 2-3 years. Prices rose from Rs 25,000 to Rs 56,000 level during this period. However, it has given up some of those gains
Dollar was under pressure most of the week and selling accelerated again after the big disappointment in employment data. The non-farm payroll report could show that job market recovery had made a “substantial setback” rather than “substantial further progress”. A tapering announcement from Fed in September is basically off the table. Overall development in US
Forex news for September 3, 2021: Markets: US 10-year yields up 3 bps to 1.324% Gold up $19 to $1828 WTI crude oil down 72-cents to $69.28 S&P 500 flat at 4536 AUD leads, USD lags If you bet on ADP enough times, eventually you’ll get it right. Not that ther ewas a big dollar
NEW DELHI: Gold eked out decent gains in India on Friday, following global trends. The yellow metal saw buying on the back of a weaker dollar. Investors are waiting for the US jobs data to gauge the Federal Reserve’s plans to start tapering asset purchases. Gold futures on MCX were higher 0.25 per cent, or
Overall developments in the markets are unchanged for the week. US stocks continued with recent up trend overnight. Dollar, Yen and Swiss Franc extended near term decline. New Zealand and Australian Dollars are the strongest one, followed by Euro and then Sterling. Main focus will now turn to US non-farm payroll report. High volatility is
ISM services index for August 2021: Prior was 64.1 Employment 53.7 vs 53.8 prior New orders 63.2 vs 63.7 prior Prices paid 75.4 vs 82.3 prior Business activity 60.1 vs 67.0 prior Backlog of orders 61.3 vs 63.5 prior New export orders 60.6 vs 65.8 prior Imports 48.7 vs 51.6 prior Inventories 46.9 vs 49.2
BSE on Friday announced that it has completed one month since launch of SUFI Steel futures contracts on the exchange platform, and has facilitated the delivery to the tune of 90 MT in the first full expiry cycle at the exchange designated delivery centre in Raipur. Mr Sameer Patil, chief business officer of BSE said
Dollar spikes lower in early US session after huge NFP miss. But the selloff is only firm against commodity currencies at the time of writing. In particular, the greenback is trying to recovery against European majors, as well as Sterling. Traders might need a bit more time to make up their mind. While a September
Russian gas giant Gazprom has started to move away from the US dollar to China’s yuan Coming Up! Title text for next article LON +1 SDNY+11 NY -4 TYO +9 GMT Gazprom Neft is the oil arm of Russia’s Gazprom, its CEO has said its begun to move away from the U.S. dollar to China’s
NEW DELHI: Gold prices in India were almost flat on Thursday, following global trends. Investors were largely on the sidelines awaiting US non-farm payrolls print that is crucial for the Federal Reserve’s tapering timeline. Gold futures on MCX were marginally down 0.02 per cent, or Rs 10, at Rs 47,058 per 10 gram. Silver futures,
The OPEC+ will continue to increase oil output by +0.4M bpd in October. The decisions was made swiftly and came in line with the alliance’s plan to gradually bring back the output reduced (9.7M bpd) amidst the outbreak of the pandemic last year. Although the alliance has projected that the oil market would be in
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New Delhi: Gold prices in the national capital on Thursday slipped by Rs 28 to Rs 46,193 per 10 grams amid rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 46,221 per 10 grams. Silver gained Rs 279 to Rs 62,650 per kg, from Rs 62,371 per
Risk-on sentiment firms up slightly after better than expected jobless claims from the US. Dollar, Yen and Swiss Franc continue to trade as the weakest ones. On the other hand, New Zealand and Australian Dollars are the strongest. But the moves in risk markets are limited so far. Investors could turn cautious quickly again and
HIGH RISK WARNING: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all of your initial investment; do