New Zealand Dollar weakens in Asian session after RBNZ rate hike, and leads other commodity currencies lower. Dollar firms up mildly as it’s ready to extend recent rally, except versus Yen for now. European majors are mixed, with Sterling have a mild upper hand against Euro and Swiss Franc. Gold is treading water below 1800
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Risk off reigns Black Friday sale hits the markets. Did you grab a bargain? The session begun with a clear risk off footing. However, the initial early European risk off frenzy had slowed significantly by the time the session begun. At this stage it is hard to really read too much into these risk off
SINGAPORE: prices slid more than 1% on Friday on concerns that a global supply surplus could swell in the first quarter following a coordinated release of crude reserves among major consumers, led by the United States. Brent crude futures extended declines for a third session, falling 96 cents, or 1.2%, to $81.26 a barrel by
The new coronavirus variant is the main them in the markets today, sending global stocks and benchmark treasury yields sharply lower. Yen and Swiss Franc are trading sharply higher, followed by Euro. Commodity currencies tumble sharply on risk aversion but Sterling and Dollar are also pressured. For the week, Swiss Franc is now the strongest
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SINGAPORE: Brent slid nearly 4% to below $80 a barrel on Friday as a new COVID-19 variant spooked investors, adding to concerns that a global supply surplus could swell in the first quarter following the release of crude reserves by the United States and others. Oil fell in tandem with other financial markets on fears
Risk-aversion dominates Asian markets today as new coronavirus variant sinks investor sentiment. Australian Dollar is leading other commodity currencies lower. Yen and Swiss Franc surge sharply, followed by Euro and Dollar. Overall, it’s flight to safety. The question now is, whether Aussie or Kiwi would eventually end as the worst performing one for the week,
Daily thread to exchange ideas and to share your thoughts Risk trades are battered as markets are cowering in fear amid news of a new COVID-19 variant stemming from South Africa. The ‘Nu’ variant is compounding concerns in a time where thinner liquidity conditions are prevailing amid the Thanksgiving holiday. US stocks and bonds will be up
NEW DELHI: Risk of another wave of Covid pandemic, thanks to a mutation detected in South Africa, increased the appeal of bullion counters on Friday as investors took a flight from risky assets. Indian authorities alerted all states about the new variant and asked them to rigorously screen and test travellers coming from or transiting
The report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that total crude oil and petroleum products (ex. SPR) stocks slumped -5.98 mmb to 1217.89 mmb in the week ended November 19. Crude oil inventory added +1.02 mmb to 434 mmb, compared with consensus of a -0.48 mmb increase. Inventory increased in 3 out of
Gold Gold is actually really simple to trade at the moment as it is being driven by the US yield story. The expectations of the Fed having to move on hiking rates more quickly at is sending real yields higher. Remember that falling real yields is good for gold, and rising real yields is bad
New Delhi: Gold rallied Rs 195 to Rs 46,625 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday in line with gain in international precious metal prices and rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 46,430 per 10 gram. Silver also jumped Rs 569 to
The forex markets are rather quiet in Asian session today. Trading will probably remain subdued with US on holiday. The greenback remains the strongest one for the week on speculation that the “transitory” yet persistent strong inflation would eventually force Fed to raise interest rate earlier. Canadian Dollar is currently the second strongest for the
Daily thread to exchange ideas and to share your thoughts Another reminder that it will be Thanksgiving in the US so holiday-thin trading conditions are going to be part of the consideration in the next two days. I’ve never been a fan of holiday trading but just bear in mind that we could get some exacerbated moves
NEW DELHI: Gold and silver futures prices were trading with gains on Thursday but comments from the US Federal Reserve policymakers suggesting the central bank could accelerate stimulus tapering kept the gains in check. A growing number of Fed policymakers indicated they would be open to speeding up the elimination of their bond-buying program if
Dollar’s rally continues today and stays firm after much better than expected jobless claims data. Yen is following as second strongest on risk-off sentiment, as major European indexes and US futures are in red. On the other hand, New Zealand Dollar remains the worst performing one on post-RBNZ selloff, Aussie and Loonie are following. Technically,
The Dallas Fed trimmed mean Today’s PCE data was re-worked by the Dallas Fed to offer a clearer underlying picture. Just on the monthly changes alone and stripping out several parts, the annualized rate of inflation was 4.2%, a slowdown from 4.9% September. It’s a different picture in the six-month view, with the annualized rate
Kolkata: BSE, India’s second-largest commodity exchange, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Madurai District Gold and Silver Merchant Association to provide an impetus for the growth and development of commodities and proposed Electronic Gold Receipt (EGR) market in India. Through this association, both entities, as well as the stakeholders they serve, will