The US dollar is stronger today after the Markit services PMI Credit Agricole CIB Research discusses the USD outlook and sees tactical downside risks in Q2 and medium-term upside risks in H2. “We now see downside risks to our Q2 USD outlook but also upside risks to our H221 USD outlook as a whole and
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NEW DELHI: Indian state refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp said on Friday it expects global oil prices to ease and stay below $70 per barrel if the United States lifts sanctions against Iran. India, the world’s third largest oil consumer and importer, halted oil imports from Tehran in 2019 as a temporary waiver granted to some
FX performance this week The US dollar is holding near the highs of the day with US equities now back to flat. The market did not like the strong Markit report because it could bring tapering closer. I don’t share that belief because the Fed wants to look through the reopening boom and because a
Domestic gold and silver prices declined on Friday amid a sharp bounceback on Dalal Street, though weakness in the dollar overseas limited the downside. MCX gold futures for June 4 delivery traded lower throughout the morning session, and were last seen quoting down by Rs 95 or 0.20 per cent at Rs 48,449 per 10
CFTC commitments of traders: EUR long back up to 100K Coming Up! Title text for next article LON +1 SDNY+11 NY -4 TYO +9 GMT Weekly forex futures positioning data from the CFTC for the week ending May 18, 2021 EUR long 100K vs 94K long last week. Longs increased by 6K GBP long 25K
Gold prices inched lower on Friday as the dollar rebounded after robust U.S. manufacturing data, although bullion was still on track to register a third straight weekly gain. Spot gold eased 0.1% to $1,876.42 per ounce by 1:43 p.m. EDT (1743 GMT) but prices were headed for a 1.9% weekly gain, helped by subdued U.S.
While Fed minutes started to prepare the markets for discussion on tapering in the coming months, Dollar wasn’t give much support. It has indeed ended as one of the worst performers for the week, just next too New Zealand and Australian Dollar. On the other hand, Swiss Franc and Yen ended as the strongest ones.
Forex news for North American trading on May 21, 2021 A snapshot of other markets into the close for the week: Spot gold is trading at three dollars or 0.16% at $1880 Spot Silver is down $0.20 or -0.75% at $27.54 WTI crude oil futures are up $1.91 03.08 percent $63.85 The price of bitcoin is heading into the
NEW YORK: Oil prices jumped 2% on Friday after three days of losses, driven higher as a storm formed in the Gulf of Mexico, but were on track for a weekly fall as investors braced for the return of Iranian crude supplies after officials said Iran and world powers made progress a nuclear deal. Brent
The minutes for the FOMC meeting in April revealed that policymakers discussed about QE tapering. This came in as a surprise to the market, sending USD higher and Treasury lower. Both the policy statement and the press conference of the April meeting downplayed the need of QE tapering. Recall that at the press conference, Chair
Press Sec. Psaki Pres. Biden meeting this afternoon with GOP on infrastructure Put forth a reasonable counteroffer WH offered a counter proposal on infrastructure from $2.25 trillion to $1.7 trillion Counteroffer reflects the view that Republican offer excludes proposals that are key to US growth Pres. Biden remains opposed to gas tax, user fees, raising taxes on
LONDON: Oil prices rose sharply on Friday after three days of losses, but were on track for a weekly fall as investors braced for the return of Iranian crude supplies after officials said Iran and world powers made progress a nuclear deal. Brent crude futures rose $1.25, or 1.9%, to $66.36 a barrel by 1351
Canadian Dollar rises in early US session after stronger than expected retail sales data. Sterling is also firm after strong PMIs. But Euro had little reaction to the solid PMI data. Instead, the common currency seems to be reacting to ECB President Christine Lagarde’s comment that accommodative policies remain necessary for months to come. Euro
Steady tones in early trades German DAX futures +0.3% UK FTSE futures +01% Spanish IBEX futures +0.3% This mirrors the mood in US futures, which are seen up by around 0.2% currently. After the gains yesterday, the market is settling down a little and finding some calm but it is still a bit early in
By Tapan Patel Commodity prices traded mixed on Friday, continuing the trend from the previous session. On Thursday, bullion prices traded firm with gold outperforming silver. Base metal prices traded under pressure continuing the downtrend on global inflation worries. Crude oil prices fell by more than 2 per cent on Iran nuclear talks and weaker
The forex markets still generally range bound for the moment. Dollar weakened mildly overnight, but stays above near term lows against other major currencies. Similarly, Yen is also bounded in very tight range. US stocks’ rebound overnight was as positive development for sentiments. Yet, there is no follow through actions in Asia. Though, volatility might