While industrial metal prices found some support, the hopes for fresh Chinese stimulus are failing to generate any material upside for the time being, TD Securities Senior Commodity Strategist Ryan McKay argues. Chinese stimulus fails to push industrial metals up “Our gauge of commodity demand is weakening amid a precarious global macro landscape, and our
Fundamental Overview The USD has been generally weaker this week after the strength seen last week due to some risk off sentiment. In fact, it looks like it’s just sentiment that’s been driving the market recently as fundamentally the soft US inflation figures just consolidated the market’s expectation of two cuts for this year despite
Even if this was the “expected” decision, the feel of the market was that it was closer to a coin flip. That explains the reaction in the Swiss franc, with the SNB also sticking with a more dovish stance overall. The Swiss central bank signaled that inflation is easing further, having lowered their projections on
Gold prices for MCX August contracts opened on a flat note on Thursday at Rs 71,746 per 10 grams after falling by Rs 2,950 in the last one month while silver July contracts also fell by Rs 5,000 in the same period and opened Rs 775 or 0.87% higher today at Rs 90,250/kg. Gold rose
As markets await rate decisions from SNB and then BoE today, both Swiss Franc and Sterling are trading largely within established ranges. SNB’s decision is particularly uncertain, with a close call on whether they will implement a second consecutive rate cut. If SNB opts to hold rates steady, Swiss Franc could see notable gains, especially
A view of the headquarters of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), before a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland, March 21, 2024. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The Swiss National Bank on Thursday trimmed its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%, continuing cuts at a time when sentiment over monetary policy easing remains mixed
Gold price gained some positive traction on Thursday amid September Fed rate cut bets. Geopolitical risks and political uncertainty in Europe also lend support to the XAU/USD. Rebounding US bond yields and a positive risk tone might cap any further positive move. Gold price (XAU/USD) attracts some buyers during the Asian session on Thursday and
NVDA price forecast for traders and investors at ForexLive.com Predicting where a stock might rest after a significant rally, especially when it’s creating new all-time highs (ATH) almost weekly, presents a unique challenge in technical analysis. NVDA (NVIDIA Corporation) is currently in such a phase, with its price action tightly confined within a strong bull
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Oil prices hit seven-week highs on Wednesday as summer demand optimism and concerns over escalating conflicts offset an industry report that said U.S. crude inventories unexpectedly rose. Brent crude futures for August, due to expire on Thursday, were up 20 cents to $85.53 a barrel by 1235 GMT, while the more active September contract gained
Trading as been relatively quiet in European session today. Sterling strengthened slightly despite CPI data showing inflation returning to BoE’s target for the first time in three years. Notably, services inflation remains elevated at 5.7%, which could limit the BoE’s ability to aggressively ease policy, although the first rate cut is still expected in August.
Participants during the snowboarding activity with the Hoods to Woods Foundation at Big Snow American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 13, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — For 16-year-old Zyshawn Gibson, snowboarding down the indoor ski park at Big Snow American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was a
Upside momentum firming and Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) in Crude Oil remain on the bid, TDS commodity strategists note. Markets look to take profits on Oil “Crude oil continues to prove resilient, with upside momentum firming and CTAs remaining on the bid. However, we still argue that the rally could start to fade as these CTA
Fundamental Overview The USD last week saw a quick dip across the board following the soft US CPI report as the market priced back in two rate cuts by the end of the year. The moves were reversed soon after though as we got a bit more hawkish than expected FOMC decision where the dot
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Gold prices inched up on Tuesday as the Treasury yields edged lower, while investors looked forward to economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials throughout the week for clarity on the U.S. central bank’s interest rate cut timeline. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was up 0.1% at $2,320.60 per ounce, as of 0120 GMT. U.S.
British Pound held steady following release of UK data showing decrease in both headline and core consumer inflation for May. This development is unlikely to influence BoE decision tomorrow, where a rate hold is widely anticipated. Although BoE is expected to begin cutting interest rates soon, this plan has been delayed due to the unexpected
Shoppers on the high street in the Kingston district of London, U.K. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.K. inflation fell to the Bank of England’s target of 2.0% in May, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday, in the last print of the key economic measure ahead of national elections in July. The headline