Gold prices firmed on Friday and were headed for a third straight week of gains after U.S. data this week hinted that the Federal Reserve might continue easing interest rates this year. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was flat at $2,715.21 per ounce as of 0047 GMT, hovering near a more than one-month peak hit on
TOKYO – Oil prices climbed on Friday, heading for a fourth weekly gain, driven by concerns over tighter supply following U.S. sanctions on Russian oil producers and signals from a Federal Reserve official of potential interest rate cuts. Brent crude futures rose 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $81.42 per barrel by 0113 GMT, after declining
Gold February futures contracts at MCX opened flat on Friday at Rs 79,160/10 gram, which is down by 0.08% or Rs 66 while silver March futures contracts were trading at Rs 95,525/kg, down by 0.3% or Rs 278. Gold prices have surged by Rs 700/10 grams in this week so far while silver prices traded
Oil prices rose on Friday, heading for a fourth consecutive week of gains as the latest U.S. sanctions on Russian energy trade hit supply, pushing up spot trade prices and shipping rates. Brent crude futures were trading 55 cents or 0.7% higher at $81.84 per barrel as of 0804 GMT and have gained 2.6% so
Yen’s near term rebound gained momentum again today, supported by BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda’s persistent messaging about a potential rate hike at next week’s policy meeting. Ueda’s repeated remarks are interpreted as laying the groundwork for markets to brace for a monetary policy shift. While recent polls as of last week indicated only a minority
Activity in the forex markets has turned relatively subdued today, with no clear trend emerging as traders shift into a cautious stance. With no top-tier economic data scheduled for the rest of the week, attention is turning to the impending inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump next Monday. The spotlight is squarely on his anticipated
Sterling continues to trade under pressure following a week of disappointing UK economic data, with weak December retail sales completing a trio of negative reports that also included lower-than-expected GDP growth and CPI readings. The data has reinforced market expectations that BoE would ease monetary policy in 2025, as the economy struggles under the new
Sharp selloff in commodity currencies against Dollar is dominating market action as the US session unfolds. While broader trading remains subdued, the sudden weakness in these currencies appears tied to trader caution ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Concerns over tariff policies could be the main driver of the moves, in the absence
A view from the United States Department of the Treasury building in Washington DC, United States on December 30, 2024. The US Treasury Department was cyberattacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor in early December. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images The federal budget sank further into red ink during December, leaving the first fiscal
The skyscrapers of the Frankfurt skyline in the evening, with the Deutschherrn Bridge in the foreground. Frank Rumpenhorst | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The German economy contracted by 0.2% in 2024, in the country’s second consecutive yearly slowdown, data from statistics office Destatis showed Wednesday. The drop was in line with the expectations of
The Royal Exchange and the Bank of England. SOPA Images / Contributor / Getty Images The U.K. economy grew at a lackluster pace of 0.1% in November, data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed Thursday, with the reading fueling expectations that the Bank of England will proceed with an interest rate cut next
Firefighters battle flames during the Eaton Fire in Pasadena, California, U.S., Jan. 7, 2025. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters Climate-related natural disasters are driving up insurance costs for homeowners in the most-affected regions, according to a Treasury Department report released Thursday. In a voluminous study covering 2018-22 and including some data beyond that, the department found
Shoppers pass a Cartier luxury store, operated by Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, in the Galeries Lafayette SA luxury department store in Paris, France. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cartier owner Richemont on Thursday reported a 10% increase in fiscal third-quarter sales even as China demand weighed, in a positive signal for the health of
In this article BAC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Brian Moynihan, chief executive officer of Bank of America Corp., during a Bloomberg Television interview in Versailles, France, on Monday, May 13, 2024. Cyril Marcilhacy | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bank of America is scheduled to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Thursday. Here’s
Ted Pick, CEO Morgan Stanley, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 18th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Morgan Stanley is set to report fourth-quarter earnings before the opening bell Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street expects: Earnings: $1.70 a share, according to LSEG Revenue: $15.03
Apple stock should get better, but not quite yet. The news Evercore ISI added Apple to its tactical outperform list on Friday — one session after the stock had its worst performance since early August on reports showing iPhone softness in China. The analysts, however, argued that shares are well positioned with lower expectations going
The Euro (EUR) is little changed against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, holding around the mid-point of Wednesday’s wide range, Scotiabank’s Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes. Charts show tentatively positive signals “ECB Governor Nagel commented a little earlier that the central bank should not rush rate cuts, echoing Holzmann’s remark earlier this week.
EUR/JPY finds support at Ichimoku cloud bottom, trading capped at upper edge at 161.45. Bearish momentum noted; faces resistance at 161.00 and 50-day SMA at 161.75. Decline below Ichimoku cloud could test deeper supports at 156.16 and 154.39. The EUR/JPY bottomed near 159.69 and rose past 160.50 on Friday after registering two consecutive days of
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