Crude oil prices surge today The price of WTI crude oil is extending above the $87 level to a high of $87.37. Oil prices have surged today following the U.S.’s enhancement of sanctions against Russian crude exports, amplifying supply anxieties in an already constrained market. The U.S. targeted tankers carrying Russian oil priced above the
Markets: Gold up $60 to $1928 Oil up $4.74 to $87.65 US 10-year yields down 7.9 bps to 4.62% S&P 500 down 0.6% CHF leads, NZD lags This isn’t the kind of price action anyone wants to see while bombs are flying in the Middle East. The strength of the rallies in gold and oil
Gold prices jumped nearly 3% on Friday and were set for their best week in seven months, as conflict in the Middle East lifted safe-haven demand for the metal, combined with expectations that the U.S. interest rates may have peaked. Spot gold was up 2.8% at $1,921.39 per ounce by 1134 a.m. ET (1534 GMT).
Dollar staged a notable comeback overnight, accompanied by a sharp ascent in treasury yields and a downtick in stocks. This resurgence was catalyzed by the release of US CPI data that stoked concerns of another Fed rate hike this year. However, this speculation has yet to be significantly mirrored in futures pricing, which currently pegs
Jamie Dimon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida, U.S., February 8, 2023. Marco Bello | Reuters JPMorgan Chase delivered strong profits for the third quarter along with a stern warning Friday from its top executive about
In this article WFC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Wells Fargo customer uses the ATM at a branch in San Bruno, California, on Aug. 8, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Wells Fargo on Friday surpassed Wall Street expectations for third-quarter earnings and revenue as the benefit from higher interest rates offset slowing
Share: AUD/USD touches new weekly lows at 0.6289, trading with losses of 0.32%. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment in the US deteriorates, with inflation expectations rising. China’s struggling economy and Middle East geopolitical tensions further dampen AUD sentiment. The Australian Dollar (AUD) touched new weekly lows of 0.6289 against the US Dollar (USD) courtesy
Kickstart your forex trading on October 13 with a technical look at the technicals driving the EURUSD, USDJPY and GBPUSD. EURUSD: The EURUSD is trading up and down today with the highs stalling against a swing area between 1.0551 and 1.0557. Ahead of that is the 200-hour moving average 1.05484. Stay below that area and
There are three elements to this week’s gold rally: 1) A bounce from technical support in the low $1800s. In March, gold also bounced here, as the chart illustrates. gold chart 2) US dollar weakness and worries about US debt This week’s terrible slate of Treasury auctions were a small slice of evidence that deficits
Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization, is replacing its CEO as the company works to expand its areas of focus. Paolo Ardoino, who has been serving as Tether’s chief technology officer since 2017, will become the new CEO of the firm in December 2023, Tether announced on Oct. 13. Ardoino
Gold extended gains on Friday and traded at two-week high levels. The gains were due to weakness in the dollar index (DXY). The MCX December gold futures were trading at Rs 58,050 per 10 grams, up Rs 132 or 0.23%. Meanwhile, the December Silver futures were trading at Rs 69,499 per kg, gaining Rs 425
As Middle East tensions escalate again ahead of the weekend, global financial markets are exhibiting a pronounced shift towards risk aversion. The news of Israel urging all civilians in Gaza City to evacuate, in anticipation of a ground invasion following a severe attack by Hamas, has sent shockwaves through the markets. Both Oil and Gold
Patrick Harker President Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, August 24, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker said Friday he thinks the central bank can stop raising interest rates. “Absent a stark turn in what I see in the data and hear from contacts … I believe that we are
In this article C Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Citigroup reported its third-quarter results on Friday morning, with solid growth in both institutional clients and personal banking fueling higher-than-expected revenue. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv:
Share: The Greenback heads lower again after earlier erasing all losses from earlier this week. Import-Export numbers to point to a slow down. The US Dollar Index flirts with a 106 break again. The US Dollar (USD) is picking up where it left off on Thursday, showcasing its resilience after one component of the monthly
The US CPI data this morning pushed the dollar higher, AND now the crummy 30-year bond auction has exasperated the push higher in the greenback sending major currency pairs against the US dollar through technical levels in the process. Bond yields are higher. Stocks are lower. In this video, I look at some of the
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday lowered its forecast for growth in oil demand in 2024, suggesting harsher global economic conditions and progress on energy efficiency will weigh on consumption. In its monthly report, the IEA forecast demand for oil will rise by 880,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2024, down from its previous