Gold prices on Friday braced for their biggest monthly fall since February, hovering around levels at over six-month lows on the prospects of higher-for-longer U.S. interest rates ahead of a widely watched U.S. inflation print due later in the day. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,866.41 per ounce by 0020 GMT, set
Dollar is experiencing a broad rise today, buoyed by an uptick in treasury yields and risk aversion sentiments. The US Congress averted potential economic turbulence by passing a stopgap funding bill over the weekend, ensuring the federal government doesn’t enter its fourth partial shutdown within a decade. However, this positive momentum in US futures was
Share: AUD/USD remains flat around 0.6362 as traders turn cautious ahead of Australia’s key event. US ISM Manufacturing PMI came in at 49.0 in September vs. 47.6 prior, better than expected. Market players expect another interest rate pause at 4.1% from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday. The AUD/USD pair consolidates its recent
Last week, the market remained under pressure as the more hawkish than expected FOMC dot plot was still fresh in everyone’s mind. The economic data continues to support the soft-landing narrative with Jobless Claims showing a solid labour market and Core PCE trending downwards. The last day of the week, we got a small bounce
S&P 500 futures It’s not a good look for equities now as US futures pare almost all of its earlier gains, despite even getting help from a gap higher at the open. European indices are also now all in the red, with the Eurostoxx down roughly 0.3% currently. It once again highlights the fact that
Ministers and oil industry chiefs are gathering for the biggest energy conference in the Middle East as crude heads toward $100 a barrel. Whether prices can hold at these levels and the outlook for OPEC+ supply cuts are among topics that will be discussed from Monday. But this year, climate is looming large over the
USD/JPY is making notable advances today, resuming recent up trend, and edging closer to 150 psychological handle. AT the same time, Nikkei rebounds, reclaiming 32000 mark. The combined risk-on sentiment could be attributed to investors’ positive response to the optimistic quarterly Tankan survey results, overshadowing the less favorable PMI Manufacturing data. Despite Japan’s repeated attempts
Share: Oil (WTI) heads higher on Monday, halting the sell-off at the end of last week. The US Dollar is flat and under a bit of pressure from a risk-on market mood. The door is open towards $94 with more headlines underway in the wake of the Adipec meeting. Oil prices are recovering from the
More than $70 million in crypto shorts were suddenly liquidated after a surprise jump in the price of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and other cryptocurrencies on Oct. 1. According to data from TradingView, the sudden pump saw Bitcoin surge 3% in just 15 minutes from $27,100 to $28,053 before settling down just below the $28,000
The GBPUSD moved above its 100-hour moving average yesterday after trending lower for the 1st half of the trading week. The move back above the 100-hour moving average give the buyers the go-ahead to push higher toward the 200-hour moving average. In trading today after testing that moving average on the first test in the
Via Reuters comes the info that Japan has banned most used-car sales to Russia. the export trade in used cars from Japan to Russia was worth about USD $2 billion annually The move from Japan to cut off the trade came only in August, much later than other sanctions had limited trade. Japan’s government banned
Gold prices declined Rs 250 to Rs 58,700 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday amid a fall in precious metal prices overseas, according to HDFC Securities. The yellow metal had closed at Rs 58,950 per 10 grams in the previous trade. However, silver surged Rs 1,200 to Rs 74,300 per kilogram. Delhi
Share: AUD/USD remains confined near 0.6430 amid the USD demand. The annual Core PCE Price Index rose 3.9% vs. 4.3% prior, the monthly figure grew 0.1% vs. 0.2% prior. China’s manufacturing PMI grew into positive territory. Traders await the US ISM Manufacturing PMI ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate decision on Tuesday.
The USDCAD made new lows for the week earlier today and in the process tested a swing area between 1.3401 and 1.34214. The low price reached 1.34154 bouncing higher. The last 4 or so hours have seen a sharp move back to the upside helped by declining oil prices. The move higher has taken the
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COMEX Gold prices experienced a significant downturn, marking their most substantial weekly loss in months. The yellow metal slid below the critical $1,900 per troy ounce threshold, primarily in response to a sharp surge in US treasury yields. This surge in yields elevated the opportunity cost of holding gold. At its September policy meeting, the
Share: Canadian Dollar back into recent lows as Crude Oil prices tumble on Friday. Canadian GDP missed market expectations, economic growth came in flat. USD/CAD etches in a new high for the week as CAD slips, US Dollar recovers. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) saw both a new high and a new low against the US
Top Stories This Week Ethereum futures ETFs to start trading next week Investment firm Valkyrie will start offering exposure to Ether futures in the coming days. On Sept. 28, the firm told Cointelegraph that its Bitcoin Strategy ETF will allow investors access to Ether and Bitcoin futures “under one wrapper,” making it one of the