Oil prices fell more than 1% on Friday (November 21), extending their decline for a third session as the United States pushes for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal that could boost global supply, while interest rate uncertainty curbs investor risk appetite. Brent crude futures fell 83 cents, or 1.3%, to $62.55 a barrel at 08:45 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 1.6%, or 92 cents, to $58.08. Both contracts are expected to decline by about 3% for the week, erasing last week's gains. Market sentiment turned bearish as Washington pushed for a peace plan between Ukraine and Russia to end...
Gold prices fell more than 1% on Friday (November 21) and are set for a weekly decline after a strong US jobs report dampened expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut next month, weighing on the non-yielding precious metal. Spot gold fell 0.7% to $4,047.14 an ounce, as of 09:09 GMT, after falling more than 1% earlier in the session. Bullion prices have fallen 0.5% this week. US gold futures for December delivery fell 0.4% to $4,044.50 an ounce. "The prospect of further rate cuts is somewhat tempered by the good labor market data released yesterday. I think that's the main factor"...
Gold trimmed losses after Kyiv and its European allies rejected key parts of a US-Russia plan to end the war in Ukraine. Bullion prices traded near $4,060 an ounce, heading for a slight weekly loss following a sell-off in equities and cryptocurrencies, and a poor US jobs report that clouded prospects for another Federal Reserve interest rate cut in December. The leaders of Germany, France, and the UK agreed in a phone call with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Kyiv's armed forces must remain capable of defending its sovereignty. The US has threatened to halt the provision of intelligence...