Oil prices stabilized on Thursday (February 12th), as the market reassigned a risk premium to US-Iran tensions despite US inventory data showing swelling domestic supplies. This movement confirms one thing: geopolitical headlines are still more "noise" than signals of a short-term surplus. As of 3:50 PM WIB, Brent was at $69.60/barrel (+0.29%) and WTI was at $64.83/barrel (+0.31%). The gains were moderate, but enough to keep prices near the psychological $70 level for Brent. From a geopolitical perspective, market focus is on the potential for escalation in the Middle East. Recent reports...
Oil prices retreated from earlier gains, as negative sentiment in broader financial markets offset support from technical buying. Brent rose above $69 per barrel, posting its fourth gain in five days. The dollar posted its biggest gain since July, weighing on commodities priced in that currency, while global bonds experienced significant declines. Trend-following Commodity Trading Advisors have been consistently buying crude oil over the past few weeks, helping push prices higher, according to Nicky Ferguson, head of analytics at Energy Aspects Ltd. Their buying is likely to continue for...
The dollar strengthened to its highest level in a month, as investors sought safe havens amid weakening global stock and bond markets. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 0.7%, its biggest intraday gain since July 30. The currency strengthened against all G-10 currencies, with the Japanese yen and British pound weakening sharply. Traders expected the dollar to remain relatively stable on a day dominated by headlines about the UK budget crunch and potential political upheaval in Japan. Despite the prospect of weaker employment figures, the dollar could draw support from stalled yuan...
Gold briefly hit a record high as the prospect of a US interest rate cut and growing concerns over the Federal Reserve's future provided fresh impetus to the precious metal's multi-year rally. Gold bullion for immediate delivery rose as much as 0.9% on Tuesday to reach $3,508 an ounce, surpassing its previous high set in April before paring gains as the dollar strengthened. The precious metal has gained more than 30% this year, making it one of the best-performing major commodities. The latest rally was driven by expectations that the US central bank will cut interest rates this month,...
Oil prices rose to their highest level in nearly a month, driven by technical buying ahead of this weekend's OPEC+ meeting. Brent rose above $69 per barrel, marking its fourth gain in five days. Trend-following Commodity Trading Advisors have been buying crude consistently over the past few weeks, helping push prices higher, according to Nicky Ferguson, head of analytics at Energy Aspects Ltd. Their buying is likely to continue for a few more days, he said. OPEC+ will meet later this week to decide on October production. Most market observers expect the group to opt to keep supply...
The EUR/USD pair ended its five-day winning streak on Tuesday and weakened from Monday's high of 1.1735, trading just below 1.1700 at the time of writing at the European open. Investors are hesitant ahead of the release of preliminary Eurozone Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures, but so far, downside attempts have been limited. The US dollar (USD) weakened amid growing concerns about the independence of the US Federal Reserve (Fed). Eurozone inflation is expected to remain stable near the European Central Bank's (ECB) 2% interest rate target, further justifying the bank's decision to keep...
The U.S. dollar clawed back some ground in Asian trading on Tuesday following five days of selling, ahead of the return of U.S. traders from the Labor Day holiday. The dollar index was last up 0.2% at 97.873, having touched its lowest since July 28 on Monday. Gold hit an all-time high. "Capital markets across equities and credit are still optimistic on the U.S., which suggests that foreign holders of U.S. assets are not in retreat," analysts from DBS wrote in a client note. Traders have sold the greenback as U.S. President Donald Trump's attacks on the Federal Reserve, including his...
GBP/USD retraces its recent gains from the previous session, trading around 1.3520 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The pair depreciates as the US Dollar (USD) gains ground, driven by persistent inflationary pressures in the United States (US), which heightened uncertainty over potential Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts. Traders will likely observe the August ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) later in the day. Furthermore, traders will also observe upcoming labor market data this week that could shape the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) policy decision in September. Key reports...
Silver price (XAG/USD) trades near $40.85 per troy ounce, the highest since September 2011, which was marked during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The precious metals like Silver attract buyers amid increased safe-haven demand, driven by US Federal Reserve (Fed) independence concerns, uncertainty surrounding Fed policy outlook, and US President Donald Trump's tariffs. United States (US) July's Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index signaled persistent inflationary pressures and heightened uncertainty over potential Fed rate cuts. However, traders are now pricing in more than 89%...
Gold rises in the early Asian trade. There's a broad commodities uptrend, driven by macro uncertainty, a weaker dollar, and persistent demand for "hard" assets, says Fawad Razaqzada, market analyst...
Oil extended declines after OPEC+ agreed to a bigger-than-expected production increase next month, raising concerns about oversupply just as US tariffs fan fears about the demand outlook.
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The Japanese Yen (JPY) weakened against its US counterpart and reversed part of Friday's recovery from the lowest level since July 23 following Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda's remarks....