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...
Gold clawed back some losses after plunging below $4,000 an ounce on Monday as progress in US-China trade talks sapped demand for haven assets. Bullion edged higher on Tuesday after tumbling 3.2% in the previous session as negotiators from Washington and Beijing said they'd struck a series of agreements on issues including tariffs and export controls. Treasuries moved lower even as traders stuck to bets that the Federal Reserve is set to loosen monetary policy this week, with the higher yields weighing on demand for non-interest bearing gold. Gold has pulled...
Oil steadied after two-day drop as investors weighed signs of glut and the fallout from western sanctions on Russian producers. West Texas Intermediate traded near $61, while Brent closed below $66 on Monday. The amount of oil being shipped across the world's oceans hit a fresh record, a sign supplies are continuing to mount. In addition, OPEC+ may agree to add more production at a meeting this weekend. US sanctions against Russia's biggest oil companies — which lifted crude last week — were also in focus. Washington has floated a six-month deadline for Berlin to...
Gold falls below $4,000 as US–China trade thaw eases safe-haven demandGold price slides below $4,000 for the first time since mid-October, hitting a daily low of $3,971 as risk appetite improved due to easing tensions between the US and China in regard to the trade war. Nevertheless, expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) would resume its easing cycle could prompt investors to buy the yellow metal. Yellow metal slips nearly 3% despite firm Fed rate cut expectationsXAU/USD trades at $3,995, losing 2.80% amid a trading session that is also witnessing a weaker US Dollar and falling US...
EUR/USD fell from the 1.1650 area to around 1.1625 on Monday (October 27th), but held onto some of its previous gains after touching 1.1580 last week. Market sentiment has improved somewhat due to hopes for a trade truce between the US and China. Negotiators from both countries are reportedly getting closer to an agreement, and the market hopes that US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping can officially "extend the trade truce" when they meet later this week. Hopes that the tariff war won't escalate have made investors a little more willing to take risks, preventing the...
Gold prices fell on Monday, as a stronger dollar and signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions weighed on the safe-haven metal, while investors awaited major central bank meetings due later this week for monetary policy cues. Spot gold was down 0.8% at $4,077.11 per ounce, as of 0655 GMT. U.S. gold futures for December delivery lost 1.1% to $4,090.90. The U.S. dollar rose to a more than two-week high against the yen, making gold more expensive for other currency holders. On Sunday, top Chinese and U.S. economic officials hashed out the framework of a trade deal for U.S. President Donald...
Silver prices fell to around $48 per ounce on Monday (October 27th), continuing last week's sharp decline. Safe-haven sentiment began to weaken as the market saw the possibility of a US-China trade truce ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting on Thursday. Negotiators from both countries said they were close to agreement on several previously sensitive issues, and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also said Trump's threat of 100% tariffs was "almost impossible." Beijing was even prepared to hold off on expanding rare earth export controls for a year. So, the market feels global tensions are...
Oil gained as progress between the US and China on trade boosted the outlook for energy demand and lifted risk assets. Brent rose above $66 a barrel, after rallying almost 8% last week, while West Texas Intermediate was near $62. Top negotiators said they came to terms on a range of points, setting the table for President Donald Trump and counterpart Xi Jinping to finalize a deal. The leaders will meet on Thursday. Trump's threat of 100% tariffs on Chinese goods "is effectively off the table," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CBS News. The US and China are the...
Gold falls in early Asian trade as U.S.-China trade deal optimism overcomes signs of cooler U.S. inflation. Treasury Secretary Bessent hailed trade talks between the U.S. and China in Malaysia as "constructive." The remarks are likely to diminish the safe-haven appeal of the precious metal. Meanwhile, U.S. consumer prices rose by less-than-expected 3% on year in September. The inflation data is unlikely to influence the gold price, Commerzbank Research's Carsten Fritsch says in a research report. Rate expectations have recently played just a minor role in the development of gold prices, the...
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....