Gold prices hit another record high on Tuesday (December 7th), driven by strong investment demand amid widespread geopolitical and economic uncertainty, with additional support from expectations of further US interest rate cuts. Spot gold held at $3,959.82 per ounce at 11:11 GMT, after hitting an all-time high of $3,977.19 earlier in the session. US gold futures for December delivery rose 0.2% to $3,983.10. "Strong ETF demand remains key, driven by 'FOMO' and eroding confidence in traditional safe-haven assets," said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank, adding that...
Oil prices were steady on Tuesday (October 7th) as investors assessed a smaller-than-expected OPEC+ production increase in November amid expectations of oversupply. Brent crude futures fell 9 cents, or 0.14%, to $65.38 a barrel at 10:07 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 10 cents, or 0.16%, to $61.59. Both contracts closed more than 1% higher in the previous session after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia, and several smaller producers, known as OPEC+, decided to increase their collective oil output by 137,000 barrels per day, starting in...
Gold (XAU/USD) retreats slightly after touching a fresh all-time high earlier this Tuesday, though any meaningful corrective slide seems elusive amid a supportive fundamental backdrop. The US Dollar (USD) attracts some buyers for the second straight day and turns out to be a key factor undermining demand for the commodity. Apart from this, the underlying bullish sentiment contributes to capping the safe-haven bullion amid still overbought conditions on short-term charts. However, the growing acceptance that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will lower borrowing costs two more times this year...
The US Dollar Index (DXY) continued its strengthening for a second day and briefly hovered around 98.20 during the Asian session, driven by hawkish comments from Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid. He emphasized that the Fed must maintain credibility in combating inflation, stating that inflation remains too high, and assessing that current monetary policy is "properly calibrated." However, this encouragement is met with growing expectations of an interest rate cut, coupled with the ongoing US government shutdown. The CME FedWatch tool now projects a 94% chance of a 25 bps cut in...