Gold futures gave up almost all of their earlier gains by Tuesday afternoon, though still marked the highest most-active contract settlement since August 2013. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suggested Tuesday that an interest-rate cut in July is not a done deal. Following those comments, George Gero, managing director at RBC Wealth Management, said he expected to see profit taking in gold. A July interest-rate cut has been widely expected by investors and economists. August gold rose...
Gold futures settled lower on Wednesday, down from the nearly six-year high scored a day earlier, following comments from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday that analysts interpreted as less dovish than expected, along with fresh hopes for progress on U.S.-China trade talks. Also, optimistic comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin early Wednesday regarding the U.S.-China trade dispute shifted investor attention back towards equity markets œbut in my opinion, that is a...
The U.S. dollar fell to a three-month low against the euro and dropped to its weakest against the Japanese yen since early January as the prospect of monetary easing by the Federal Reserve knocked demand for the U.S. currency. The euro hit a three-month high of $1.1412, having gained 2.0% from a two-week low of $1.1181 touched a week ago. It last stood at $1.1382, down 0.1% on the day. The dollar dropped 0.4% to as low as 106.78.The yen has also benefited from investor nerves over tensions...
Geopolitical tensions helped nudge investors into gold on Tuesday, driving the precious metal deeper into record territory. August gold rose $19, or 1.3%, to $1,437.40 an ounce, which could put the precious metal on track for the highest settlement for a most-active contract since May 10, 2013, according to FactSet. Gold rose 1.3% to settle at $1,418.20 on Tuesday, for the strongest settlement for a most-active close since August 28, 2013, according to FactSet. The metal gained 4.1% last...
Oil prices climbed sharply on Wednesday, as the U.S. government reported a weekly drop of nearly 13 million barrels in domestic crude stocks, reportedly the largest since 2016. Given the big draw in gasoline and supply decline at the U.S. oil trading hub at Cushing, Okla., "we wouldn't be surprised to see the $60 level get breached in WTI," he said. "However, with the upcoming OPEC meeting and also the [Group of 20 leaders summit], we will see the next directional move on the results of these...
Oil prices inched higher on Tuesday, though gains were checked amid an escalation in the trade war between the United States and China.
Brent crude futures were at $70.27 a barrel at 0104 GMT, up 6 cents, or 0.1%, from their last close. Brent ended the previous session little changed.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $61.17 per barrel, up 12 cents, or 0.2%, from their previous settlement. WTI closed the last session steady on the day.
Analysts said the U.S.-China trade war was overshadowing the market, though market fundamentals provided some support.
Source : Reuters
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Gold futures gave up almost all of their earlier gains by Tuesday afternoon, though still marked the highest most-active contract settlement since August 2013. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suggested Tuesday that an interest-rate cut in July is not a done deal. Following those comments, George Gero, managing director at RBC Wealth Management, said he expected to see profit taking in gold. A July interest-rate cut has been widely expected by investors and economists. August gold rose...
Gold futures settled lower on Wednesday, down from the nearly six-year high scored a day earlier, following comments from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday that analysts interpreted as less dovish than expected, along with fresh hopes for progress on U.S.-China trade talks. Also, optimistic comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin early Wednesday regarding the U.S.-China trade dispute shifted investor attention back towards equity markets œbut in my opinion, that is a...
The U.S. dollar fell to a three-month low against the euro and dropped to its weakest against the Japanese yen since early January as the prospect of monetary easing by the Federal Reserve knocked demand for the U.S. currency. The euro hit a three-month high of $1.1412, having gained 2.0% from a two-week low of $1.1181 touched a week ago. It last stood at $1.1382, down 0.1% on the day. The dollar dropped 0.4% to as low as 106.78.The yen has also benefited from investor nerves over tensions...
Geopolitical tensions helped nudge investors into gold on Tuesday, driving the precious metal deeper into record territory. August gold rose $19, or 1.3%, to $1,437.40 an ounce, which could put the precious metal on track for the highest settlement for a most-active contract since May 10, 2013, according to FactSet. Gold rose 1.3% to settle at $1,418.20 on Tuesday, for the strongest settlement for a most-active close since August 28, 2013, according to FactSet. The metal gained 4.1% last...
Oil prices climbed sharply on Wednesday, as the U.S. government reported a weekly drop of nearly 13 million barrels in domestic crude stocks, reportedly the largest since 2016. Given the big draw in gasoline and supply decline at the U.S. oil trading hub at Cushing, Okla., "we wouldn't be surprised to see the $60 level get breached in WTI," he said. "However, with the upcoming OPEC meeting and also the [Group of 20 leaders summit], we will see the next directional move on the results of these...