Gold futures climbed on Thursday, also posting a gain for the holiday-shortened week, as concerns over the increase in COVID-19 cases in part of the world provided safe-haven support for the metal. Some of that support lacked in the U.S., where data showed better-than-expected jobs growth in June. "The employment numbers are spectacular but an 11% unemployment rate is still elevated," said Jeff Wright, executive vice president of GoldMining Inc. "COVID cases are back on rise and numerous...
Gold futures pulled back Wednesday, after settling a day earlier at their highest since 2011. "Gold remains in an uptrend but some fatigue may be kicking in," said Lukman Otunuga, senior research analyst at FXTM. Data from Automatic Data Processing Inc. Wednesday showed that U.S. private-sector employers added 2.37 million jobs in June, less than analysts expected. Still, "some optimism may return over the U.S. economy recovering quicker than expected," something that may hit haven gold, he...
Oil futures settled higher on Thursday, buoyed by a hefty decline in last week's U.S. crude supplies and better-than-expected domestic jobs growth in June. August West Texas Intermediate oil rose 83 cents, or 2.1%, to settle at $40.65 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That was the highest finish for a front-month contract since March 6, according to FactSet data. There will be no regular trading for Nymex oil futures Friday because of the Independence Day holiday. Prices were up...
Stocks traded higher on Wednesday to kick off the second half of 2020 with market sentiment getting a lift from positive coronavirus vaccine news and strong U.S. economic data. The S&P 500 climbed 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 36 points, or 0.2%. At one point, the Dow was up more than 200 points. A study of a coronavirus vaccine candidate being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech showed the drug created neutralizing antibodies. The...
Oil futures settled higher on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed that domestic crude supplies fell by 7.2 million barrels last week, the largest weekly decline so far this year. The fall in stockpiles also followed three consecutive weeks of increases. August West Texas Intermediate oil rose 55 cents, or 1.4%, to settle at $39.82 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Source: Marketwatch
The Energy Information Administration on Wednesday reported that U.S. crude supplies rose for a third week in a row, by 3.1 million barrels for the week ended Sept. 27. They were forecast to climb by 1.3 million barrels, according to analysts polled by S&P Global Platts. The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday, however, reported a drop of 5.9 million barrels, according to sources.
The EIA data showed that gasoline inventories fell by 200,000 barrels, while distillate stockpiles declined by 2.4 million barrels last week.
The S&P Global Platts survey revealed expectations for a supply climb of 308,000 barrels for gasoline and a decline of 2.2 million barrels for distillates. November West Texas Intermediate crude fell 87 cents, or 1.6%, to $52.75 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, down from $53.55 before the supply data.
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Oil markets slipped Friday as the resurgence of Covid-19 cases, particularly in the U.S., the largest consumer in the world, threatened the recovery of crude demand. At 7:30 AM ET (11:30 GMT), U.S. c...
Oil futures settled higher on Thursday, buoyed by a hefty decline in last week's U.S. crude supplies and better-than-expected domestic jobs growth in June. August West Texas Intermediate oil rose 83 ...
Crude-oil prices headed higher Thursday for a second session, as values continued to garner support from a bullish report on U.S. stockpiles this week. The Energy Information Administration reported ...
Oil futures settled higher on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed that domestic crude supplies fell by 7.2 million barrels last week, the largest weekly decline so far this year. The fall in ...
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after an industry report showed crude inventories in the United States fell much more than expected, suggesting demand is improving even as the coronavirus outbreak spread...
Gold futures climbed on Thursday, also posting a gain for the holiday-shortened week, as concerns over the increase in COVID-19 cases in part of the world provided safe-haven support for the metal. Some of that support lacked in the U.S., where data showed better-than-expected jobs growth in June. "The employment numbers are spectacular but an 11% unemployment rate is still elevated," said Jeff Wright, executive vice president of GoldMining Inc. "COVID cases are back on rise and numerous...
Gold futures pulled back Wednesday, after settling a day earlier at their highest since 2011. "Gold remains in an uptrend but some fatigue may be kicking in," said Lukman Otunuga, senior research analyst at FXTM. Data from Automatic Data Processing Inc. Wednesday showed that U.S. private-sector employers added 2.37 million jobs in June, less than analysts expected. Still, "some optimism may return over the U.S. economy recovering quicker than expected," something that may hit haven gold, he...
Oil futures settled higher on Thursday, buoyed by a hefty decline in last week's U.S. crude supplies and better-than-expected domestic jobs growth in June. August West Texas Intermediate oil rose 83 cents, or 2.1%, to settle at $40.65 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That was the highest finish for a front-month contract since March 6, according to FactSet data. There will be no regular trading for Nymex oil futures Friday because of the Independence Day holiday. Prices were up...
Stocks traded higher on Wednesday to kick off the second half of 2020 with market sentiment getting a lift from positive coronavirus vaccine news and strong U.S. economic data. The S&P 500 climbed 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 36 points, or 0.2%. At one point, the Dow was up more than 200 points. A study of a coronavirus vaccine candidate being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech showed the drug created neutralizing antibodies. The...
Oil futures settled higher on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed that domestic crude supplies fell by 7.2 million barrels last week, the largest weekly decline so far this year. The fall in stockpiles also followed three consecutive weeks of increases. August West Texas Intermediate oil rose 55 cents, or 1.4%, to settle at $39.82 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Source: Marketwatch