Gold futures settled higher on Wednesday, then inched lower in electronic trading after the Federal Reserve held a key U.S. interest rate steady at a range of 1.5% to 1.75%, as expected. Following the Fed news, which came after gold futures settled, February gold was at $1,473.10 an ounce in electronic trading. It had ended the session up $6.90, or 0.5%, at $1,475 an ounce. Source: Marketwatch
Oil prices inched up on Tuesday as OPEC™s deal with associated producers last week to deepen output cuts in 2020 continued to provide a floor for prices, but U.S.-China trade tensions clouded the demand outlook. Brent crude was up 7 cents to $64.32 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate oil settled up 22 cents at $59.24 a barrel. The benchmarks fell 0.2% and 0.3% respectively on Monday. Last week, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and associated producers like Russia...
The pound came under pressure early Wednesday after a fresh YouGov poll predicted a slimmer-than-expected lead for Prime Minister Boris Johnson™s Conservative Party in a General Election that™s now less than 24 hours away. Sterling slipped 0.3% to $1.3124 from a level of $1.3155 seen late Tuesday in North American trading. The FTSE 100 was up 0.4% in early action, benefiting from a weaker pound as many multinational companies listed on the index earn the bulk of their revenue outside the...
Hong Kong stocks closed Tuesday with fresh losses as traders grow increasingly wary about the lack of news on the China-US tariffs talks with a deadline for fresh measures against Beijing just days away. The Hang Seng index fell 0.22 percent, or 58.11 points, to 26,436.62. But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.10 percent, or 2.84 points, to 2,917.32 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, added 0.38 percent, or 6.31 points, to...
Oil futures finished lower on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed an unexpected climb in domestic supplies of crude oil, as well as sizable gains in gasoline and distillate stockpiles. Prices showed little reaction to the Federal Reserve™s decision to hold its benchmark interest rate unchanged in a range of 1.5% and 1.75%. On Wednesday, West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery declined 48 cents, or 0.8%, to settle at $58.76 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On...
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.
Source : Marketwatch
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Oil futures finished lower on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed an unexpected climb in domestic supplies of crude oil, as well as sizable gains in gasoline and distillate stockpiles. Prices...
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Gold futures settled higher on Wednesday, then inched lower in electronic trading after the Federal Reserve held a key U.S. interest rate steady at a range of 1.5% to 1.75%, as expected. Following the Fed news, which came after gold futures settled, February gold was at $1,473.10 an ounce in electronic trading. It had ended the session up $6.90, or 0.5%, at $1,475 an ounce. Source: Marketwatch
Oil prices inched up on Tuesday as OPEC™s deal with associated producers last week to deepen output cuts in 2020 continued to provide a floor for prices, but U.S.-China trade tensions clouded the demand outlook. Brent crude was up 7 cents to $64.32 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate oil settled up 22 cents at $59.24 a barrel. The benchmarks fell 0.2% and 0.3% respectively on Monday. Last week, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and associated producers like Russia...
The pound came under pressure early Wednesday after a fresh YouGov poll predicted a slimmer-than-expected lead for Prime Minister Boris Johnson™s Conservative Party in a General Election that™s now less than 24 hours away. Sterling slipped 0.3% to $1.3124 from a level of $1.3155 seen late Tuesday in North American trading. The FTSE 100 was up 0.4% in early action, benefiting from a weaker pound as many multinational companies listed on the index earn the bulk of their revenue outside the...
Hong Kong stocks closed Tuesday with fresh losses as traders grow increasingly wary about the lack of news on the China-US tariffs talks with a deadline for fresh measures against Beijing just days away. The Hang Seng index fell 0.22 percent, or 58.11 points, to 26,436.62. But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 0.10 percent, or 2.84 points, to 2,917.32 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, added 0.38 percent, or 6.31 points, to...
Oil futures finished lower on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed an unexpected climb in domestic supplies of crude oil, as well as sizable gains in gasoline and distillate stockpiles. Prices showed little reaction to the Federal Reserve™s decision to hold its benchmark interest rate unchanged in a range of 1.5% and 1.75%. On Wednesday, West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery declined 48 cents, or 0.8%, to settle at $58.76 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On...