Gold futures finished higher Thursday, recouping much of the losses suffered a day earlier, as traders awaited monthly domestic employment data due at the end of the week, which may influence haven demand for the precious metal. Gold for February delivery on Comex added $2.90, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,483.10 an ounce, following a loss of 0.3% on Wednesday. March silver rose 14.3 cents, or 0.9%, to $17.059 an ounce, on the back of a 1.9% loss a day earlier. January platinum declined 0.1% to...
Oil sputtered near $58 a barrel as the OPEC+ coalition failed to pin down the details of an agreement to adjust its official output target even after six hours of talks in Vienna. Futures were little changed in New York after gyrating throughout the previous session. While the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is nearing a deal to cut production targets by 500,000 barrels a day, ministers left the cartel™s headquarters on Thursday without cementing an agreement....
Gold was little changed after see-sawing this week as investors assessed the latest optimism surrounding progress on a trade deal between the U.S. and China, and a lower-than-expected U.S. jobs report. The two countries are moving closer to a phase-one pact despite tensions over Hong Kong and Xinjiang, according to a report Wednesday. That revived risk-on sentiment, which had been curbed earlier this week after President Donald Trump downplayed the urgency of an...
Gold futures lost ground Thursday, turning slightly lower after a fall in weekly U.S. jobless claims underpinned support for stocks and other risky assets, dulling the yellow metal's haven appeal. Gold for February delivery on Comex was off 70 cents, or less than 0.1%, at $, 479.50 an ounce, while March silver rose 1.4 cents, or 0.1%, to $16.93 an ounce. The Labor Department said the number of Americans who applied for first-time unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in seven months...
Oil futures ended on a mixed note Thursday, with U.S. prices settling unchanged for the session and global prices higher, as traders awaited a decision on output from major oil producers, following reports that OPEC and its allies have recommended cutting production by another 500,000 barrels a day. West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange settled flat at $58.43 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices climbed 4.2% on Wednesday to mark...
The dollar on Thursday languished near a 3-month low on signs the Federal Reserve may soon pause its interest rate tightening cycle.
Minutes from the Fed's Dec. 18-19 meeting showed that several policymakers were in favour of the U.S. central bank keeping rates steady this year.
That has weakened the dollar at a time when investors are selling safe-haven currencies due to mounting optimism about U.S.-China trade talks.
The dollar index was steady at 95.22, after losing 0.7 percent on Wednesday. It has weakened in four out of the last five sessions as traders wager that US interest rates will stay steady in 2019.
The euro gained marginally on the dollar, fetching $1.1547.
Reuters
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Gold futures finished higher Thursday, recouping much of the losses suffered a day earlier, as traders awaited monthly domestic employment data due at the end of the week, which may influence haven demand for the precious metal. Gold for February delivery on Comex added $2.90, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,483.10 an ounce, following a loss of 0.3% on Wednesday. March silver rose 14.3 cents, or 0.9%, to $17.059 an ounce, on the back of a 1.9% loss a day earlier. January platinum declined 0.1% to...
Oil sputtered near $58 a barrel as the OPEC+ coalition failed to pin down the details of an agreement to adjust its official output target even after six hours of talks in Vienna. Futures were little changed in New York after gyrating throughout the previous session. While the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is nearing a deal to cut production targets by 500,000 barrels a day, ministers left the cartel™s headquarters on Thursday without cementing an agreement....
Gold was little changed after see-sawing this week as investors assessed the latest optimism surrounding progress on a trade deal between the U.S. and China, and a lower-than-expected U.S. jobs report. The two countries are moving closer to a phase-one pact despite tensions over Hong Kong and Xinjiang, according to a report Wednesday. That revived risk-on sentiment, which had been curbed earlier this week after President Donald Trump downplayed the urgency of an...
Gold futures lost ground Thursday, turning slightly lower after a fall in weekly U.S. jobless claims underpinned support for stocks and other risky assets, dulling the yellow metal's haven appeal. Gold for February delivery on Comex was off 70 cents, or less than 0.1%, at $, 479.50 an ounce, while March silver rose 1.4 cents, or 0.1%, to $16.93 an ounce. The Labor Department said the number of Americans who applied for first-time unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in seven months...
Oil futures ended on a mixed note Thursday, with U.S. prices settling unchanged for the session and global prices higher, as traders awaited a decision on output from major oil producers, following reports that OPEC and its allies have recommended cutting production by another 500,000 barrels a day. West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange settled flat at $58.43 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices climbed 4.2% on Wednesday to mark...