Gold prices ended lower on Thursday as President Donald Trump's tweet that a trade deal with China is near rallied the stock market, dulling demand for the haven metal. Gold prices had been trading higher early Thursday, with uncertainties surrounding a U.K. election and dovish stances by the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank helping to provide support. February gold fell by $2.70, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,472.30 an ounce, down significantly from the day's high of...
Gold headed for a back-to-back decline as President Donald Trump signed off on a so-called phase-one trade deal with China and an exit poll indicated a comfortable majority for the governing Conservative Party in the U.K.'s national election. Bullion for immediate delivery fell as much as 0.5% in early trading Friday and was 0.3% lower at $1,465.53/oz as of 7:48 a.m. in Singapore. The metal declined 0.3% Thursday. Traders pulled $275 million from the VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners...
Oil prices rose nearly 1% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was œvery close to nailing down a trade deal with China. Brent crude futures rose 67 cents, or 1%, to $64.39 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained 42 cents, or 0.7%, to settle at $59.18 a barrel. Oil prices received a fresh boost after Trump™s tweet saying the United States was very close to a big deal with China amid reports that the country was considering a delay or possible...
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index drops a second week as riskier assets gain after U.S.-China agree on a phase-one trade deal and the U.K.™s Conservative Party wins a crushing majority in Thursday™s election. USD/JPY up 0.3% to 109.63 GBP/USD rallies by 2.7% to 1.3514, strongest since May 2018 before paring the advance; flows are nearly 10 times the average for the past month, as they now come two-way with a slight preference to fade dips, according to two traders in...
Hong Kong stocks surged more than one percent Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated it would leave interest rate unchanged next year, while investors are keeping tabs on the China-US trade talks. The Hang Seng index climbed 1.31 percent, or 348.71 points, to 26,994.14. But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.30 percent, or 8.72 points, to 2,915.70 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, dropped 0.19 percent, or 3.17 points, to...
European stocks traded lower Thursday as relations between China and the U.S. come under strain over Hong Kong, amid concerns that œphase one of a trade deal between the two powerhouses may be pushed into 2020.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.5% at 402.21 lower during afternoon deals, with all sectors and major bourses in negative territory. Basic resources, a sector heavily exposed to China, slipped 1.2% to lead losses, while financial services stocks shed 1.1%.
Reports emerged Thursday that China had invited U.S. negotiators to Beijing for another round of trade talks, but this did little to improve market sentiment after days of mixed signals.
Source : CNBC
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Gold prices ended lower on Thursday as President Donald Trump's tweet that a trade deal with China is near rallied the stock market, dulling demand for the haven metal. Gold prices had been trading higher early Thursday, with uncertainties surrounding a U.K. election and dovish stances by the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank helping to provide support. February gold fell by $2.70, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,472.30 an ounce, down significantly from the day's high of...
Gold headed for a back-to-back decline as President Donald Trump signed off on a so-called phase-one trade deal with China and an exit poll indicated a comfortable majority for the governing Conservative Party in the U.K.'s national election. Bullion for immediate delivery fell as much as 0.5% in early trading Friday and was 0.3% lower at $1,465.53/oz as of 7:48 a.m. in Singapore. The metal declined 0.3% Thursday. Traders pulled $275 million from the VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners...
Oil prices rose nearly 1% on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was œvery close to nailing down a trade deal with China. Brent crude futures rose 67 cents, or 1%, to $64.39 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained 42 cents, or 0.7%, to settle at $59.18 a barrel. Oil prices received a fresh boost after Trump™s tweet saying the United States was very close to a big deal with China amid reports that the country was considering a delay or possible...
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index drops a second week as riskier assets gain after U.S.-China agree on a phase-one trade deal and the U.K.™s Conservative Party wins a crushing majority in Thursday™s election. USD/JPY up 0.3% to 109.63 GBP/USD rallies by 2.7% to 1.3514, strongest since May 2018 before paring the advance; flows are nearly 10 times the average for the past month, as they now come two-way with a slight preference to fade dips, according to two traders in...
Hong Kong stocks surged more than one percent Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated it would leave interest rate unchanged next year, while investors are keeping tabs on the China-US trade talks. The Hang Seng index climbed 1.31 percent, or 348.71 points, to 26,994.14. But the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.30 percent, or 8.72 points, to 2,915.70 and the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, dropped 0.19 percent, or 3.17 points, to...