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Oil prices eased on Monday as questions over China‘s economy outweighed OPEC+ output cuts and the seventh straight drop in the number of oil and gas rigs operating in the United States. Brent crude fell 17 cents, or 0.2%, to $76.44 a barrel by 1319 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude lost 27

The forex markets are holding steady in a consolidative pattern today. Notably, Euro has remained largely unaffected by continued hawkish messages emanating from top ECB officials, who have merely echoed President Christine Lagarde’s suggestion that an interest rate hike is likely in July, while situation in September remains uncertain. Euro is the third weakest in

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Gold price plunged Rs 550 to Rs 59,700 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday amid weak global trends, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal had ended at Rs 60,250 per 10 gram in the previous trade. Silver also tumbled Rs 900 to Rs 72,600 per kilogram. “Gold extended its fall in

Euro is making notable gains following ECB’s decision to increase interest rates by a widely anticipated 25bps. The real kicker, however, is the significant upward revision of core inflation forecasts for both the current and following years, pushing the common currency up across the board. Swiss Franc capitalized on Euro’s rally, securing its spot as

US dollar buying has picked up since the equity open, possibly on inflows into tech stocks. The bond market isn’t doing much today with US yields fractionally lower across most of the curve and up 0.1 bps at the 10-year tenor. That’s in contrast to the UK where 10s are up 6.2 bps and 2s

COMEX Gold prices started the week on a positive note, as weak US PMIs raised the odds of a Fed pause in the June FOMC meeting. The US ISM Services PMI showed that the service sector nearly stalled in May as business activity and orders eased, while ISM prices paid slid to near a three-year

Last week marked the beginning of an avalanche of central bank surprises, with both RBA and BoC springing unexpected rate hikes on markets. However, the market reactions diverged substantially. Despite a weaker-than-anticipated Australian GDP report and terrible Chinese trade data, Aussie’s underlying strength was striking. In contrast, the Loonie’s ascent was curtailed by worse-than-expected employment

The US dollar is continuing to fall with the greenback reaching new lows versus nearly all the major currencies (the CHF is the exception). EURUSD: The EURUSD is extending above the high from last week at 1.07779. Risk is now the swing area between 1.0747 and 1.0759. The next target comes against the 38.2% retracement

“Amid currency fluctuations, traders and investors are advised to remain cautious while trading in crude oil futures as there could be some volatility in the markets. We are recommending ‘buy on dips’ in crude oil for mid- to long-term as demand is expected to increase for upcoming winter and stormy season ahead,” says Anuj Gupta

Yen is encountering renewed selling pressure, particularly against European majors. This weakness is partly attributed to the rising treasury yields that have dampened enthusiasm for the Japanese currency. However, its losses remain contained for the moment. On the other hand, Australian Dollar is seeking to prolong its short-term rally, most notably against New Zealand Dollar.

Markets: Gold down $29 to $1948 WTI crude oil daily +$1.85 to $71.93 S&P 500 up 62 points to 4289 US 10-year yields up 8.3 bps to 3.69% US 2-year yields up 16 bps to 4.50% AUD leads, JPY lags Non-farm payrolls beat the consensus estimate for an unprecedented 14th time and it beat it

The yellow metal started the holiday-shortened week on a positive note and is poised for the best weekly gain since April, amid sharp fall in the greenback and the US benchmark treasury yields. The dollar index fell below 103.5 levels, after touching a two-month high of 104.7 on Wednesday, while the yield on the US

Global stock markets registered impressive gains last week, with the resolution of the US debt ceiling and robust American job data contributing to the bullish momentum. The ebbing expectation of a Federal Reserve rate hike in June also provided additional support. Canadian and Australian dollars emerged as the week’s top performers, reflecting the market’s increased

The euro is at a new session low, down 83 pips to 1.0651. The pair had attempted to find support at the early-European low of 1.0660 and bounced from there but the selling resumed in the last 20 minutes. Month-end flows have been a factor this week but the economic data largely tells the story.

Gold bounced back from early losses on Tuesday, as the dollar pulled back and Treasury yields slid on wider market optimism about the U.S. debt ceiling deal. Spot gold rose 0.9% to $1,960.55 per ounce by 11:51 a.m. EDT (1551 GMT), after hitting its lowest since March 17 earlier. U.S. gold futures gained 0.8% at

Dollar appears to be taking a breather, experiencing a broad decline in month-end trading as it reverses some of its recent gains. The initial support from the debt ceiling deal seems to be waning, while market participants are adopting a cautious stance ahead of this week’s crucial non-farm payroll data. The figures are expected to

Markets: WTI crude oil up 96-cents to $72.79 Gold up $6 to $1946 US 10-year yields flat at 3.81% S&P 500 up 1.4% GBP leads, JPY lags The odds of a June Fed hike have risen to 70% from 50% today and that tells the story in FX, with the dollar gaining, though not exactly