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Gold prices hit a nine-month high on Thursday before trading steady, as investors hunkered down for US economic data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s policy tightening path. Spot gold was flat at $1,944.96 per ounce, as of 0244 GMT, after hitting its highest since April 2022. US gold futures were up 0.2% at $1,945.60.

US futures trade higher after a batch of solid economic data. Positive risk sentiment are lifting commodity currencies in general, in particular Aussie. Dollar and Yen are turning softer while European majors are mixed, with Euro lagging behind. In the weekly picture, while Aussie is still the strongest, Dollar and Yen are the weakest. Euro

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Inflow in gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) plunged by 90 per cent to Rs 459 crore in 2022 due to rising prices of yellow metal, increasing interest rate structure coupled with inflationary pressures. This was way lower than an inflow of Rs 4,814 crore seen in the segment during 2021 and Rs 6,657 crore in

BoJ and Davos were the major focuses of last week. Much volatility was seen in Nikkei, JGB yields, and Yen. As dusts settled, the Japanese currencies ended as the worst performer, but closed inside prior week’s range. Australian Dollar was the next weakest after poor job data. Dollar was the third, after many Fed officials

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Oil prices rose on Wednesday to their highest since early December on optimism that the lifting of China‘s strict COVID-19 curbs will lead to a fuel demand recovery in the world’s top oil importer. Brent crude futures were up $1.12, or 1.30%, to $87.04 a barrel by 1352 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI)

Sterling and Swiss Franc rise notably today, with help from the buying against Euro. The common currency is weighed down by talks of slower ECB tightening in March, but remains resilient against Dollar. Nevertheless, the Pound and Swissy are outshone by Kiwi for now. Yen is starting to reverse some BoJ triggered selloff in early

The ghost of 2022 is behind us in the stock market as the major indices closed higher for the 2nd consecutive week to start the new year. The gains have been led by the Nasdaq which rose by an oversized 4.82% this week (largest 1 week gain since November 7 week), after rising by near

Last year looked topsy-turvy in terms of crude oil prices. Immediately after the Russia-Ukraine war, NYMEX crude oil prices skyrocketed to a 14-year high, but substantially corrected later and fell back to more than a year’s low by the end of the year. Uncertain micro-economic conditions adversely hit the fundamentals of the commodity throughout the

Dollar was sold off broadly last week as a 25bps rate hike by Fed in February is now pretty much a done deal, after CPI data. On the other hand, Yen staged a strong rally on speculations that BoJ is now much closer to exit of ultra-loose monetary policy. USD/JPY ended as the biggest mover

CPI and PPI y/y data from China for the month of December are published today. These are likely to remain subdued. A report from China Beige Book International (CBBI) this week, based on a survey of 4,300+ businesses showed: Q4 2022 (October – December) had the weakest growth in wages and input costs since mid-2020

Gold price fell Rs 105 to Rs 56,160 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, according to Securities. The yellow metal had ended at Rs 56,265 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver also tumbled Rs 833 to Rs 68,725 per kilogram. “Comex gold prices traded flat in Asian hours on Tuesday

Dollar recovers broadly today as risk sentiment turns negative again. Hawkish comments from Fed officials this week reminded people that even though a smaller hike is possible for February, interest rates are going to stay high for “a long time”. Euro is currently the second strongest for the day, followed by Canadian. On the other

Markets: Gold up $34 to $1867 US 10 year yields down 17 bps to 3.55% WTI crude oil flat at $73.67 S&P 500 up 95 points to 3924 NZD leads, USD lags We’re only four days into 2023 trading and we’ve already had some twists and turns, including some big ones today. The dollar was

New Delhi, Gold price in the national capital declined Rs 153 to Rs 55,650 per 10 grams on Friday amid a fall in precious metal prices globally, according to Securities. The yellow metal had ended at Rs 55,803 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver also fell Rs 7 to Rs 68,700 per kilogram.

While the US delivers a set of solid non-farm payroll data, Dollar struggles to ride on it to extend the near term rebound. On the other hand, the report is being cheered by stocks investors, with futures shooting higher. Thus, risk-on sentiment is capping the greenback’s rally attempt. Softer than expected wage growth might be

China Beige Book International (CBBI) adapts methodology used by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s “Beige Book” its a quarterly report using quantitative & qualitative data to track conditions within the Chinese economy — The firm’s latest China Beige Book shows that China’s manufacturing, services, and real estate sectors all experienced significant declines in Q4 2022, citing