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Gold price in the national capital on Wednesday fell by Rs 205 to Rs 50,487 per 10 gram in line with a decline in international rates of the precious metal, according to Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal settled at Rs 50,692 per 10 gram. Silver also tumbled by Rs 926 to Rs

Net reactions of the global markets to Fed’s 75bps rate hike were rather negative. Global stocks ended generally lower after initial recovery. Additionally, SNB delivered a surprised 50bps rate hike while BoE’s 25bps had a hawkish undertone with three members wanted more. BoJ stayed calm and kept interest rate unchanged while maintaining the 10-year JGB

The USD moved lower yesterday helped by the Swiss National Bank surprise tightening, and a string of weaker data. Today the story was different. The Bank of Japan kept rates unchanged and said that they would continue the put a ceiling on the 10 year yield by being a buyer. The industrial production was weaker

New Delhi: Amid the rising inflation, the best hedge against inflation is running out of favour. Gold is not the first choice for investors to make or save their fortunes in these tough times. The rising bond yields and stronger dollars are denting the yellow bullion’s appeal as investors will have to pay more for

Sterling’s selloff resumes today, after job data added to expectation that BoE would lag far behind Fed in tightening. Weak market sentiment sends commodity currencies lower. Thanks to buying against the Pound, Euro is so far the strongest one for today, leading Dollar, Yen and Swiss Franc. But still, Euro is far behind the greenback

As risk appetite gets sapped on the day, that has seen dollar bids come back into the picture today as mentioned here. In turn, it has pushed AUD/USD to fresh lows in four weeks as the pair now dips just below the 0.6900 handle. From a technical perspective, there isn’t much relief on the way

NEW DELHI: Gold prices hovered near four-week lows on Tuesday on the back of profit booking. Firm US dollar and bond yields also dented the bullion’s appeal. Asian shares tumbled on Tuesday after Wall Street hit a confirmed bear market milestone and bond yields struck a two-decade high on fears that aggressive US interest rate

Dollar rises strongly in early US session after CPI data. Headline inflation reaccelerated with strong rise in energy and food prices From this perspective, there is little scope for Fed to pause tightening in September. It might instead continue its 50bps per meeting plan for longer. The greenback is now the strongest one for the

Earlier in the day, oil dropped on demand worries as China continued to flip the on-off button on lockdown restrictions. A new flare-up in cases in Shanghai is presenting lockdown concerns and WTI crude fell to near $120.00 in Asia trading. But buyers held on near the figure level, alongside the 100-hour moving average at

TOKYO: Oil prices fell on Friday but still hovered near three-month highs, with fears over new COVID-19 lockdown measures in Shanghai outweighing solid demand for fuels in the world’s top consumer United States. Brent crude futures for August was down $1.01, or 0.8%, at $122.06 a barrel as of 0141 GMT after a 0.4% decline

Overall market sentiment is positive in the market today, even though trading is subdued with some European countries on holiday. Sterling is trading higher with commodity currencies. On the other hand, Swiss Franc is is the weakest one, followed by Yen and Dollar. Euro is mixed for now. In other markets, Gold is struggling in

As has become (nearly) traditional, when I’m on the ForexLive desk, I get my good friend and Nat Gas expert Andrea Paltry to give us a little report. So here you go… Henry Hub natural gas prices are currently trading up almost 30 cents with the most traded July ’22 contract (N) at $8.82 MMBTU.

London copper prices on Monday scaled to their highest in more than one month, as relaxation of COVID-19 lockdowns in top metals consumer China and hopes that the United States would cut tariffs on Beijing lifted sentiment. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 2.1% at $9,695 a tonne, as of 0352 GMT,

Dollar weakens mildly further after worse than expected ADP job data. But selloff is limited as traders are probably cautious ahead of tomorrow’s non-farm payrolls. But overall, Yen remains the worst performing one for the week. Sterling and Euro are the next weakest even though both are trying to recover some ground. Australian Dollar is

Here’s a look at the major indices in Europe and US futures: Eurostoxx +0.7% Germany DAX +0.8% France CAC 40 +1.0% Spain IBEX +0.2% S&P 500 futures +0.5% Nasdaq futures +0.6% Dow futures +0.4% It is a London holiday so it is making for some quieter trading in Europe but there are some decent moves

Gold prices retreated further on Thursday as the greenback strengthened, denting bullion’s demand among investors. However, lower treasury yields capped losses. Benchmark US 10-year Treasury yields dipped, buoying the appeal of zero-yield gold. However, the dollar steadied after hitting a more than one-week peak on Wednesday, making bullion less attractive for overseas buyers. Gold futures

Dollar’s correction continued last week and ended as the worst performer. Late rebound in stocks and extended correction in treasury yields are both weighing on the greenback. Yen followed as the second weakest, mainly on risk-on sentiment. On the other hand, Kiwi was the best performer, additionally lifted by hawkish RBNZ rate hike, which indicated

The financial markets were anxious about the US core PCE inflation data. Not only are traders laser focused on inflation but they know the PCE is the “favored” inflation indicator for the Fed. The core PCE declined from 5.2% to 4.9% in April while the headline came in at 6.3% vs 6.6%. Admittedly, that is