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NEW DELHI: Gold prices were little changed on Tuesday, as investors looked for interest rate hike cues from the US Federal Reserve’s meeting. Investors are focused on the Fed’s two-day policy meeting, which starts on Tuesday, amid expectations the central bank will signal that it planned to raise rates by 25 basis points in March.

The markets are set to end the week with a pessimistic tone. Major European index are trading in deep red while US futures point to a weak open. In the currency markets, Swiss Franc is the strongest one for today, followed by Euro and then Yen. Aussie and Kiwi are the worst ones, but Sterling

Oil has had a solid run of gains in the past few weeks and in the early stages of this week, it looked immune to the deteriorating risk sentiment in equities. But we’re starting to see some catch up now and you can pin it to numerous factors i.e. geopolitical risks receding, technical exhaustion, or

NEW DELHI: Gold prices were trading higher on Friday, on course for second consecutive weekly gain. Investors turned to safe-haven assets while awaiting signals on interest rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve’s meeting next week. All eyes are set on the US central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee meet scheduled on January 25-26 for

Canadian Dollar is trading as the strongest one for today, and remains firm after stronger than expected manufacturing sales data. Dollar is currently following, with help by rebound against Yen. Sterling is also slightly weaker, following Yen. Other currencies are mixed for now. Overall, trading is rather subdued with US on holiday. Technically, while Canadian

The population game is one that all countries in the world are playing but few – if any at all – are winning. And China is no exception to that. The crisis in the country worsened amid the pandemic and last year saw birth figures sliding once again. According to the stats bureau, there were

Gold prices eased on Monday, as U.S. Treasury yields gained on hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve and markets began to price in a sooner-than-anticipated reduction in balance sheet. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was down 0.2% to $1,814.08 per ounce by 0024 GMT. U.S. gold futures edged down 0.1% at $1,815.00. * U.S. 10-year Treasury

Dollar remains overwhelmingly the worst performer today, as selloff extends. There is little support from hawkish Fedspeaks, with some officials expressing openness to four rate hikes this year. Commodity currencies continue to be the biggest winners, as supported by resilient risk sentiment. In particular, US futures are pointing to higher open, and further rally could

Asia followed up an active FX session in the US where the US dollar declined across the majors’ board with a session of low volatility and small ranges. On the central bank front we had Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly speaking on a public TV interview. Daly said a rate hike

MELBOURNE: prices slipped on Thursday, trimming big gains from the previous two sessions, amid uncertainty over near-term demand as cases of the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus surge around the globe. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slipped 7 cents, or 0.1%, to $82.57 a barrel at 0221 GMT, after climbing 1.7%

It was a roller coaster ride as traders came back for the new year. Markets were in full risk-on mode as worries over Omicron faded. Yet, sentiment turned after more hawkish than expected FOMC minutes. Major stock indexes were than in deep pull back. Major global benchmark treasury yields powered through key resistance level. In

In one version of history, the huge spontaneous protests in Kazakhstan were the result of years of grievances that boiled over after an increase in propane and butane prices, which are widely used as auto fuels there. In another version, a ‘hybrid war’ is ongoing where there’s an ongoing “attempt to undermine the security and

Gold in the national capital on Friday tumbled Rs 301 to Rs 46,415 per 10 gram in line with a decline in international prices of the precious metal, along with a rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal settled at Rs 46,716 per 10 grams. Silver also tumbled Rs

Markets turned mixed as traders await FOMC minutes. The much stronger than expected US private job data provides little inspiration to the markets. Dollar pares back some gains but remain the second strongest for the week next to Sterling. Yen is also recovering but remains the worst performing, followed by Canadian. Euro is mixed together

There are minor changes in the major currencies space so far today, with the overall market mood being rather tentative. The dollar had a decent showing but owes much to a surge in USD/JPY, which has calmed down. This comes as 10-year Treasury yields also test the upper bound of its recent wedge pattern: That

Gold was flat in early Asian trade on Wednesday, as traders weighed prospects of early interest rate increases by the U.S. Federal Reserve against surging COVID-19 infections globally. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was little changed at $1,813.91 per ounce by 0133 GMT. U.S. gold futures were flat at $1,813.80. * Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields rose

Overall outlook in the markets are unchanged, with US futures pointing to slightly higher open. DOW and S&P 500 could continue their record runs. Selloff in Yen remains the main theme while Sterling is strong together with Aussie and Kiwi. Euro and Dollar are both soft and bounded in range against each other. Technically, a

The Canadian dollar is ripping higher today and is by-far the best performing G10 currency. The move has knocked USD/CAD 110 pips lower to 1.2633. I strongly suspect this is a flow-driven move in a thin market — someone needed Canadian dollars ASAP. That’s especially evident with oil down 1.2% today and global equities softer.