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Dollar is generally strong today, but buying focus is temporarily shifted from against Yen to Euro and Sterling. In particular, EUR/USD has taken out key support level at 1.1663. Overall markets are mixed though, with stocks recovering while treasury yields retreat. Yen and Swiss Franc are the stronger ones for today followed by the greenback.

Natural gas prices have climbed to their highest level in seven years in US NYMEX futures. Extreme weather in the US coupled with disruptions associated with hurricane Ida played a role in kickstarting the rally. Traders put fresh bets on the commodity as they anticipate a shortage this winter, amid a quick rebound in consumption

Forex news from the European trading session – 29 September 2021 Headlines: Markets: JPY leads, NZD lags on the day European equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.5% US 10-year yields down 3 bps to 1.506% Gold up 0.5% to $1,742.90 WTI down 0.8% to $74.72 Bitcoin up 1.3% to $42,303 Bond sellers are taking

Strong rally in treasury yields is currently the main theme driving the markets. On the back on hawkish Fed rhetorics, 2-year yield rose to 18-month high, above 0.3%. Benchmark 10-year yield also breaks above 1.5% handle. Yen is currently the worst performing one, with persistent selling pressure. Euro and Swiss Franc are also weak. On

Mumbai: National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) on Tuesday said it has migrated its live trade data centre to Yotta Infrastructure Solutions. The partnership with Yotta has made NCDEX the country’s first and only exchange to operate from an Uptime-certified Tier-IV data centre, the commodity exchange said in a statement. “We are excited to partner

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Sterling tumbles broadly today on increasing talks of energy shortages due to a post-Brexit shortage of truck drivers, as well as a halt to license testing during pandemic lockdowns. Mild risk aversion, which start in European markets, is also weighing down some commodity currencies. Nevertheless, there is little lift to Yen overall, which stays weak

Forex news from the European trading session – 28 September 2021 Headlines: Markets: USD leads, NZD lags on the day European equities lower; S&P 500 futures down 0.8% US 10-year yields up 4.5 bps to 1.528% Gold down 0.8% to $1,735.20 WTI up 1.1% to $76.28 Bitcoin down 1.7% to $41,975 The global energy crisis

TOKYO: Oil markets climbed for a sixth day on Tuesday, reversing earlier losses, on fears over tight supply while surging prices of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal also lent support. Brent crude futures gained $1.05, or 1.3%, to $80.58 a barrel at 0645 GMT, after reaching its highest since October 2018 at $80.75 earlier

Dollar trades mildly higher in early US session, lifted by stronger than expected durable goods orders data. But it’s being overwhelmed by both Sterling and Aussie. Commodity currencies are firmer on “stable” market sentiment, but there is no follow through buy yet, including Canadian Dollar. On the other hand, Euro and Swiss Franc are the

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NEW DELHI: If you thought equities are a breakout story this year, then you may have missed the real money-making opportunity. There is one commodity that has come out of stupor and shocked everyone with the ferocity of its rally. That counter is natural gas. Natural gas spot prices have more than doubled since early

European gas price has kept breaking new records over the past months. Both higher-than-usual demand and supply shortage have led to the price strength. As winter is approaching, we expect price to remain at elevated levels in the months to come. The front-month Dutch TTF gas contract has remained firm after breaking above EUR 70/MWh.

S&P 500 futures turn negative, down 0.1% The push higher in Treasury yields is starting to weigh on stocks at the moment as the early optimism fades in the equities space. Tech stocks are hurt the most as Nasdaq futures are marked down 0.6% after having traded positively as much as 0.3% earlier. Dow futures

NEW DELHI: Gold and silver futures rose on Monday as persistent concerns over the fate of debt-laden property giant China Evergrande and its broader impact bolstered the precious metal’s safe-haven appeal. Evergrande missed a payment on offshore bonds last week, with further payment due this week. This sent shivers down the spine of equity investors

The Fed turned more hawkish in September, with the first rate hike pushed forward to 2022. Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated that QE tapering will come “soon”. The staff downgraded the GDP growth forecast for this year, but revised higher that for 2022 and 2023. Inflation projections were revised higher all the way through to

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NEW DELHI: Gold and silver futures dipped on Thursday, following global trends after US Federal Reserve signalled easing its monthly bond purchases by next year and a sooner-than-expected interest rate hike. In its policy statement on Wednesday, the US central bank said it could start paring bond purchases as soon as November and that half