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10-year Treasury yields down by nearly 7 bps today to 1.25% That’s the lowest since 16 February as bonds continue to rally and that is arguably sparking jitters in the market, with no clear cut answers floating around. A key question that is being posed by the bond market right now is, are we seeing

NEW DELHI: Gold in the national capital on Thursday was marginally up by Rs 9 to Rs 46,981 per 10 gram with firm global trends and rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 46,972 per 10 grams. Silver, however, declined Rs 902 to Rs 67,758

US stocks surged to new record overnight, shrugging off FOMC minutes. But Asian markets are walking another path, as led by the free fall in Hong Kong stocks. Yen surges broadly on risk aversion, followed by Swiss Franc. Commodity currencies are generally pressured, with Aussie weighed down by dovish RBA comments too. Euro, Sterling and

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New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Wednesday dipped marginally by Rs 29 to Rs 46,903 per 10 gram reflecting an overnight fall in global precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 46,932 per 10 grams. Silver also tumbled Rs 762 to Rs

The forex markets are generally range bound as traders await FOMC minutes. The main focus will be on discussions on the timing of tapering, which wasn’t clearly indicated in the statement and economic projections. Dollar’s rise appears to be losing steam as global sentiments stabilized today. DOW futures point to a recovery while S&P 500

The bond market continues to act up ahead of the Fed minutes release The broader market may be more sanguine so far on the session but the bond market continues to send an ominous signal as 10-year yields fall to 1.333% – the lowest since 24 February – as the bid in Treasuries continues today.

NEW DELHI: Gold prices rose on Wednesday, going towards a three-week high scaled in the previous session, helped by a drop in US Treasury yields as investors awaited the minutes of the US Fed‘s June meeting for clues on policy outlook. The yellow metals posted mild gains in domestic markets. All eyes are set on

Yen and Dollar surged strongly overnight, but lost some momentum after on stocks recovered from initial steep selloff. Both are still firm with Asian markets in risk aversion mode. Canadian Dollar is currently the worst performing for the week, followed by Aussie. Focus will now turn to FOMC minutes for guidance on the next moves,

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By Stanley Reed Oil prices touched their highest levels in years Tuesday, a day after OPEC, Russia and their allies failed yet again reach agreement on production increases. A teleconference planned for Monday never started, following meetings Thursday and Friday that did not reach a deal. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. bench mark, rose as

Euro drops broadly today following sharp decline in Germany ZEW economic sentiment. Swiss Franc is following down closely too. On the other hand, New Zealand Dollar remains the strongest on RBNZ rate speculations while Australian Dollar follows as support by RBA tapering. Yen and Dollar are mixed, together with Sterling. European stocks are trading mildly

Latest data released by Markit/CIPS – 6 July 2021 Of note, construction output growth hits a 24-year high in June with the recovery led by house building and commercial work. Overall construction activity climbed by its quickest pace since June 1997 with new orders also rising sharply. That said, input price inflation is observed to

LONDON: Oil prices surged to multi-year highs on Tuesday including US crude hitting its highest since 2014 after OPEC+ producers fell out over plans to raise supply in the face of rising global demand. Brent crude climbed 62 cents, or 0.8%, to $77.78 a barrel by 0748 GMT, a level not seen since October 2018.

As widely anticipated, the RBA announced some changes in the monetary policy. The overall tone of the meeting and the policy statement is upbeat about the economic recovery while cautious over the uncertainty and subdued inflation. Policymakers remain optimistic over economic developments. As noted in the meeting, “the outlook for investment has improved and household

The NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion (QSBO) is a closely watched NZ economic indicator From the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research Capacity utilisation is higher, coming in at 94.9% vs. 93.8% in Q1. Net 10% of businesses expect an improvement in the economic outlook on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous quarter

Gold prices inched higher on Monday as a subdued dollar and lower bond yields amid a mixed bag of U.S. labour data allayed investor concerns about a faster policy tightening, helping the metal rise towards the $1,800 level once again. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,790.70 per ounce by 10:31 am EDT (1431 GMT),

Overall, the forex markets are relatively mixed today and trading will probably continue to be subdued with US on holiday. Sterling is currently the stronger one, followed by Yen and Aussie. Canadian is the weakest, followed by Kiwi and then Swiss. Eurozone is mixed despite strong investor sentiment data. But all major pairs and crosses