Gold and Copper Markets Respond to Powell - August 24, 2024 16:06

On Friday gold jumped over 1% to unprecedented highs after the dollar and Treasury yields fell. The movements followed remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that suggested an interest rate reduction in September. Concerns about inflation near the Fed’s 2% goal added to signs of lower interest rates, as Powell’s comments did. For a […]

US Stock Market Faces Turbulence and Mixed Commodity Reactions - August 4, 2024 8:48

The US stock market took another hit on Friday and managed to finish a disastrous week in the red as poor economic news coupled with weak earnings from some major tech players continued an alarming five-day collapse. The decline was itself heightened by recently-released non-farm payroll figures that showed a modest 114,000 jobs added to […]

Pound Holds Strong as Labour Wins with a Landslide - July 7, 2024 13:40

The British Pound Sterling is still on the rise on Friday, continuing the trend for the day when the Labour Party won the national election of the UK. The party got 410 seats in parliament and won the election. The concession of defeat by PM Rishi Sunak suggested that the governmental powers have shifted. Regarding […]

Crude Oil Prices Rally as Inventory Declines and Rate Cut Hopes Emerge - June 20, 2024 19:05

On Thursday, crude oil markets saw a notable shift as oil futures surged. This was a direct reaction to the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The latter reported a massive decrease in crude inventories. Simultaneously, the current cooling in job markets could indicate the need for the Federal Reserve interest rate cut. […]

Strength in Gold and Copper Continues – But for How Long? - May 27, 2024 16:30

As we start the new week, gold has displayed gains during the early parts of Monday’s trading, this implies that the precious metal is potentially reversing from its past week’s declines. However, despite the challenges it faced in the past week, overall gold remains in an uptrend, and it is supported by a number of […]

Weak Payroll Data Sends Stocks Higher - May 4, 2024 12:04

The release of weaker-than-expected payroll data has spurred speculation that the Federal Reserve might cut rates early this summer. On Friday, U.S. stock indices surged accordingly. The government of the U.S. reported that the economy added 175,000 new jobs this April, marking a significant decrease from March’s outstanding figure of 315,000 and lagging behind the […]

Gold Flying and Making New All Time Highs - March 30, 2024 10:37

During Thursday’s trading on US sessions, an extraordinary event for Gold bulls took place. A gold price was hit of $2230 per ounce, gold set a fresh all-time high. The primary underlying strength of these rapid gains is the increased anticipation of numerous interest rate reductions from the world’s foremost central banks, mainly driven by […]

Gold Prices Slip Ahead of Anticipated Economic Data - February 13, 2024 2:04

Gold prices experienced a slight dip on Monday, due to a cocktail of bearish factors, notably a slightly firmer U.S. dollar index. The relationship between gold and the dollar is historically inverse; as the dollar strengthens, gold, priced in dollars, becomes more expensive for holders of other currencies, potentially dampening demand. This unanticipated slip in […]

Oil Prices Surge From Lows Amid Mixed Global Signals - November 18, 2023 14:48

Oil prices experienced a more than 4% jump on Friday, a notable rebound from a four-month low seen just the day before. Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, closed up by $3.19, or roughly 4.1%, at $80.61 a barrel. Similarly, West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI), a key standard for U.S. oil, rose by $2.99, […]