Gold Futures Gain on Weaker Dollar - March 16, 2012 23:52

Gold futures contract gained on Thursday in reaction to weakening US dollar. The gold futures contract for April delivery gained 1 percent or $16.60 to settle at $1.659.90 per ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Head of research, William Adams from FastmMarkets commented, “there is a risk of further weakness, […]

Crude Oil Declines on Oil Supply Outlook - March 16, 2012 22:33

Crude oil futures declined on Thursday as the US government denied the rumors that they have reached a deal with United Kingdom for countries to release strategic oil reserves. On Thursday, US President, Barack Obama and UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron discussed global energy issues but did not reach any deal according to White House […]

Gold Futures Plunge to Their Lowest in 8 Weeks - March 15, 2012 23:51

Gold futures fell to their lowest on Wednesday in eight weeks as the US Federal Reserve said that US economy is improving and decided not to go for further monetary policy easing. Stronger dollar also kept commodities under pressure. US Federal Reserve’s official decided to keep the interest rate unchanged to its ever low in […]

EIA Reports Increase in Crude Oil Stockpiles - March 15, 2012 23:37

Energy Information Administration released its inventories data on Wednesday according to which crude oil supplies gained 1.8 million barrels for the week ending March 9th, 2012 while analysts forecasted the increase of 2.1 million barrels. The EIA reported decrease of 1.4 million barrels in gasoline inventories while analysts expected the decline of 1.4 million barrels […]

Crude Oil Futures Gain on Positive Retail Sales Data - March 14, 2012 22:03

Crude oil futures gained on Tuesday in reaction to upbeat tone of Federal Reserve’s officials about the US economy and positive retail sales report. Crude oil futures contract for April delivery advanced 0.04 percent or $0.37 to settle at $106.71 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Monday, investors were very pessimistic on […]

Gold Futures Fell Over Global Economic Slowdown - March 13, 2012 23:50

Gold futures fell on Monday after the news of increase in China’s trade deficit which raised concerns over sluggish global economic recovery. China reported its trade deficit figure of $31.38 billion in February as compared to trade surplus of $27.28 billion in the month of January. The huge trade deficit figure was beyond the expectations […]

Crude Oil Futures Decline on Chinese Trade Deficit - March 13, 2012 23:33

Crude oil futures fell on Monday as investors were shocked on the huge trade deficit figure of China and how intensely it could affect the global economy. China reported the trade deficit of $31.48 billion for the month of February as compared to trade surplus of $27.28 billion in the month of January. The surprise […]

EIA Reports Lower Than Expected Increase in Supplies Data - March 8, 2012 23:30

Energy Information Administration released its inventories report on Wednesday according to which crude oil inventories increased by 800,000 barrels for the week ending March 2nd, 2012 as compared to analysts’ expected increase of 2 million barrels. EIA also reported decrease of 400,000 barrels in gasoline stockpiles while analysts were expecting gasoline supplies to fall by […]

Crude Oil Declines on Global Economic Worries - March 7, 2012 23:43

Crude oil futures declined on Tuesday fell to their lowest in last two weeks in reaction to rising concerns over slow recovery in global economy. Moreover, a warning over possible Greece’s default by trade group disappointed investors further weakening the demand of commodities. As the reduced growth target by China wasn’t enough to shake the […]