Gold Futures Plunge as Germany Objects to Higher Limits of Bailout Fund - December 14, 2011 23:49

Gold futures plunged almost $30 on Wednesday’s Asian trading session as German Chancellor Angela Merkel objected on the proposal on increasing the limit of bailout fund for the euro zone. Gold futures contract for February delivery plunged 1.8 percent or $29.10 to $1,634 per ounce on electronic trading session of New York Mercantile Exchange while […]

NYMEX Remains under Pressure in Reaction to Fears of Low Credit Rating for European Union Members - December 6, 2011 23:56

Crude oil futures remained under pressure on Monday in reaction to the announcement of Standard & Poor’s credit agency for a possible credit rating cut of European Union member countries from AAA to AA+. As per the latest report of S&P, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Finland, Austria and Luxembourg were in the list of possible […]

US Dollar Remains under Pressure on Successful Spanish and French Bond Auctions - December 2, 2011 23:54

The US dollar remained under pressure on Thursday despite bearish sentiments in US stock markets. The euro strengthened in reaction to the successful bond auctions of Spanish and French governments. On Thursday, Spanish government sold 3.75 billion euros of government bonds equivalent $5 billion. The Spanish bonds did saw increased in their yields but the […]

EIA Reports Increase in Crude Oil Inventories - December 1, 2011 23:53

The Energy Information Administration reported a sudden increase in crude oil inventories on Wednesday which put the rallying oil prices under pressure at NYMEX. As per the latest report on the EIA, crude oil stockpiles increased by 3.9 million barrels for the week ended November 25th, 2011. Analysts expected the crude oil inventories to increase […]

Gold Futures Keep Rallying - November 30, 2011 23:52

Gold futures sustained their bullish rally for the consecutive second day on Tuesday on its safe haven status. Gold futures contract for December delivery gained 0.2 percent or $2.60 to settle at $1,713.40 per ounce on Comex trading of the New York Mercantile Exchange. However some of the analysts were of the opinion that investors […]

Crude Oil Reaches $100 in Reaction to Development in Euro Zone’s Situation - November 29, 2011 23:57

Crude oil futures reached their record level on Monday on optimism over euro zone’s debt situation. Crude oil futures contract for January delivery surged 1.5 percent or $1.44 to settle at $98.21 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The respective contract touched its intraday high of $100.74 per barrel which happens to be […]

NYMEX Trading: Crude Oil Post Slight Gains while Gold ends Lower - November 25, 2011 23:24

Crude oil futures slightly gained on Friday after a volatile session on Friday. Analysts attributed rising US dollar as the reason for pressure on commodities. The dollar index DXY which measures the greenback’s performance against its six major rival currencies gained to 79.607 on Friday as compared to 79.099 on Wednesday’s North American trading session. […]

Gold Futures Fell 3.1 percent on Thursday - November 18, 2011 23:57

Gold futures reported a heavy decline on Thursday despite its safe haven status and increased demand for the third quarter. Gold futures contract for December delivery plunged 3.1 percent or $54.10 to settle at $1,720.20 per ounce on the Comex trading or the New York Mercantile Exchange. Many analysts were of the opinion that gold […]

Single Currency recovers as Euro Bonds Stabilize - November 18, 2011 23:49

The euro recovered on Thursday as the investors were optimistic on stabilization of euro bond yields. The yield on the Italian 10-year government bond fell back to 6.81 percent from 7 percent in reaction to which the euro touched its intraday high of 1.3540. However, the Spanish government‘s 10-year bond still traded above the yield […]