Gold Futures Moved in a Bullish Rally on Wednesday Triggered by High US Inflation - June 16, 2011 19:03

Gold Futures became highly attractive for investors and touched their highest in three days. The surge was in reaction to news that US core consumer prices increased with higher pace in the month of May since last three years. According to US Bureau of Labor Statistics core inflation excluding energy and food costs increased by […]

Crude Oil Futures remain Under Pressure - June 14, 2011 13:12

Crude oil futures remained under pressure on Monday and declined 2 percent as investors were uncertain about the upcoming US economic indicators. Crude oil futures contract for July delivery slipped 2 percent or $1.99 to $97.30 per barrel on New York Mercantile Exchange. Portfolio manager, James Cordier from Optionsellers.com in Florida commented, “There’s a great […]

The US Dollar Declines on Tuesday on Remarks of Bernanke - June 8, 2011 14:08

The dollar remained under pressure on Tuesday after the public address of Federal Reserve’s Chairman Ben Bernanke. The dollar index DXY which measures the US dollar’s performance against its six major rival currencies declined to 73.528 on Tuesday as compared to 73.981 on Monday’s North American trading session. Bernanke admitted that the economy is sluggish […]

Base Metals Jump up on Euro Zone’s Debt Concerns - May 25, 2011 22:14

Gold Futures gained on Wednesday’s trading session as the US dollar rebounded after reaching its highs making base metals attractive for investors. Silver futures contract also jumped 3 percent in today’s rally. Gold futures contract for June delivery gained 0.40 percent or $5.50 to $1,528.80 per ounce in Comex trading session of New York Mercantile […]

Oil Futures gain as the Greenback Weakens - May 25, 2011 20:29

Crude oil futures gained 1 percent on Wednesday as the weakening of US dollar resulted in higher demand and supply of crude oil. As per the latest report of the Energy Information Administration oil inventories increased by 600,000 barrels for the week ended May 20th while analysts were expecting a drop of 1.6 million barrels […]

Crude Oil Futures Gain on the Positive US Economic Data - May 13, 2011 12:04

Crude oil futures moved with bullish sentiments on Thursday on positive US economic data and weakening greenback. Crude oil futures for June delivery gained 0.8 percent or $0.76 to $98.97 per barrel on New York Mercantile exchange. The contract earlier jumped up to $100 per barrel. Energy broker Jay Levine from Energay LLC commented, You […]

The Euro Strengthens against the US dollar on Wednesday’s Overnight Trading Session - April 6, 2011 19:05

The Euro gained in Wednesday’s overnight trading session as the investors were hoping for an interest rate hike by European Central Bank. The US dollar exchange rate remained under pressure in reaction however reached its six month highest against the Japanese currency. The dollar index DXY which measures the US dollar movement against its major […]

Gold Faces Further Correction despite its Safe Haven Status - March 29, 2011 17:52

Basic metals remained under pressure on Tuesday’s overnight trading session as investors and traders went profit taking in gold futures which settled around $1,413 per ounce. The gold future contract for April delivery declined $6.20 to $1,413 per ounce on Tuesday’s Asian trading session at electronic trading of Globex. According to experts the investors went […]

US Dollar Strengthens against the Single Currency over Portugal’s Debt Crisis - March 25, 2011 17:08

The greenback strengthened against the euro on Friday as the investors were uncertain about the debt situation in euro zone. The news of reduced credit rating for Portugal by Standard and Poor weakened the single currency. Standard and Poor cut down its credit rating to BBB from A minus for Portugal which has made Portuguese […]