Thursday saw oil prices rise for the third consecutive day as government data revealed a sharp decline in US crude stockpiles, which helped the commodity recover from multi-month lows reached this week. While U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 29 cents, or 0.4%, to $75.52, Brent crude futures increased by 23 cents, or 0.3%, to…
Gold prices edged higher on Thursday due to tensions in the Middle East and US price cuts. U.S. Gold futures were down 0.2 percent at $2,428.40, while spot gold was up 0.3 percent at $2,389.42 an ounce. Geopolitical unpredictability in the Middle East and falling US Treasury yields increase the attractiveness of gold. Analysts expect…
China imported 9.97 million barrels of oil per day last month, a 12% decrease from June’s number and a 3% decrease from July 2023’s daily import average. The fall in July comes after an 11% yearly decline in June’s reported crude oil imports, albeit from a record high planned for June 2023. Data released in…
On Wednesday, gold prices were marginally lower as the US currency strengthened and Treasury yields rose. Spot gold: was down 0.2 percent at $2,385.23 an ounce. US gold futures: fell 0.3% to $2,425.50 an ounce. Gold prices rose due to gains in the dollar by investors holding foreign currencies. Higher Treasury yields reduce the appeal…
Gold prices fell more than 2 percent on Monday. Spot gold was down 2% at $2,393.66 an ounce. In contrast, US gold futures fell 1.4% to $2,434.10. Spot silver fell 5.7% to $26.92 an ounce, palladium fell 4.5 percent to $849.05, its lowest level since August 2018, and platinum fell 4.1 percent to $918.35. Other…
India’s cotton industry will undoubtedly be severely impacted by the political unrest in Bangladesh, even though it may not have a major impact on trade. Bangladesh is the recipient of $2.4 billion worth of Indian cotton exports. Bangladesh’s proportion of India’s total cotton exports increased from 16.8% in FY13 to 34.9% in FY24, based on…
Oil prices were close to eight-month lows on Monday as concerns about a potential recession in the United States, the world’s biggest oil user, outweighed concerns about the potential impact of escalating tensions in the Middle East on supply from the main producing region. Brent crude futures experienced a minor decline of 4 cents, or…
Natural gas prices dropped by 2.31% to 164.9 as a result of increased output and lower-than-anticipated demand next week. This drop happened despite bullish forecasts of record-breaking heat that might drive petrol use by power generators to an all-time high and a smaller-than-expected weekly storage build. Gas output in the Lower 48 states increased to…
As investors anticipated further signals from the Federal Reserve regarding interest rate reductions, gold prices increased during Wednesday’s Asian trading session, supported by a weakening dollar. Gold futures expiring in December saw a 0.5% increase to $2,463.85 an ounce, while spot gold increased by 0.3% to $2,419.11. Before the end of the Fed meeting later…
As a result of increasing output that outweighed expectations for higher demand over the next two weeks due to projected record heat in the Lower 48 U.S. states, natural gas prices ended up down -0.46% at 172.9. Prices have been pressured by a large excess of petrol in storage, even with the expected increase in…
