Fears about interest rates and inflation are keeping gold prices rangebound

Monday’s Asian trading saw a pullback in gold prices, which were still comfortably within a recent trading range as concerns about longer-term, higher U.S. rates increased ahead of important economic data. gold futures expiring in March dropped 0.4% to $2,041.85 an ounce, while spot gold declined 0.2% to $2,032.32 an ounce. Since higher rates increase…

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After a U.S Fed governor said there was no need to cut interest rates quickly, crude oil fell

At 0212 U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 25 cents, or 0.3%, at $78.36, while Brent crude futures were down 25 cents, or 0.3%, at $83.42 a barrel.Longer-term higher interest rates reduce economic growth and hence reduce demand for oil. Following Waller’s remarks, oil benchmarks lost part of their Thursday gains. As fighting…

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Low Natural Gas Production and Plenty of Fuel Storage Caused a Drop in Natural Gas Prices

At 130, natural gas fell by -2.48%. The main causes of this fall were near record output, plenty of fuel storage, and above-average temperatures. Since the facility’s return to full power is likely to cause record levels of prices, technical concerns at Freeport LNG’s export facility further restricted the supply of gas to LNG export…

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