The dollar held below 104 as investors processed the most recent CPI statistics, leading to increases in gold

The dollar index stayed below 104, and gold showed a slight rise, closing at 61,181, up 0.1%. Awaiting the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement on Wednesday, investors were intently examining the most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. In line with market predictions, the U.S. consumer price inflation rate decreased to 3.1% in November, the lowest…

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Aluminium dropped as evidence of weak demand countered earlier supply-reduction measures

The price of aluminium fell by -0.64%, finishing at 195.1, indicating that demand was still muted in spite of earlier efforts to reduce supply. Key industries that used aluminium were negatively impacted by the global economic downturn, restrictive borrowing rates set by central banks, and the debt problem in Chinese real estate. The global downturns…

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Natural gas fell as a result of record supply, ample storage, and low demand

With record production, abundant storage, and less demand, natural gas had a significant 5.25% decrease, ending at 223.9. Contrary to the predicted withdrawal, the U.S. gas storage system saw an unexpected 10 Bcf addition. This surprised the market, especially considering the large departure from last year’s numbers. The negative outlook was reinforced by weather predictions…

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