Crude oil prices decline as traders assess remarks from the Fed chair and the rate increase

After three sessions of gains, oil prices declined on Thursday when U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated his commitment to containing inflation, including the likelihood of additional interest rate increases. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) dropped 84 cents, or 1.2%, to $70.06 while Brent crude futures dropped 80 cents, or 1%, to $75.89…

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Commodity prices will continue to fluctuate wildly as fear drives market sentiment

Ravindra V Rao, VP-Head Commodity Research at Kotak Securities, said Investors were paralyzed by fear this week as the banking crisis moved from the U.S. to Europe, raising concerns about contagion in the international financial markets. The U.S. regulators announced plans to reduce systemic risk at the beginning of the week in a joint statement…

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Precious metal prices will continue to fluctuate, with yellow metal finding support around Rs 58,080-57,810

A safe-haven-fueled rise that had propelled gold prices to their highest level since early February was reversed on Thursday in the global markets. Once Credit Suisse became the latest target for concerns about a banking crisis, traders sought more clarity on the financial industry. Spot gold was down 0.3% at $1,912.48 per ounce after increasing…

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