Oil prices fell on Wednesday despite a draw in crude inventories and the Fed maintaining its rate-cut outlook. Moreover, investors remained worried about supply disruptions in Russia as the war continued. Oil prices rallied in the previous two sessions due to these supply concerns. Therefore, the pause on Wednesday could have been due to profit-taking. Read More…
Gold prices dropped on Tuesday amid a stronger dollar as markets awaited the Fed monetary policy meeting. A stronger dollar makes gold expensive for foreign buyers, hurting demand. The dollar strengthened amid speculation that the Fed would revert to its hawkish tone after inflation beat forecasts. Initially, gold had rallied to record highs after Powell Read More…
Equities closed Monday in the green after a rally in mega-cap stocks like Alphabet and Tesla. However, there was caution as investors looked forward to the FOMC policy meeting, which will affect rate cut expectations. The rally in mega-cap stocks came due to several factors. However, the main one was AI optimism. Notably, Nvidia soared Read More…
Currency futures closed lower on Friday as the dollar strengthened on more signs the US economy was resilient. Data released on Friday on the manufacturing sector revealed a strong economy that could allow the Federal Reserve to hold higher interest rates for longer. US factory production (Source: Federal Reserve) Data revealed a recovery in factory Read More…
Interest futures, including the US Treasury Bond, fell on Thursday after data revealed a jump in US wholesale inflation. As a result, investors lost a bit of confidence that the Fed would cut rates in June. This led to an increase in short-term Treasury yields, reflecting interest rate expectations. US consumer and wholesale inflation (Source: Read More…
Oil prices rose almost 3% on Wednesday due to a surprise draw in crude inventories. Moreover, there was a bigger-than-expected decline in US gasoline stocks, indicating robust demand and a looming tightness in the market. US crude inventories (Source: EIA) Notably, economists had expected a 1.3 million barrel increase in crude inventories. However, the Energy Read More…
