Share: CME Group’s flash data for natural gas futures markets noted traders reduced their open interest positions by more than 15K contracts on Thursday vs. the previous daily build. Volume, instead, left behind three consecutive daily drops and rose markedly by around 244.5K contracts. Natural Gas: A move to $4.00 does not look
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Share: All major weather agencies have formally announced the onset of El Niño. Strategists at ANZ Bank believe El Niño related disruptions will be short-lived and contained for the Asia-Pacific. El Niño is a regional story While production losses due to El Niño will exert upward pressure on food commodity prices in Asia
Share: Crude oil prices surge as the US to purchase 6M barrels of crude oil for the SPR. Escalating fears over the Israel-Gaza conflict are underpinning the oil prices. Temporary suspension of US oil sanctions on Venezuela is anticipated to not prompt immediate policy adjustments from the OPEC+ alliance. Western Texas Intermediate (WTI)
Share: Gold price trades near $1,925 amid the mixed sentiment. The geopolitical tensions between Israel and Palestine boost the demand for XAU/USD. The upbeat US inflation report has prompted investors to price in a possible rate rise by the Federal Reserve (Fed). Investors will focus on the US Retail Sales, Chinese growth numbers,
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Share: WTI draws support from concerns about tightening global supply, though the upside remains capped. Investors seem worried that rising interest rates will hamper economic activity and dent fuel demand. Receding fears over potential supply disruptions due to the Israel-Gaza conflict acts as a headwind. West Texas Intermediary (WTI) Crude Oil prices struggle
Oil prices as well as gold benefited from a spike in risk aversion prompted by the escalating conflict in the Middle East. Gas prices also spiked as investors weigh the risk of widening geopolitical tensions. Oil prices have found a footing, after dropping more than 2% yesterday. Saudi Arabia and Russia showed they were working
Share: CME Group’s flash data for gold futures markets noted open interest rose for the third session in a row on Friday, this time by more than 1K contracts. Volume followed suit and went up by nearly 64K contracts after two consecutive daily drops. Gold now retargets $1900 Friday’s marked rebound in gold