Last night, there was another rally in oil prices in anticipation of OPEC members reaching a freeze plan in a meeting next week. In recent days, several OPEC members including Iran, along with non-OPEC member Russia, have suggested they were leaning toward a deal to limit output. This becomes increasingly promising against a backdrop of…
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Oil prices were set for sixth straight day of declines this Friday, dragged lower by a surge in U.S. crude inventories, timid demand and doubts over the ability of producers to coordinate output cuts. Brent crude futures were at $46.21 per barrel at 0740 GMT, meaning they were down with 14 cents from their last close.…
Read moreOil prices hit a one-year high on Monday after Russian president Vladimir Putin mentioned that Russia was ready to sign on to an OPEC deal to cap production. A day later prices slipped as the International Energy Agency announced that global oil supplies have increased last month. Goldman Sachs analysts shared in a Tuesday note: An agreement to cut…
Read moreAsian stocks climbed to one-year highs on Monday. The Australian dollar also rose as investors' hunt for yield gathered momentum against a backdrop of a recovering U.S. economy and easy global monetary policy conditions. The U.S. Department of Labor said July non-farm payrolls rose by 255,000 and revised the June increase upward to 292,000. The…
Read moreThe Turkish lira kept some balance, with the dollar down 2.75% at 2.9360 and reversing much of the gains it made on Friday when its highest was around 3.0476. Ankara commented that it was in control of the economy and the country. The crackdown on suspected supporters of the failed military coup was widened, taking…
Read moreAsia stocks were up again as upbeat U.S. jobs data calmed immediate concerns about the health of the world’s largest economy. Japan’s Nikkei jumped 4.5%, which happened to be its highest daily gain in 3 months. Hikaru Sato, a senior technical analyst at Daiwa Securities, commented: Abe's victory boosted confidence in investor sentiment, and winning…
Read moreSilver has jumped 47% this year, hitting a new record high last Tuesday, vaulting as much as 7% above $21 for the first time since 2014. Gold increased with 1.2% to $1,357.63 an ounce – assets in gold ETFs are at their highest level now for more than 2 years. According to Bob Takai, president…
Read moreCME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME), the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of six new West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Houston (Argus) Crude Oil futures contracts. These new cash-settled futures will be available for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing via CME ClearPort effective Feb. 8, 2016, pending all…
Read moreMarkets start the week off with a bang, with the currency market experiencing massive volatility and huge daily ranges in all major pairs. How is your account holding up?
Read moreSteven Knight, Research Analyst for Blackwell Global, looks at the risks crude oil faces due to the Chinese decision to devalue the Yuan.
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