GOLD Gold is edging lower during Thursday morning, following a rise in risk appetite in global markets. Investor sentiment rose due to the galvanising effect of strong earnings that boosted global stocks and outweighed lingering uncertainty caused by the advance of the Delta variant. Another factor that may end up weighing down on gold is…
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OIL Oil is trading flat this morning appearing to have found support as risk appetite increases once again. This support comes after the pronounced falls registered during the last few sessions, which were triggered by apprehension over the impact the Delta variant might have on the speed of the economic recovery, as well as the agreement…
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GOLD Gold was steady despite yesterday’s equity market sell off with the price continuing its slow dance above $1,800. However, the technical configuration isn’t reassuring to investors as the market recently broke-out of its short-term bullish trendline following a 50% bullish retracement of the last bearish impulsion from the $1,900 zone. Despite the market’s recent…
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Sentiment on the euro though is weak: strong data around the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021 have generally been replaced by more lacklustre figures from major economies, and the Delta variant is likely to dent many countries’ plans to ease remaining anti-covid measures. Tuesday’s close at R17.33 was a two-month high for EURZAR,…
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OIL Oil is following today’s bearish trend with market sentiment weighed down by the latest OPEC+ supply deal, which put an end to a 10-day dispute between Saudi Arabia and the UAE. With that deal confirmed, OPEC countries will now produce more, putting more oil on global markets to cope with an expected rise in…
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OIL Oil prices were slightly up during early Friday trading, but remain on track for the largest weekly loss since March, as a combination of factors weighs down on the cost of the barrel. On one hand, the markets are growing increasingly concerned over a big rise in virus cases in the Asia Pacific region,…
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GOLD Gold is rising, continuing the momentum of the previous session when the precious metal gained more than 1% following Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress where he defended the continuation of the current Fed’s accommodative policies to support the economic recovery and described inflationary pressures as a temporary issue. Such remarks penalised the dollar, cancelling…
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GOLD Gold rose during early Wednesday trading, with its safe-haven appeal increasing as investors reacted to news that several countries in the Asia-Pacific region continue to tighten restrictions in efforts to halt rising COVID cases. However, the precious metal’s gains were capped by the strengthening of the dollar, that followed the publication of US inflation…
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While a retest of the multi-year low around ¥6.36 doesn’t seem likely in the immediate future, a movement above the 200 SMA is also unfavourable. With no sign of saturation and the significant low quite close, consolidation with the value area between the 50 and 100 SMAs seems to be possible in the absence of…
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OIL Oil traded higher during early Tuesday, with most of Monday’s losses already cancelled. The price of the barrel remains conditioned by tight supply, with the markets expecting a continuation of the declines in US crude stockpiles, which have been on a downward trend since February. However, further price gains for oil are likely to…
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