Gold was steady following its biggest weekly gain in two months as the market waited for more clarity on when the Federal Reserve would start cutting interest rates. Bullion has largely held its ground this year despite investors pushing back expectations for how soon the Fed would start easing. Swaps markets suggest investors don’t see much chance…
Gold prices moved little in Asian trade on Friday after sinking below key levels this week following a sharp rebound in the dollar, with focus now squarely on key U.S. labor market data for more cues on interest rate cuts in 2024. The yellow metal was nursing some losses for the week following a strong…
Oil prices edged higher on Friday after minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting suggested inflation was under control and as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to visit the Middle East to prevent escalation in the Israel-Gaza conflict. Brent crude futures were up 37 cents, or 0.5%, to $77.96 a barrel, while U.S. West…
The dollar was steady on Friday, heading for its strongest weekly performance since July on scaled back expectations of steep and early interest rate cuts this year ahead of closely watched U.S. payrolls data later in the day. U.S. private employers hired more workers than expected in December, data showed on Thursday, pointing to persistent…
Asia-Pacific markets fell Wednesday after Wall Street saw the Nasdaq Composite and the S&P500 indexes tumble on the first trading day of the year. Investors in Asia await India’s factory activity data from S&P Global for December, while oil prices will also be closely watched following Iran’s deployment of a destroyer to the Red Sea…
The dollar rose broadly on Wednesday and stood near a two-week high against its major peers, underpinned by a confluence of factors including elevated U.S. Treasury yields and a cautious turn in risk sentiment that weighed on Wall Street. Trading was thinned in Asia with Japan out on a holiday, and with investors still returning…
