Commodities News
- Colin First
The commodity markets have been caught in a range over the last few weeks
- James Hyerczyk
The catalyst behind the natural gas price rise was a government report which showed supply fell a little less than expected.
- Colin First
The prices have been moving lower due to dollar strength
- Colin First
The prices have been falling due to a withdrawal in the risks that were seen in the market
- Colin First
The prices have reached the 1360 region and looking to make new highs
- Colin First
The prices have been boosted by the weakness in the dollar
- James Hyerczyk
Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft jumped 1.8 percent last month. That was the biggest gain in five months and followed a downwardly revised 0.4 percent decrease in January.
- Colin First
The gold prices have shot higher on the back of increased global risk and uncertainty
- Colin First
The prices have been moving higher during the course of the last 24 hours due to dollar weakness
- James Hyerczyk
Speculation that the United States may reimpose sanctions on Iran also helped boost prices because this would lead to a disruption of supply.
- Lukman Otunuga
The prospects of an interest rate hike this week has left Gold wobbly and vulnerable. The metal rallied slightly on Tuesday as stocks dropped across the board, and continues to extend its gains on Wednesday ahead of the Fed meeting.
- Colin First
The prices are expected to be in range as the market awaits the Fed announcement
- James Hyerczyk
Higher U.S. interest rates tend to be bearish for gold prices because they raise bond yields, reducing the appeal for the non-yielding asset.
- Colin First
The prices have been moving higher on the back of dollar weakness
- Colin First
Gold prices have been under pressure due to the dollar strength
- James Hyerczyk
Gold finished lower on Friday while posting its biggest weekly decline in three weeks on pressure from a stronger U.S. Dollar and expectations that the U.S.
- Colin First
The prices have been choppy and under pressure over the last few days and this is likely to continue
- Colin First
The commodity market continues to trade in a slow and steady manner
- Colin First
The gold prices continue to chop around over the last few days
- James Hyerczyk
The U.S. Dollar fell against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday mostly in reaction to U.S. consumer inflation data which came out in line with expectations.