Crude prices fell by more than 4% in mid-trading on Thursday, April 3, continuing their decline of more than 2% on Wednesday after the US President imposed a series of tariffs amid anticipation of today's OPEC+ meeting. Nymex crude oil is trading down approximately 4.67%, trading at $68.35 a barrel, while Brent crude is trading at $71.67 a barrel, down...
Last Wednesday, April 2, US President Donald Trump announced, as scheduled, the final round of tariffs, imposing a minimum of 10% tariffs on all countries. These tariffs are scheduled to take effect on April 5, transforming the global trade system. Trump described this day as a historic event and a day of liberation for his country. The tariffs imposed by...
The US private sector added approximately 155,000 jobs in March, according to figures released just moments ago by ADP, after adding approximately 77,000 jobs in February's reading, compared to expectations of 118,000. Wages rose 4.6%. In detail, the manufacturing sector added approximately 21,000 jobs, while the construction sector added approximately 6,000 jobs. The services sector added 132,000 jobs, led by...
By closing the first trading session of the week yesterday, Monday, at $3,123 per ounce, the yellow metal recorded gains in the first quarter of this year of 19.3%, marking its best quarterly performance since 1986, the year of the Chernobyl disaster. This included gains of more than 9% in March alone, amounting to $267. Rising geopolitical tensions in the...
The Reserve Bank of Australia's Board of Directors decided at its meeting this morning, Tuesday, April 1, to maintain monetary policy and the current interest rate at 4.10%, as expected. The Bank's statement on interest rates stated that inflation has declined significantly since its peak in 2022, and that recent information indicates that core inflation is declining in line with...
Data released just moments ago from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis showed that U.S. personal income rose by $194.7 billion in February, up 0.8% from 0.9% in January. The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure, the personal consumption expenditures (PCE), rose 0.3%, but remained unchanged at 2.5% on an annual basis, as expected. The closely watched index, which excludes food...
The yellow metal recovered to $3,050 per ounce in mid-trading on Thursday, March 27, benefiting from rising tensions over tariffs after the US president imposed new tariffs on autos and threatened to impose higher tariffs on the European Union. Gold traded at $3,052 per ounce before the US market opened, up about 1.09%, while silver traded at $34 per ounce,...
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of inflation in the UK, rose to 2.8% year-on-year in February, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning, compared to 3% in January, exceeding expectations of 3%. On a monthly basis, the CPI rose by 0.4% in February, compared to a rise of approximately 0.6% in February....
The German Ifo confidence index rose to 86.7 in March, its highest level since July of last year, compared to 85.3 in February. Expectations had been for a rise to 86.8, as German companies expressed satisfaction with their current business situation and their expectations rose significantly, with expectations for an economic recovery increasing. In detail, the current situation index rose...
Data released in the European session on Monday, the opening session of the week, showed divergence in most of the services and manufacturing PMIs in the eurozone and the UK in the preliminary reading for March. The services PMI fell to a four-month low of 50.4 in March, compared to 50.6 in November. Meanwhile, the manufacturing PMI rose to a...