Daily Archives: May 16, 2014

Crude Oil: IEA projects a growth in global oil demand for 2014

Crude Oil Movement Crude Oil prices declined 0.33% against the USD for the 24 hour period ending 23:00GMT, closing at 101.60, as traders continued to mull the EIA’s latest weekly report that showed crude stockpiles in the US expanded as … Continue reading

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Silver: White metal continues to trade lower in the morning trading hours

Silver Movement Silver prices declined 1.42% to USD 19.51 per ounce during the 24 hours ending 23:00GMT, paring its yesterday’s gains on the back of strong demand-outlook. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, Silver is trading at 19.50, slightly lower … Continue reading

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Gold: Precious metal regains some lost ground in the Asian session

Gold Movement Gold prices traded lower by 0.71% against the USD in the 24 hour period ending 23:00GMT, at 1296.10 per ounce, as the latest batch of strong employment and inflation data from the US economy dampened the safe-haven appeal … Continue reading

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AUD/USD: Aussie reverses its losses in the morning session

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD weakened 0.15% against the USD to close at 0.9360. LME Copper prices declined 0.4% or $27.5/MT to $6949.0/MT. Aluminium prices fell 0.3% or $4.5/MT to $1753.0/MT. In the Asian … Continue reading

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USD/CAD: Interest rates to remain relatively low for a prolonged time, says BoC’s Lawrence Schembri

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.15% against the CAD to close at 1.0873. In Canada, the Bank of Canada (BoC) Deputy Governor, Lawrence Schembri, indicated that, in order to push inflation upward to … Continue reading

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USD/CHF: Swiss producer and import prices fell unexpectedly in April

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.11% against the CHF and closed at 0.8907, as the latter lost ground after data showed that the Swiss producer and import price index fell by 0.3% (MoM) … Continue reading

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USD/JPY: Japan’s industrial production rose in March

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD weakened 0.29% against the JPY and closed at 101.54, as the latest batch of soft economic releases from the Euro-zone economy lured investors to take refuge under the safe-haven … Continue reading

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GBP/USD: No interest rate hike until the UK economy is well able to withstand it, says BoE’s Broadbent

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP 0.16% against the USD and closed at 1.6794. On Thursday, BoE’s Ben Broadbent acknowledged the fact that growth in the UK economy has gained momentum but at the same … Continue reading

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone GDP failed to meet market estimates while consumer prices came at par with consensus

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR ended the day flat against the USD and closed at 1.3715, giving back its initial losses, triggered by downbeat Euro-zone GDP data. Data showed that the annualized preliminary Euro-zone’s … Continue reading

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