Henry Dixon, U.K. equity portfolio manager at GLG, and Chris Turner, head of FX strategy at ING Financial Markets, discuss the strength of sterling and whether it is time to take profits....
CNBC's Rick Santelli discusses the latest action in the bond market, and the U.S. dollar....
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. Oil hit a 1-month high after a large drawdown. Refiner run-rates are increasing, so supply is down. Gold was down a bit on the day....
(Kitco News) - Members of the Federal Open Market Committee discussed a “wide range of topics related to policy normalization” at the April monetary policy meeting, according to the minutes released Wednesday....
(Kitco News) - Gold prices were moderately lower in afternoon trading Wednesday, selling off just a bit after the market place perceived the latest FOMC minutes as slightly favor the hawkish camp. Prices then rebounded to near pre-FOMC report levels. A bit of a “risk-on” trader and investor mentality in the market place Wednesday and a firmer U.S. dollar index were also negatives for...
The Dow Jones FXCM Dollar Index (ticker = USDollar) is inching into breakout territory... ...
The GBP/USD may target fresh highs should the Bank of England (BoE) Minutes boost interest rate expectations. ...
Separate publications of minutes from the latest Bank of England and Federal Reserve policy meetings may hurt the British Pound and boost the US Dollar. ...
Crude oil may be vulnerable to a pullback on upcoming inventories data, while gold may be left to tread a familiar range if the FOMC Minutes fail to inspire the US Dollar. ...
The Bank of Japan says it’s on pace to achieve its monetary policy goals, and with the market net-short the Yen, declines in EURJPY and USDJPY shouldn't be ruled out. ...
(Kitco News) - Gold prices are moderately lower in early U.S. trading Wednesday. A bit of a “risk-on” trader and investor mentality is in the market place in the early going, which is a negative for the safe-haven yellow metal. June gold was last down $4.70 at $1,289.90 an ounce. Spot gold was last quoted down $5.30 at $1,289.50. July Comex silver last traded down $0.059 at $19.34...
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. Investors bought Treasurys on a flight to safety. Commodities, meanwhile, were looking for a different catalyst. Oil was flat on the day, while nat gas was up for technical reasons; gold had a lackluster day....
The dollar was near a 3-1/2-month low against the yen, with markets looking for catalysts from BOJ's Kuroda. ...
The euro edged a tad lower against several major currencies including the U.S. dollar to kick-off a subdued forex trading week, but it’s the Australian dollar that was the star attraction on Tuesday as investors appear content to look elsewhere for elusive yield. Forex traders are biding their time, waiting for the outcome of the next Bank of Japan meeting on Wednesday, followed by the release of the...
Faced with a FERC action where they were convinced they did nothing wrong, the Gates brothers took the case public....
(Kitco News) - Gold prices are moderately lower in early U.S. trading Tuesday. A lack of major news developments overnight and a light day for U.S. economic data has the market drifting to the downside. June gold was last down $6.70 at $1,287.10 an ounce. Spot gold was last quoted down $5.60 at $1,287.50. July Comex silver last traded down $0.053 at $19.305 an ounce....
(Kitco News) - Gold prices ended the U.S. day session slightly higher but near the daily high Tuesday. Some risk-aversion in the market place limited the selling pressure in the safe-haven metal. The U.S. stock indexes were solidly lower in afternoon trading, suggesting some trepidation in the market place. June gold was last up $1.10 at $1,294.90 an ounce. Spot gold was last quoted up $2.30 at...
The British Pound has proved more resilient than its other European counterparts recently, although recent mixed inflation data may offer a selling opportunity. ...
The Dow Jones-FXCM U.S. Dollar Index may mark another failed attempt to close above 10,470, while the AUD/USD outlook is turning increasingly bearish. ...
The AUDUSD sell-off has compromised a technical formation dating back to the start of the year. Here are the updated scalp targets and invalidation levels. ...