市场新闻 - 黄金、石油与外汇

GBP/CAD climbed to its highest level in a decade this week, reflecting an increasingly powerful divergence between a Pound supported by fading domestic political risks and a Canadian Dollar facing mounting structural headwinds. Sterling continues to benefit from the unwinding of sizeable speculative short positions built ahead of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s resignation, while Bank […] The post GBP/CAD Hits Decade High as USMCA Shock Adds New Driver Ahead of Jobs Data appeared first on...

(RTTNews) - Oil prices fell in volatile trade on Thursday after rallying in the previous session on escalating hostilities in the Middle East.

Wednesday’s jump in oil prices to a two-week high suggests that market participants were too complacent about the U.S.-Iran ‘deal to make a deal’ and that the ceasefire would hold and oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz would only increase, analysts at ING said on Thursday. Oil prices surged by over 5% on Wednesday, gaining 7% at one point to a two-week high, after the escalation in the region. The Iranian attacks on three commercial ships on Tuesday, including an oil tanker and an LNG...

Dow Jones futures gain 0.17% to trade around 52,710 during European trading hours on Thursday. Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures advance 0.34% and 0.74%, trading near 7,550 and 29,690, respectively.

The Japanese Yen (JPY) trades higher against the US Dollar (USD) despite renewed geopolitical risks.

A week after it warned that an oil glut is coming, Goldman Sachs has done a U-turn, warning that the renewed hostilities in the Persian Gulf threaten an extended supply disruption. “While Middle Eastern producers have started reopening their shut-in wells over the last month, Hormuz disruptions could slow down the production recovery,” the bank’s commodity analysts said, as quoted by Bloomberg. They added that Middle East oil production remains 10.5 million barrels daily below pre-war levels....

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said during the European trading session on Thursday that the administration wants to secure market trust by stably lowering the government debt-to-GDP ratio.

European currencies are showing mixed performance as they attempt to stabilise following their recent decline and the release of the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes. The minutes revealed growing concern over persistent inflationary pressures, with several policymakers supporting the possibility of an immediate interest rate increase, while the majority maintained a more cautious approach to […] The post European Currencies Seek Stability Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions appeared first...

Gold fell to 4,032 USD per ounce on Thursday, marking its second consecutive day of decline. Pressure on the market intensified amid fears that a new escalation of conflict in the Middle East could disrupt energy supplies and accelerate inflation. The US military confirmed that it has been striking targets in Iran for the second […] The post Middle East Tensions Weigh on Gold appeared first on ActionForex.

Markets Oil prices yesterday peaked at north of $80 in the wake of renewed attacks between the US and Iran. The recovery from +/- $70 levels seen earlier this month isn’t markets betting on full-blown out-of-control war. But at the very least it serves as a reminder that geopolitical risks are far from gone. As […] The post Sunrise Market Commentary appeared first on ActionForex.