Gold prices are digesting losses after Tuesday’s sharp selloff. That seemed to be inspired by an updated set of global economic growth projections from the IMF. While the fund moderated the depth of the recession it envisions in 2020, the vigor of the recovery in 2021 was pointedly downgraded, registering 0.2 percent lower for worldwide GDP growth.
Gold prices had coiled into a falling wedge pattern but a failed break has muddied the outlook (2020)
Gold prices looked primed for a topside break out last week as it coiled into a falling wedge formation. The pattern was marked by a descending trendline to the topside, derived from the August high, and a trendline on the lower end around the $1,850 mark.
IEA says oil producers may struggle to gauge demand amid second wave
Oil producers – Global oil stocks which rose during the height of the pandemic are being steadily reduced, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday, but a second wave is slowing demand and will complicate efforts by producers to balance the market.
Gold prices gain as focus returns to pandemic, U.S. election
Gold prices firmed on Wednesday as uncertainties over a global economic recovery and the U.S. presidential election prompted investors to exploit a sharp pullback in the previous session to buy bullion.
Gold lingers below $1,900 as dollar holds firm – Neal Bhai
Gold prices lingered below the key $1,900/ounce psychological level on Wednesday as lack of an agreement on additional U.S. fiscal stimulus helped the dollar stay firm.
Regulator says 91% of U.S. Gulf crude oil production remains shut after hurricane
The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said 91% of offshore crude oil production remains shut in the U.S.-regulated northern Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Delta, which made landfall on Friday.
Hedge funds cut bullish bets on U.S. crude as demand outlook worsens
Crude as demand outlook – Hedge funds and money managers cut bullish wagers on U.S. crude, data showed on Friday, as rising coronavirus cases around the world weakened the demand outlook, and a rise in OPEC output last month also weighed on the market.