U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures ended Tuesday’s session 56 cents, or 1.2 percent, higher at $48.52 a barrel. Brent crude futures rose 27 cents, or about half a percent, to $57.33 a barrel, up from December’s slide below $50, which was its lowest level since July 2017.
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Gold Kiss Multi-Month High as Weak Data Concerns Growth Fears
“Gold prices hit a 6-month high and the trend is up on a near-term basis which is inviting technical-based buying interest. Probably some new speculative fund money coming into the market combined to push gold prices higher despite the stronger dollar.”
Gold Prices Up Amid Weaker Dollar, Equities Sell-off
Spot gold rose 0.9 percent to $1,254.06 per ounce at 8:02 a.m. ET, after declining the most since Nov. 27 in the previous session.
Gold Steadies Near One Week High; All eyes on Fed
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) Spot gold was up 0.26 percent at $1,249.11 per ounce at 1:50 p.m., having earlier touched its highest level since Dec. 10 at $1,250.27, just short of a five-month peak of $1,250.55 hit last week.
Gold Rises as the US and China’s Pause on Tariff Escalation Weighs on the Dollar
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Spot gold was up 0.3 percent at $1,225.67 per ounce at 0407 GMT, while U.S. gold futures were up 0.4 percent at $1,230.4 per ounce.
Gold Prices Zoom After Powell Says Interest Rates Are ‘Just Below’ Neutral
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – U.S. gold futures settled up $10.20, or 0.8 percent, at $1,223.60. Gold jumped from near a two-week low on Wednesday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates were “just below” neutral, soothing investor worries over the pace of rate hikes.
Gold Up on Concerns over growth; focus on Fed, G20
“People are moving some capital into gold at this time, given the uncertainties around the pace of rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the U.S.-China trade war,” said Brian Lan, managing director at Singapore dealer GoldSilver Central.