Oil spikes on the tweet by Iran's foreign minister
The tweet by Iran's foreign minister increased the possibility of tensions in the region. It pushed the oil prices up.
Gold goes down in Asia as greenback moderately rebounds in early trade
On Monday, gold sank in Asia because the evergreen buck modestly rebounded, thus aiding some physical selling.
February delivery gold futures dived 0.31% being worth $1,347.90.
As for the US dollar index, it edged up 0.18% being worth 89.03.
On Tuesday, the Fed gathering, the last headed by Janet Yellen before Jerome Powell takes office, is going to be in focus. The same is true for Friday’s American jobs report for January as well as Wednesday’s euro zone inflation data.
The previous week, the evergreen buck demonstrated its greatest weekly sag since June, reacting to remarks from the American Treasury secretary welcoming a weaker dollar.
The previous week, gold concluded lower, although remained in sight of yesterday’s 17-month maximum as the evergreen buck was suppressed by data pointing to stepping down American economic surge as well as comments by a senior US statesman underpinning a weaker currency.
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Market updates on September 20
We've got some positive news for the British pound and we are awaiting the release of the core retail sales for Canada at 15:30 MT.
Oil spikes on the tweet by Iran's foreign minister
The tweet by Iran's foreign minister increased the possibility of tensions in the region. It pushed the oil prices up.
Market updates on September 19
The European trading session will be highlighted by the events for the British pound. Traders will pay special attention to the BOE meeting at 14:00 MT.
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