Brent crude fell $1.56 to a low of $52.79 a barrel, its weakest since September 2017, before rallying to trade around $53.35, down 11.5 percent on the week, by 1435 GMT.
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 Prices Jump Today But Silver Rates Drop
In global markets, gold prices today edged higher supported by a softer dollar and weakness in the equities market. Overnight, the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 25 basis points, as widely expected, but what took markets by surprise was the US central bank’s commitment to retain the core of its plan to tighten monetary policy, despite rising uncertainty about global economic growth. Spot gold prices rose 0.5% to $1,249.46 per ounce.
Fed Does the Right Thing, Ignores Donald Trump
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate a quarter-point but lowered its projections for future hikes.
If Fed’s ‘50 B’s’ Are Wrong Now, Then When Is Right?
In between tweets about Michael Flynn’s court appearance and Twitter making it hard for him to accumulate followers, President Donald Trump on Tuesday made an eye-catching remark about monetary policy: “Stop with the 50 B’s,” he told the Federal Reserve.