Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose $2.78, or 2.6 percent, to $62.84 a barrel by 8:47 a.m. ET (1347 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up $2.17, or 4.2 percent, at $53.66 per barrel.
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Russia is Expected to Announce Oil Supply Cuts at its Upcoming Meeting on Dec. 6.
U.S. crude prices were further pushed up by an announcement from Canada that Alberta province will force producers to cut output by 8.7 percent, or 325,000 barrels per day (bpd), to deal with a pipeline bottleneck that has led to crude building up in storage. Most of Alberta’s oil is exported to the United States.
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.
Gold Inched lower on Tuesday, Pressured by Dollar
Gold inched lower on Tuesday, pressured by a slight uptick in the dollar and held a narrow range in light trade ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
OPEC And its Allies Are Set To Meet on Dec. 6 to Discuss Supply Cuts
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Growing fears of an economic slowdown, which saw global stock markets tumble again, added further pressure on crude.
Gold Prices Kiss 1 Week high Amid Brexit Turmoil
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold prices rose on Friday, having hit a one-week high earlier in the session, as investors sought safe-haven assets amid fears of a chaotic departure for Britain from the European Union.
Crude Oil WTI Tips – Keey Eye on $57.50 Above We See Only Blast – Neal Bhai Commodity Guru
Crude Oil WTI Tips – Keey Eye on $57.50 Above We See Only Blast – Neal Bhai Commodity Guru
Gold Prices Up 1 Percent on Dollar Retreat, Short Covering Rally
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Spot gold was up 0.90 percent at $1,212.20 per ounce. This was the metal’s biggest one-day gain in nearly two weeks. Prices had slipped to their lowest since Oct. 11 at $1,195.90 in the previous session. U.S. gold futures settled up $8.70, or 0.72 percent, at $1,210.10