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.
Futures & Commodities
Crude Oil Rises to $61 on Libyan Supply cut, U.S. inventories – Neal Bhai Reports
Brent crude, the global benchmark, rose $1.07 to $61.27 by 0947 GMT. It has still fallen by almost a third since early October. U.S. crude gained 99 cents to $52.64.
Gold Prices Supported by expectations of Fewer Rate Hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve — GSR
Gold Silver Reports (GSR ) – Spot gold inched up 0.1 percent to $1,244.40 per ounce, as of 0115 GMT. U.S. gold futures rose 0.2 percent to $1,249.9 per ounce. Spot palladium was up 0.2 percent at $1,246.30 per ounce. Prices climbed over 2 percent in the previous session.
Crude Oil Extends Gains After OPEC-led Group Seals Deal to Cut Supply
Crude Oil Prices surged on Friday after the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and some non-OPEC producers including heavyweight Russia announced they would cut oil supply by 1.2 million bpd, with an 800,000 bpd reduction planned by OPEC-members and 400,000 bpd by countries not affiliated with the group.
Gold Prices Zoom to Near Five-Month High – Gold Silver Update
The dollar fell about 0.5% as U.S. Treasury yields tumbled and traders scaled back expectations on the number of hikes the Fed would implement amid weakening economic data and market volatility.
Spot Gold was up 0.1 Percent at $1,248.96 Per Ounce
Spot gold was up 0.1 percent at $1,248.96 per ounce, as of 0432 GMT, after hitting its highest since July 11 at $1,250.55 earlier in the session.
Crude Oil Prices Surge more than 4% as OPEC nears Deal to Cut Output
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.
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.