Gold prices on Friday were set to take a pause from a recent series of gains that have taken it to around a six-week high, but the precious metal was on pace for its third consecutive weekly advance. Precious metals have been partly supported by central banks that have vowed …
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Gold futures were headed lower on Friday, with bullion on track to book its fourth decline in five sessions, potentially cementing the asset’s worst weekly slide in about six months. “Most of the sell-off in the gold price is primarily down to the strength in the dollar index that we …
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Gold futures fell on Friday, but headed for weekly gain in the wake of turbulent patch of trading for global equities. “The precious metal remains supported by low-to-negative government bond yields, rising coronavirus cases in the United States and a tired U.S. dollar,” said Lukman Otunuga, senior research analyst at …
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Oil futures declined on Wednesday, failing to find support from a hefty weekly drop in U.S. crude supplies and production as output in the Gulf of Mexico has seen a strong recovery from Hurricane Laura. The supply declines from the Energy Information Administration were “not surprising,” as Hurricane Laura caused …
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