Oil prices inched higher in early trade on Wednesday as OPEC stuck to forecasts for robust global fuel demand growth, offsetting concerns of another U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hike next week
Analysts at JPMorgan put an 'underweight', or sell sign, on international emerging market sovereign debt on Friday due to the global economic slowdown and ongoing rise in interest rates and dollar
The euro rose back above parity to a three-week high against the dollar on Friday following a large rate hike and hawkish comments from the European Central Bank
Global equity funds remained out of favour in the seven days to Sept 7 as a strong US services industry report fuelled concerns that the Fed would keep hiking interest rates to tame inflation
The rupee declined by 13 paise to close at 79.95 against the US currency on Wednesday as growing expectations of aggressive interest rate hikes by the US Fed drove the greenback to multi-year highs against major global currencies. Forex inflows into equities and weak crude oil prices, however, restricted losses in the local currency. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic currency opened at 79.93 per dollar. It hovered in a range of 79.84 to 79.9550 during the session. The domestic unit finally settled at 79.95, down 13 paise over its previous close of 79.82. Anuj Choudhary - Research Analyst at Sharekhan by BNP Paribas said that a strong dollar overseas hit the rupee sentiment. The US Dollar surged as economic data from the US surprised the markets. The US ISM services PMI unexpectedly rose to 56.9 in August from 56.7 in July. "We expect Rupee to remain weak on strong US Dollar and weak cues from global markets. Dollar index surged to a fresh 20-year high and is
Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,712.09 per ounce as of 1018 GMT. Prices hit a one-week high, rising nearly 1%, earlier in the session
Spot gold fell 0.8% to $1,710.70 an ounce by 0956 GMT
Indian rupee, which earlier this week touched an all-time low, is likely to remain under pressure and may test new levels as a fallout of the US Federal Reserve indicating more interest rate hikes, experts said. The aggressive rate hikes will dampen demand and increase the possibility of a recession in the US. This could accelerate the pace of capital outflows, weaken the rupee and raise the threat of imported inflation. The Fed rate hikes narrow the difference between the interest rates of India and the US, making India less attractive for dollar investment. This could lead to capital outflows, and coupled with elevated crude oil and commodity prices may depress the rupee further, experts said. Also, there is a threat of imported inflation. Even if the global prices remain unchanged, a weaker rupee means India is paying more for its imports and thus higher inflation. India is 85 per cent dependent on imports to meet its crude oil needs and 50 per cent for its gas requirement. The
Brent crude futures for October, due to expire on Wednesday, were down $3.56 at $95.75 a barrel following Tuesday's $5.78 loss
Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower Wednesday after strong U.S. jobs data fuelled expectations of further interest rate hikes and Chinese manufacturing activity weakened. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney declined. Oil prices rose more than USD 1 per barrel. U.S. government data Tuesday that showed there were two jobs for every unemployed person in July appeared to support arguments the economy can tolerate more rate hikes to tame inflation that is running at multi-decade highs. Some investors had hoped the Federal Reserve would back off due to indications economic activity is cooling. The jobs data supported the argument for the Fed to stick to an aggressive stance, said Edward Moya of Oanda in a report. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.1% to 3,191.00 after an index of manufacturing showed activity contracted again in August. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo shed 0.5% to 28,063.06 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong sank 0.4% to 19,867.17. The Kospi in South Korea gained 0.7% to ..
Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,742.83 per ounce by 10:09 a.m. ET (1409 GMT). Prices touched their lowest since July 27 at $1,719.56 earlier in the session
US central bank will keep raising interest rates and probably leave them elevated for a while to reduce inflation
CLOSING BELL: It was a range-bound trade on the bourses on Friday as investors awaited US Fed chief Jerome Powell's address at the Jackson Hole Symposium later tonight
The Chinese currency has weakened to two-year lows against the dollar this week, reacting to expectations of further aggressive interest rate hikes from the Fed and a domestic economic slowdown
Gold extended losses after posting its biggest drop in a month in the previous session, as a stronger dollar dented bullion's appeal
Spot gold was down 0.1% at $1,777.46 per ounce, as of 0054 GMT, after hitting its lowest since Aug. 8 at $1,772.30 on Monday
The currency jumped 2.3 per cent to about 35.45 per dollar this month, leading gains in Asia by a wide margin
In the past one month, the S&P BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 have gained around 8 per cent each with a large part of these gains coming via the BFSI route
Traders now expect increases in the Fed's policy interest rate to top out in December at 3.25%-3.5%
10 gram of 22-carat gold traded at Rs 47,550 on Tuesday