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Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD struggles to extend opening gains amid hawkish Fed bets
Silver price (XAG/USD) opens strongly due to a sharp decline in oil prices, but struggles to extend gains beyond $58.68 during the day. At press time, the Silver price is up 1% to near $58.20.
Oil: prices slide on halted strikes – Commerzbank
Commerzbank strategists report that Brent Oil opened over 7% lower under USD84 into the Asian session after President Trump said the United States (US) would hold off on new strikes against Iran.
Dow Jones futures advance as oil prices fall on US-Iran diplomatic signals
Dow Jones futures gain 0.54% to trade around 52,920 during European trading hours on Monday. Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures rise 0.49% to trade near 7,550, while Nasdaq 100 futures advance 0.64%, trading near 28,590.
WTI trades below mid-$78.00s, down nearly 8% for the day amid Iran peace deal hopes
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – struggles to register any meaningful recovery and sticks to heavy intraday losses through the early part of the European session on Monday.
Oil: Red sea disruptions reshape global flows – Societe Generale
Societe Generale analysts Michael Haigh and Jeremy Sellem describe how Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab security risks are forcing Oil cargoes onto longer, more complex routes.
Swiss Franc declines against US Dollar amid hawkish Fed bets
The Swiss Franc (CHF) trades lower against its major currency peers at the start of the week. The USD/CHF pair rises 0.15% to near 0.8082 as a market-sentiment revival following the announcement of a ceasefire in the Middle East has diminished the appeal of safe-haven assets.
Canadian Dollar weakens on falling oil prices amid US-Iran talk hopes
The USD/CAD pair gathers strength to near 1.4030 during the early European session on Monday. A fall in crude oil prices weighs on the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD) against the US Dollar (USD). The US ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data will be released later on Monday.Â
Oil: Prices slide on halted strikes – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s FX Research team reports that Brent Oil opened over 7% lower under USD84 into the Asian session after President Trump said the US would hold off on new strikes against Iran.
Indian Rupee gives back major early gains while approaching closing bell
The Indian Rupee (INR) surrenders a majority of its early gains against the US Dollar (USD) near the closing session on Monday. The USD/INR is slightly lower at near 95.35, having recovered from its over three-week low of 95.15.
WTI Price Forecast: More pain likely if fails to hold $77
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), futures on NYMEX, holds onto early losses, trading 7.6% lower at around $78.60 during the Asian trading session on Monday.
US President Donald Trump says Iran talks to begin Monday after canceling attack
US President Donald Trump said that fresh round of Iran talks would begin Monday after he cancelled a planned attack on Iran partially in response to pleas from US allies in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
WTI holds losses near $79.00 amid Middle East peace talks, OPEC+ output expansion
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil price gains ground after opening with a bearish gap, remaining nearly 7% down to trade around $79.30 per barrel during Asian hours on Monday.
OPEC+ agrees to boost September production by 188,000 barrels per day
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) agreed on Sunday to boost oil production by 188,000 barrels a day (bpd) from September, against a backdrop of disruption caused by the Mideast war.