US bond yields soared (highest level since 2011) amid evidence the American economy keeps on growing, boosting the USD and pushing gold prices lower; The ISM measure of activity in the US services sector moved to its high level on record along with above expectation employment figures before results are officially released tomorrow; A number of Federal Reserve officials also have delivered upbeat comments about the US economy this week, reinforcing the view that inflation remains steady but not so strong that the Central Bank needs to hasten its pace of interest rate increases; Oil prices notched fresh multiyear highs as the market girded itself for the reimposition of US economic sanctions on Iran’s oil industry with crude rising 1.6% to $76.41/bbl (highest close since November 2014);
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