Gold (XAU/USD) advances during the North American session on Friday, poised to finish the week almost flat above the $4,200 figure as market participants brace for the Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy meeting next week.
Copper prices jumped to a new record of $11,540 per ton as fears mount over potential US import tariffs extending to refined Copper.
Italy is considering declaring its central bank’s 2,452 tons of Gold as the property of the people, a move opposed by the ECB over fears it could threaten bank independence.
Saudi Arabia has reduced its official selling prices for January Oil deliveries, with Asian customers now paying only $0.60 per barrel above the Oman/Dubai benchmark.
Russia exported nearly 3.94 million barrels of Crude Oil per day last week, marking a 20% increase from the prior week despite US sanctions.
Since the beginning of October, the price of a barrel of Brent crude Oil has fluctuated mainly between USD 60 and 65. This is unlikely to change in the coming week, as factors supporting and weighing on prices are likely to balance each other out.
Gold (XAU/USD) trades marginally higher on Friday, oscillating within the familiar range that has defined price action this week, as dovish Federal Reserve (Fed) expectations keep the precious metal broadly supported.