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FLASH: Gold Eases , USD Up, Crude Oil Mixed, Stocks Off

Headlines

• Crude Oil prices mixed as market eyes trade dispute
• Gold prices ease as firmer USD weighs
• Stocks hurt by trade tensions
• USD up, GBP hurt by BREXIT uncertainty

Gold: Gold prices fell Tuesday as USD gained, making the bullion costlier for investors holding other currencies, but fears of a global economic slowdown fuelled by intensifying US-China trade dispute has prices near multi-year highs.

• Spot gold down 0.3% to 1,525.64 oz at 0111 GMT near its highest level since April 2013 at 1,554.56 marked last week,
• US gold futures were up 0.3% at 1,533.8 oz.

.DXY was at its highest in more than 2 years Vs a basket of peer currencies, while global stocks were hit by US-China trade frictions.

Energy: Crude Oil prices were mixed Tuesday as the ongoing US-China trade dispute dampened markets, with soft SKorean data adding to concerns over emerging markets and a rise in OPEC output.

• NYMEX WTI Crude Oil was down 21c, or 0.4%, at $54.89 bbl by 0244 GMT,
• ICE Brent Crude Oil was 5c higher at $58.71 bbl.

Output from OPEC rose in August for the 1st month this year as higher supply from Iraq and Nigeria outweighed restraint by Saudi Arabia and losses caused by US sanctions on Iran.

Equities: Global stocks were hit by US-China trade frictions Tuesday while GBP flirted with 2.5-year lows as PM Johnson indicated he could call an election to stymie lawmakers’ efforts to avert a no-deal BREXIT.

No one really thinks that near term Washington and Beijing will solve the the issues. But as long as the US economy keeps going, stock prices will have limited Southside

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares sans Japan shed 0.2% in early trade while Japan’s Nikkei was flat.

Currencies: GBP traded at $1.2063, little changed so far Tuesday after having dropped 0.85% Monday. 

 EUR fell to a 2-year low of $1.09555 in early Tuesday trade.

The offshore Chinese RMB Yuan also dropped to a record low of 7.1975/USD. while AUD fetched $0.67145, not far from a 10 year-low of $0.66775 hit last month.

Argentine Peso closed 0.88% stronger in official markets, but closed 0.79% weaker on the black market at 63.5/USD.

Commodities (quotes): Metals, Energy, and Agriculture Grains

Have a terrific week

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