After weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data and rising military tensions in the Middle East, gold prices rose to record highs at the end of last week’s trade, hitting a barrier of $2,070 an ounce. Adel Al-Fathli, head of strategic planning at Kuwait Dar Al-Sabah Company, said in a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Sunday that the yellow metal managed to post a profit for the third week in a row. Along with weak US economic data. Al-Fathly said factory activity in the US has seen a continuous contraction for more than two months, along with a slowdown in personal consumption spending and a sub-level decline in the inflation rate in the US market. Gold futures (for delivery next February) rose 1.6 percent to $2,089 an ounce, while the dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against major currencies, fell 0.35 percent to 103.1 points. Analysts’ pessimistic expectations for growth in US spending and output next year sent investors back to the safe haven (gold), especially as the Federal Reserve (Federal Bank) has aggressive plans to cut interest rates. 25 basis points during the Bank’s regular meeting scheduled for March 2024. He expected gold prices to see a “significant rise” if expectations that the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 135 basis points by the end of next year hold true. This will certainly lead to an increase in precious metals in the long run. Al-Fathly said that important reports will be released this week, the first of which is the US labor jobs report, followed by the purchasing managers’ index for services, monetary policy announcements in Australia and Canada, and data on inflation rates in China and South Korea, “all of which are indicators that will determine gold’s trends this week.” .” He said he believed developments in the Middle East region this week would be “stronger” as analysts monitor field developments due to the heavy impact on precious metals prices by military operations and shutdown threats. Some commercial waterways.” As for the local market, the price of a 24-carat gram rose to 20.375 dinars (about $62.2), 22 carat to 18.68 dinars (about $57), silver finished at 297 dinars (about $905), he said. ) per kilogram. ounce. It is worth noting that is one of the units of mass measurement, it is used in various measurement units, it is also called ounce and is equal to 28.349 grams, while the unit of measurement for precious metals is equal to 31.103 grams.
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Qatar signs two deals to supply France with liquefied natural gas for 27 years Economy
Today, Wednesday, Qatar reached the largest and longest contract to supply gas to Europe, providing France with 3.5 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas annually for 27 years from a major expansion project.
Qatar Energy Company said in a statement – today Wednesday – that its subsidiary and another company affiliated with Total Energies have signed two long-term sales and purchase agreements to supply gas to the Fos Cavaou liquefied natural gas terminal in southern France. With… 27 years from 2026.
In a statement from the company, the volumes of liquefied natural gas will be supplied by two joint ventures (Qatar Energy) and (Total Energy), which hold stakes in the North East Field and North South Field expansion projects.
Total Energies is a shareholder in the North Field LNG expansion projects, with a 6.25% stake in the Northeast Field Project and a 9.375% stake in the South North Field Project.
Saad Al-Kaabi, Qatar Minister of State for Energy Affairs and CEO of Qatar Energy, said: “The signing of these two new contracts with our partner (Total Energy) confirms our continued commitment to the European markets in general. Especially the French market, and thereby contributing to the security of France’s… energy.
Qatar is the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, and competition for liquefied natural gas has intensified since the start of the war in Ukraine, especially as Europe needs large volumes to replace gas coming from Russian pipelines. Approximately 40% of the continent’s imports.
The first European supply agreement from the Qatar expansion project was signed in November 2022, to supply Germany with around two million tonnes annually for at least 15 years.
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As part of the Qatari North Field expansion, Qatar plans to increase its liquefied natural gas production by 60% or more to 126 million tons annually by 2027. This month, it laid the foundation stone for the field expansion project.
British “Shell”, Italian “Eni” and “ExxonMobil” signed agreements to participate in the expansion of Qatar fields.
Patrick Bouyenne, president of Total Energy, told reporters during the groundbreaking ceremony that the North Field expansion was a “major project” and that demand for liquefied natural gas from Europe was increasing in light of sanctions imposed on Russia. For its war on Ukraine.
He continued, “We need more products. This is clear. The market is still weak,” adding, “This project is big and will add space to the market.”
Asian countries, led by China, Japan and South Korea, are the main markets for Qatari gas.
Qatar’s deal with Total is the third such deal in the liquefied gas sector, similar to those reached with China National Petroleum Corporation and China’s Sinopec.
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Central banks around the world continue to demand… Gold In 2023, gold trends for the third quarter of the current year 2023 as per the reports of the World Gold Council show that the demand for gold by banks has increased.
Central banks added 337 tonnes in the third quarter of 2023
The third largest buying level in the quarter reached by central banks
In the third quarter of 2022, banks bought a large amount of 459 tonnes of gold..
Since the beginning of 2023, demand by central banks has increased by more than 14%.
Total bank purchases of gold since the beginning of 2023 have reached a record high of 800 tonnes of gold.
Gold reserves reported by global central banks rose by a net 77 tonnes in September.
Central bank’s gold sale is only 1 ton.
– Fund outflows from gold investment funds continued in October, $2 billion
Since the beginning of the year, the funds’ investments have fallen 6%.
– Total cash outflows from gold-backed global investment funds have hit $13 billion since the start of the year
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Oil prices settled up more than 2% – yesterday, Friday – after a volatile trading week as the market anxiously watched the latest round of OPEC Plus production cuts and a slowdown in global production activity.
Brent crude futures for February delivery were down 2.45% at $78.88 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 1.9% at $74.07.
For the week, Brent posted a decline of about 2.1%, while the West Texas Intermediate posted a decline of more than 1.9%.
On Thursday, oil-producing countries in the OPEC Plus alliance – which includes members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other countries including Russia – agreed to cut global oil production by about 2.2 million barrels on the world market. per day in the first quarter of next year, including… extending current voluntary cuts by 1.3 million barrels per day from Saudi Arabia and Russia.
The OPEC Plus alliance – which accounts for more than 40% of the world’s oil – is focused on cutting production, with prices falling from around $98 a barrel in late September, amid fears of weaker economic growth in 2024.
A survey showed that the US manufacturing sector is still weak, with the factory employment rate falling last November.
On Friday, talks to extend a week-long ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement (Hamas) collapsed, leading to renewed fighting in Gaza that could disrupt global oil supplies, Reuters reported.
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