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Gold, Crude Oil Prices Soar on Rising Middle East Tensions, FOMC Next

Gold and oil prices have surged due to rising tensions in the Middle East. Gold with a trendline break as bulls eye $2480/oz, FOMC meeting next. Brent crude oil found support around the 78.00 handle and is currently trading at 80.82 a barrel, with potential for further upside due to geopolitical risks.

31-07-2024 05:14 GMT by Zain Vawda

WTI Oil: At the risk of a further drop to retest major range support of US$73.15-71.35/barrel

Citigroup Economic Surprise Indices across the different regions (except for Latin America) on average are suggesting lackluster economic growth. US crude oil inventories (excluding SPR) are showing signs of a build-up. Technical factors are suggesting further potential weakness for WTI crude oil below US$80.30 key medium-term resistance. Since its high of US$84.74 printed on 5 July 2024, the price actions of West Texas Oil CFD (a proxy of the WTI crude oil futures) have tumbled by 10% to print

30-07-2024 07:26 GMT by Kelvin Wong