Emas Hentikan Reli Tiga Harinya Terkait Penguatan Dolar Pasca Rilis Data AS

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Harga emas jatuh pada hari Kamis, ini menghentikan gain tiga harinya, karena pasar saham global dan dolar menguat setelah data ekonomi AS yang kuat, sehingga menekan harapan bahwa Federal Reserve akan menaikkan suku bunga pada tahun 2015.

Penjualan ritel AS meningkat 1,2% pada Mei, melampaui pertumbuhan 1,1% yang diperkirakan oleh para ekonom.

Secara terpisah, harga impor AS naik pada Mei setelah 10 bulan menurun, sementara klaim pengangguran mingguan naik sedikit lebih dari yang diharapkan tapi tetap di wilayah konsisten dengan penguatan pasar tenaga kerja.

Spot emas turun 0,4% pada $ 1,181.30 per ons pada 2:27 siang waktu New York, sementara berjangka emas AS untuk pengiriman Agustus menetap $ 6,20 per ons pada level $ 1,186.60.

Logam mencapai level tertinggi satu pekan dari level $ 1,192.10 pada hari Rabu, setelah sebagian besar berada di kisaran $ 50 sekitar $ 1.200 sejak pertengahan Maret lalu.

ETF emas terbesar di dunia, SPDR Gold Trust, mengatakan kepemilikan sahamnya jatuh 0,2% menjadi 704,23 ton pada hari Rabu, level terendah sejak September 2008.

Perak naik 0,2% pada $ 16 per ons, sementara platinum turun 0,7% menjadi $ 1,102.25 per ons dan paladium naik 0,1% pada $ 742,75 per ons.

Palladium sebelumnya menyentuh level terendah sejak 1 April di $ 736,00 per ons.(yds)

Sumber: Reuters

Oil Falls as IEA Says Surging OPEC Crude Output Threatens Rally

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Crude dropped after the International Energy Agency said this year’s rally is under threat as OPEC’s biggest members pump at a record pace.

Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates each produced record amounts of oil in May, the IEA said. Futures also retreated as the dollar advanced against its major peers for the first time in four days, making raw materials priced in the U.S. currency less attractive as a store of value.

Oil’s recovery from a six-year low has slowed amid speculation that global production will expand as prices rebound, prolonging a surplus. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries last week decided to maintain its quota as it sought to defend market share against higher-cost producers.

West Texas Intermediate oil for July delivery fell 85 cents, or 1.4 percent, to $60.58 a barrel at 10:44 a.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract climbed to $61.43 on Wednesday, the highest settlement since Dec. 9. Prices are up 14 percent this year.

Source: Bloomberg

U.S. Stocks Rise With Dollar as Economy Optimism Offsets Greece

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U.S. stocks rose for a third day and the dollar gained as data showing an increase in retail sales bolstered confidence in the economy. Treasuries rose with European debt, while oil slipped.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 0.2 percent at 4 p.m. in New York, pushing the three-day gain to 1.4 percent. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed 0.6 percent, trimming a 1.2 percent advance after an IMF spokesman said the organization made no progress in Greek debt talks. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index added 0.2 percent, while the yield on 10-year Treasury notes slipped nine basis points from an October high. Oil slumped with gold and copper.

Data showed sales at U.S. retailers picked up in May, while jobless claims indicated labor market strength that will help fuel growth as the Federal Reserve prepares to increase interest rates. The International Monetary Fund said its team negotiating with Greece has left Brussels after failing to make progress on a debt deal that would help the country to avoid default.

Source: Bloomberg

Asian Stocks Rise Third Day on U.S. Economy Optimism, Weaker Yen

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Asian stocks rose for a third day after data on retail sales bolstered confidence in the strength of the U.S. economy and a weaker yen sent Japanese shares higher.

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained 0.2 percent to 147.81 as of 9:01 a.m. in Tokyo, headed for a 0.1 percent decline this week. Japan’s Topix index added 0.2 percent after the yen slid 0.6 percent against the dollar Thursday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed 0.2 percent as sales at U.S. retailers picked up in May and applications for unemployment benefits remained below 300,000 for a 14th straight week. The International Monetary Fund said its team negotiating with Greece left Brussels after failing to make progress on a debt deal.

European Union President Donald Tusk told Greece’s Alexis Tsipras to stop maneuvering and decide whether to accept the conditions on financial aid. Tusk abandoned his neutral position as a broker of EU compromises to signal Greece’s creditors are preparing to hand Tsipras an ultimatum.

South Korea’s Kospi index gained 0.6 percent. New Zealand’s NZX 50 Index rose 0.1 percent. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index lost 0.1 percent. Markets in China and Hong Kong have yet to open.

The Shanghai Composite Index closed 0.3 percent higher on Thursday, rising for the first time in three days as higher-than-estimated growth in industrial output and the broadest gauge of credit as well as a jump in new home sales signaled the nation’s economy may be stabili.

Source : Bloomberg

Japanese Stocks Advance on U.S. Economic Data, Yen Weakness

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Japanese stocks rose, paring a second weekly decline on the Topix index, as the yen weakened against the dollar and U.S. data on retail sales and jobs bolstered confidence in the strength of the world’s biggest economy.

The Topix index gained 0.2 percent to 1,652.89 as of 9:01 a.m. in Tokyo, heading for a 0.9 percent weekly decline. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average advanced 0.2 percent to 20,423.43. The yen traded at 123.58 per dollar after falling 0.6 percent on Thursday. Japanese trading may be volatile on Friday as equity-index options and futures contracts expire.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 0.2 percent in New York on Thursday after data showed sales at retailers picked up in May and applications for unemployment benefits remained below 300,000 for a 14th straight week, a sign of labor market strength. E-mini futures on the S&P 500 slipped 0.1 percent.

The Japanese yen is weak, though still around an appropriate level to reflect Japan’s fundamentals, said Naoyuki Shinohara, a former top currency official at the finance ministry.

Source : Bloomberg