Commodity Catch-up With Ravindra Rao | 24th April 2023

Highlights of this week's Commodity Podcast:1. Renewed fears of a lingering recession in the U.S. weighed on global risk sentiments last week.2. The U.S. Dollar Index ended the week pretty flat near 101.70.3. Prospects of further rate hikes in the U.S. and global inflation concerns, pushed U.S. treasury yields higher, in turn weighing on non-yielding bullion.4. COMEX Gold plunged to $1980.9/witnessing second consecutive weekly loss. Silver also saw losses.5. With FOMC meeting in focus and rising prospects of higher rates, we don’t deny the odds of some pullback in gold prices during the near term.6. Crude oil closed the week lower by more than 5% and base metals extended losses as recession fears weighed on demand outlook.7. Oil prices may remain soft on easing supply concerns as Iraq is likely to restart export of crude oil from the Kurdistan region by this week.8. On the data front, U.S. Q1 GDP, Bank of Japan monetary policy, and Fed’s preferred PCE price index might be in spotlight for the week.