The EUR/USD pair is under pressure. The EUR/USD pair sharply dropped during the US session and is obviously facing increasing bearish pressure near a critical support at 1.0110. A break below 1.0100 would bring about parity.On Thursday, the pair touched the 1.0107 level which is, in fact, the lowest level …
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Emerging market stocks and currencies fell on Thursday on the signals by Wednesday’s FOMC Minutes. The minutes obviously signaled further US interest rate hikes. MSCI’s index of emerging market stocks retreated 0.6%, set for their worst session in two weeks, while its currencies counterpart MIEM00000CUS was on course for its …
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OPEC’s new secretary general Haitham al-Ghais said on Thursday that he was relatively optimistic on the oil market outlook for 2023 and added that the world was dealing with economic pressures of inflation in a very good way.“I want to be very clear about it – we could cut production …
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This morning’s release of the July Existing-Home Sales has showed that sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.81 million units from the previous month’s 5.11 million. Expectations mentioned 4.89 million. The latest number represents a 5.9% decrease from the previous month and a 20.2% decrease YoY.The National …
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The dollar touched its highest level in three weeks on Thursday after the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s meeting for the month of July, which indicated the continuation of raising US interest rates for a longer period to reduce inflation. The dollar’s rally caused sterling to briefly …
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Contrary to expectations, the Turkish Central Bank decided on Thursday, August 18, to cut the interest rate on the lira during the week (Repo) to 13% from 14%, even though the inflation rate in the country is close to 80%. Over the past seven months, the Turkish Central Bank has …
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Oil prices rose on Thursday as strong data on US fuel consumption and an expected decline in Russian supplies late in the year offset fears of an imminent recession that could dampen demand. Brent crude futures rose $1.43, or 1.5 percent, to $95.08 a barrel by 0900 GMT. US crude …
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Gold prices rose on Thursday as bond yields declined, but the dollar’s rally and expectations that the US Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates kept prices near two-week lows. And gold in the spot contracts rose 0.3 percent to $ 1765.80 an ounce, at 0920 GMT, after a …
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European shares fell in choppy trading on Thursday after a member of the European Central Bank’s board of directors hinted at another big interest rate hike next month even as recession risks intensified, with inflation data for July due later on Thursday awaiting. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.1 …
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A document from the Russian Economy Ministry, seen by Reuters, showed that rising oil export volumes, accompanied by rising gas prices, will boost Russia’s revenue from energy exports to $337.5 billion this year, an increase of 38% from 2021. This jump in revenue, if realized, would help bolster Russia’s economy …
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