Oil prices stabilized on Tuesday as the market weighed risk appetite, concerns over supply, and the prospect of increased demand as China eases its restrictions on the spread of the coronavirus. Brent crude futures were down 44 cents, or 0.3 percent, at $119.07 a barrel by 1209 GMT. US West …
Read More »US: Goods and Services Trade deficit shrinks to $87.1B in April
According to the latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and US Census Bureau, the US Goods and Services Trade deficit shrunk to $87.1B in April. That was a little smaller than the expected decrease to $89.5B from $109.80B in March. The Goods trade deficit was $107.74B in April …
Read More »Gold rises with growing economic concerns
Gold prices rose on Tuesday as investors feared the repercussions of central banks’ plans to tighten monetary policy, but rising US bond yields, which supported the dollar, limited the gains. The price of gold increased 0.2 percent in spot trading, recording $1845.20 an ounce by 0842 GMT, recovering after touching …
Read More »The dollar is at its highest level in 20 years against the yen
The dollar rose to its highest level in two weeks, supported by rising US bond yields, which pushed the Japanese yen to its lowest level in more than 20 years against the dollar. The yen fell to 133 yen against the dollar, a level previously highlighted as a trigger for …
Read More »Ukrainian agricultural exports rise 80% in May
Ukraine’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that exports of cereals, oilseeds and vegetable oils rose 80 percent in May year-on-year to 1.743 million tonnes, but the quantities were still much lower than exports in the same month of 2021. The ministry added that corn dominated exports with 959,000 tons, while …
Read More »Gold stabilizes as central banks prepare to hike rates
Gold prices settled near one-week lows on Tuesday as investors expected central banks’ plans to tighten monetary policy to keep interest rates high for an extended period, which in turn would raise US bond yields and the dollar. The price of gold did not witness little change in spot trading, …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei index closes flat
Japan’s Nikkei gave up most of its gains to close flat on Tuesday, as worries about inflation and higher interest rates in the United States outweighed the rise of automakers and energy-related stocks. The index rose 0.1 percent to 27,943.95 points, after exceeding 28,000 points for the first time since …
Read More »The Turkish lira continues to decline
The Turkish lira fell 0.4 percent against the dollar on Tuesday, amid fears of rising inflation due to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s pledge to keep cutting interest rates. In a speech on Monday evening, Erdogan sought to downplay the rise in annual consumer prices to 73 percent last month as …
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Read More »GBP/JPY: Exceeds the bullish target and the positivity remains 7/6/2022
GBP/JPY jumped within the expected positive outlook during the previous analysis, surpassing the official target published during the last analysis, located at 165.20, recording its highest level during the early trading of the current session at 166.00. Technically, we are inclined to the positivity, relying on the pair’s success in …
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