Oil prices rose more than a dollar in early trading on Monday amid growing concerns about a potential conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with the United States and the European Union making clear that Russia would face sanctions if it invaded its neighbor. Brent crude futures rose $1.34, or 1.4 …

The safe-haven Japanese yen weakened on Friday and risk-sensitive currencies such as the Australian dollar rose as investors took comfort from a plan for talks between the United States and Russia on the crisis in Ukraine. The euro rose as the dollar weakened. The yen and the Swiss franc, a …

The safe-haven Japanese yen weakened on Friday, and risk-sensitive currencies such as the Australian dollar rose as investors took comfort from a plan for talks between the United States and Russia on the crisis in Ukraine. The Euro rose as the dollar weakened. The yen and the Swiss franc, a …

The dollar fell on Wednesday for the second day in a row as investors eased concern about the possibility of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and awaited the minutes of the Federal Reserve (US Central Bank) meeting for January. Movements were small in the currency markets, and the dollar index was …

Oil prices extended losses on Friday and headed for a weekly decline as the prospect of an increase in Iranian oil exports outweighed fears of possible supply disruptions from the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Brent crude futures fell $2.44, or 2.6 percent, to $90.53 a barrel, after ending trading on Thursday, down …

European shares rose on Friday, boosted by solid earnings results for companies and the prospect of de-escalation of tension between Washington and Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.2 percent, as gains in auto and mining stocks outpaced losses in the technology sector. Renault shares …

The Nikkei extended its losses on Friday after investors took some reassurance from the news that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov will meet next week, indicating that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is not imminent. The Nikkei ended Friday down 0.41 percent to …

The UK retail sales came in at 1.9% over the month in January vs. 1.0% expected and -4.0% prior. The core retail sales, excluding the auto motor fuel sales, stood at 1.7% MoM vs. 1.2% expected and -3.9% previous. On an annualized basis, the UK retail sales jumped by 9.1% …

On Thursday, the Canadian Ministry of Health decided to use the Novavax vaccine for the Coronavirus in adults 18 years of age or older. The Ministry of Health in Canada has made it clear that the list of approved Corona vaccines has been updated with the (Pfizer – Novavax – …

In the previous session, the German DAX index declined significantly after failing to maintain trading above the support level published during the last analysis at 15,300. The decline below the mentioned level puts the price under strong negative pressure targeting 15,150, recording its lowest price of 15,123. On the technical …