Gold prices rose on Monday to touch their best level since mid-March after the Russian-Ukrainian crisis pushed investors to safe haven. And the price of gold in spot transactions rose 0.5 percent to $ 1984.20 an ounce its highest level since March 14. And US gold futures rose 0.8 percent …
Read More »Weekly Recap – 11-15 April
The euro plunged to a two-year low against the dollar on Thursday, as comments by European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde were taken as a sign that the bank will not be in a rush to raise interest rates. The euro fell to $1.0758, its lowest since April 2020. Lagarde …
Read More »Japan plans to release six million barrels of oil from private reserves
Japan’s Industry Ministry said on Friday it will release six million barrels of oil from privately owned reserves, as part of its contribution to the second round of coordinated withdrawals from reserves led by the International Energy Agency to cool crude prices. Japan will release the amount of oil, which …
Read More »Kremlin aide: Russia’s imports fell sharply in March as Western companies pulled out
Kremlin aide Maxim Oreshkin was quoted by the RIA news agency as saying on Friday that Russian imports fell sharply in March due to logistical restrictions and the withdrawal of Western companies from the country. He expected the decline to reach “tens of percent”. The Russian current account surplus is …
Read More »Italy: Inflation at its highest level in 30 years
Italy’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 6.5 percent in March 2022, the highest level since July 1991, from 5.7 percent in the previous month and below the initial estimate of 6.7 percent. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 1 percent, accelerating from a 0.9 percent increase the previous month …
Read More »US natural gas stocks rise by 15 billion cubic meters
US natural gas inventories recorded reading in line with market expectations this week, as natural gas inventories rose by 15 billion cubic meters during the week ending last Friday. This reading is in line with market expectations. This reading is worse than the previous reading, which showed a decrease in …
Read More »Nikkei declines, dragged down by Wall Street and technology
The Japanese Nikkei index declined Friday, April 15th, after being affected by the decline in the blue-chip technology shares that tracked the weak performance on Wall Street, but losses were limited after investors repurchased shares before a long holiday. The Nikkei index fell 0.29% to close at 27,093.19 points, but …
Read More »PBOC kept interest rates unchanged at 2.85%.
The People’s Bank of China kept its key interest rate unchanged in a surprise move, despite expectations of more stimulus, as Beijing is currently suffering from a spike in coronavirus cases. The People’s Bank of China said it kept the one-year medium-term loan rate unchanged at 2.85%. China is currently …
Read More »US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims rise to 185K
There were 185,000 initial jobless claims in the US on the week ending on 9 April, the latest report from the US Depart of Labour showed on Thursday. That was a little above expectation for a rise to 171,000 from 167,000 one week prior. The four-week average number of initial …
Read More »Gold is on its way to achieving weekly gains amid political and economic risks
Gold prices fell on Thursday but were still on track to record a weekly increase, supported by the demand for safe havens due to the Ukraine crisis and mounting price pressures. By 1100 GMT, gold fell in spot transactions 0.2 percent to $ 1973.41 an ounce, after rising for six …
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