In 2022, leaks were spotted in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, presumably caused by explosions that Sweden investigated to later conclude it was likely the result of serious sabotage, and now Russia is complaining that Sweden is hiding something and unwilling to share its investigation’s findings. Russia accused …

The combined crude oil output by OPEC+ group rose by 140,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 42.71 million bpd in December, but the cartel was still 1.8 million bpd below its target, according to the Platts survey by S&P Global Commodity Insights. Russia’s output was almost unchanged, while Nigeria saw …

Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Thursday that the underlying UK inflation dynamic looks pretty robust.”Households and firms see 4% inflation in the years ahead”, she said, adding that “you have a lot of different ways of looking at it. My reading is we’re not there yet”.Mann voted …

Thursday’s inflation reading in the United States accelerated bets and expectations that the Fed will manage a shift from 50 basis points rate hikes to 25 bps hikes. Despite the fact that inflation has clearly slowed earlier in 2022, there are doubt that the FOMC is ready to declare mission …

The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced modestly on Thursday post the December’s consumer price data that came as expected, indicating cooling inflation in the United States.The 30-stock index gained 140 points, or 0.4%. The S&P 500 added 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite was little changed.Fed’s Susan Collins said in an …

The US Dollar tumbled immediately after CPI data, and trims losses after Wall Street opened. Inflation confirms the US economy’s slowdown,In a seemingly volatile session, the US dollar has sharply reversed during the last hour and turned positive across the board. The GBP/USD pair peaked after the US inflation data …

The US Dollar Index has displayed negative performance for the second consecutive day around seven-month low. Dovish comments from Fed officials as well as mixed US data are among factors that do renew hopes for slowing down the pace of rate hiking and this tendency could hamper the DXY. Risk-on …

The annual CPI is expected to decline to 6.5% from 7.1% in November and see the Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, edging lower to 5.7% from 6%. On a monthly basis, the CPI is forecast to stay unchanged while the Core CPI is expected to rise …

The EUR/USD pair rallied benefiting from the weaker US dollar and ECB hawkish commentary. The US central bank Chair Jerome Powell’s speech on Tuesday did not provide any guidance concerning the future of the US monetary policy ahead of the awaited Thursday’s US CPI report with estimates at 0% MoM …

Gold futures were at an eight-month high, climbing 14% since late November to hit $1,882 per ounce earlier on Wednesday. At the time of writing the precious metal is trading at $1876.80 per ounce.Investors normally flock to assets that offer regular returns, such as government bonds, when interest rates are …