WTI crude oil is settling at $97.01; highest since July 29. Continuing clashes in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, are threatening oil supply, moreover, the OPEC+ meeting is also a concern as Saudi Arabia has threatened production cuts. Earlier on Monday, WTI oil moved above the $96 level as traders focused …
Read More »Bitcoin Whales Increase By 103 Within 30 Days
Bitcoin took the journey, on Monday from the opening price at $19571.30 to $20199.30 at the time of writing. It last traded at this level in July when the bulls took over the market and initiated an uptrend.Since a big stone was thrown into the market waters by Jerome Powell’s …
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Hundreds of thousands of Chinese people sent angry messages to several banks and local governments that have reverberated in Beijing’s halls of power. Most messages read: “If you stop construction, I will stop paying my mortgage”. Similar threats have been made across 328 property development projects in nearly 100 Chinese …
Read More »Gold Back Under Pressure In New York Session
Gold price is bending below the European highs of $1,745.55. The precious metal is now losing 0.10% at the time of writing while the US dollar firms again, basing itself on a key measure versus a basket of rival currencies. Gold trades heavy in a bearish territory with potential demand …
Read More »Fed’s Kashkari: All understand Fed is serious about getting inflation back to 2%
In response to the market’s reaction to last week’s Jackson Hole, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari said, on Monday, that people now understand how serious policymakers are about getting inflation back to 2%.The dollar has touched a fresh 20-year high to start the week fueled by hawkish comments …
Read More »WTI crude oil benefits from supply concerns
WTI crude oil is settling at $97.01. That is the highest since July 29. The settled price is also back above the 200 day MA at $96.02.Continuing clashes in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, are threatening oil supply, moreover, the OPEC+ meeting is also a concern as Saudi Arabia has threatened …
Read More »Wall Street hits one month lows on rate hike worries
US stock indexes hit fresh one-month lows on Monday, adding to a sharp selloff last week as investors worried about the Fed’s plan to keep raising interest rates in its fight against inflation even if the cost is an economic slowdown.At 11:43 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) …
Read More »ECB sets the scene for jumbo rate hike
The European Central Bank is prepared to at least repeat the half-point increase in interest rates it delivered last month, with an even bigger move not to be excluded as inflation nears yet another record.That is one message from ECB officials who joined Fed’s annual Jackson Hole symposium, which wrapped …
Read More »USD/CHF hits one month highs above 0.9700
Swiss franc among worst performers amid higher treasury yields. The USD/CHF pair has broken key range and extends rally. EUR/CHF is currently at the highest level in 11 days; holding onto daily gains. The pair peaked during the Asian session at 0.9707 and then pulled back, finding support at 0.9655/60.The …
Read More »Gold still under Jackson Hole hawkish effect
Gold price bounced from five-week lows on Monday, amidst a downbeat market mood, after last Friday’s hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, spurred a fall in equities, propelling the greenback and US Treasury bond yields to fresh weekly highs. At the time of writing, XAU/USD is trading at …
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