Gold has been trading below the $1,700 mark for three days. Gold is now trading at $1677.15. The Fed policymakers will meet next week, and an increase of 75 basis points is broadly anticipated. Strategists at Commerzbank have examined how the precious metal could react to such a move. “If …
Read More »Germany seizes Rosneft’s refinery
Germany took control of a major Russian-owned oil refinery on Friday, risking retaliation from Moscow as Berlin struggles to hold up energy supplies and meet its European Union commitment to cut Russian energy imports by the end of 2022.The economy ministry said it was putting a unit of Russian oil …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session September 15
Gold price is fighting its own battle against soaring Treasury yields and the rising US dollar. Gold has lost about $40 on the day and hopes for a catalyst to rebound. The market is getting more nervous that the monetary mistake would lead to a severe session for gold like …
Read More »Shift from ‘soft landing’ to ‘hard landing’ impacting gold
Gold fell nearly $40 from daily highs and hit more than two-year lows under pressure from aggressive rate hike expectations as the US dollar and Treasury yields climbed. The precious metal closed at $1696.79 on Wednesday, and on Thursday was unable to break the $1,700 line, instead the price action …
Read More »Oil Prices Fall Despite Promising Demand
Oil prices fell on Thursday on demand concerns even after two influential international groups are still defending predictions for strong demand this year and next.Brent crude the international standard, fell 3.7%, to $90.65 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate the US benchmark, fell 3.9%, to $85.02 a barrel. Both rose …
Read More »CAD’s Performance Impacted By Oil Price
Canada’s currency slides to 2-month low on risk aversion, so, the Canadian dollar weakens 0.4% against its American counterpart. The current level touches its weakest since July 14 at 1.3214. The decline comes on Thursday as oil prices fell and the prospect of aggressive tightening by the Fed’s next meeting …
Read More »Solo intervention cannot stop Yen’s sharp declines
Japan has got a long history of interventions to stop the yen from falling. Efforts to stop the yen’s sharp falls through unilateral market intervention could only have a limited impact according to a senior member of the country’s ruling party as data showed the Yen’s latest drop is blowing …
Read More »Bitcoin, Ethereum prices drop after monumental Merge
Uncertainty prevails Bitcoin price action as Ethereum trends downward despite the successful Merge as Bitcoin price trades below $20K, while Ethereum price drops 8%. The most famous cryptocurrency in the world is spending a second day threatening $20,000 support on September 15 as markets celebrate the Ethereum’s Merge.The largest cryptocurrency …
Read More »Happy Merge Fails to trigger Ethereum Rally to $2,000.
As of Thursday, September 15, Ethereum has finally become a “proof-of-stake protocol” following the much-awaited Merge.Ethereum price may reverse the trend to the upside if support at $1,500 stays intact. Ethereum price is fighting to find footing after slipping below $1,600. The last few days have seen the newest proof-of-stake …
Read More »EUR/USD restores parity despite dovish remarks by ECB officials
The EUR/USD pair is seesawing around parity after mixed ECB official signals. The positive US Retail Sales confirms the case of the Fed’s going for a 75 bps interest hike.ECB official Mario Centeno expressed that the central bank should take “as small steps as possible.” The EUR/USD is positive in …
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