American WTI crude futures on NYMEX, has attracted some significant offers near $125.05 after Germany refused to follow the footprints of the US and prohibit imports of Russian oil.Oil prices need to surpass $122.00 to regain their mojo amid an overall positive undertone in the oil counter on supply bottlenecks.Earlier …

In an interview on Dubai TV, Mohammed Hashad, Director of Research and Development Department at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, tackled the latest developments in financial markets, particularly the most prominent one; namely the surging oil prices that touched record levels, he also commented …

The Investor Movement Index® (IMXSM) decreased to 6.79 in February, down from 7.07 in January. The IMX is TD Ameritrade’s proprietary, behavior-based index, aggregating Main Street investor positions and activity to measure what investors actually were doing and how they were positioned in the markets. February’s reading for the period …

US equities markets took a beating on Monday as a fresh surge in global commodity prices on Russia supply disruptions fears triggered fears of higher US inflation coupled with weaker growth against the backdrop of the Federal Reserve’s tightening.The S&P 500 cratered nearly 3.0%, dropping all the way back to …

Gold overnight hit a YTD high at $2002.67, but afterwards, retreated to January’s 2021 resistance level-turned-support around $1959.40. Just now, the XAU/USD Index is trading at $1996.21, reflecting the risk-aversion of the financial markets.The conflict between Russia-Ukraine has not eased amid the third round of ceasefire talks. Sanctions on Russia …

Commodity prices spiked on Monday as industrial buyers and traders scrambled to source raw materials hit by supply disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Nickel rocketed 76%, palladium reached a record level and gold broke through $2,000 an ounce on safe-haven appeal, while oil and wheat jumped to 14-year …

Global financial conditions, perceived as strongly correlated with future growth, are at the tightest levels in two years, driven by soaring energy prices, sliding stocks and the market consequences of the Ukraine-Russia conflict.Financial conditions is the umbrella phrase for how metrics such as exchange rates, equity swings and borrowing costs …

EUR/USD is down some 0.45% on the day but the euro is attempting to recover in an accumulation of the latest daily bearish sell-off. The EUR/USD pair is positioning inched higher in the week ending 1 March, despite mounting pressure on European currencies on the back of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. …

Small positive developments were made between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations on the issue of humanitarian corridors, a Ukrainian negotiator was reported to have said on Monday following the conclusion of the third round of talks between the sides. That is about as much as anyone had hoped for, and …

Forecaster says $120 oil triggers its pessimistic scenario. Weaker growth would blow Treasury’s budget off track. Great Britain is heading for a recession in the second half of 2022 if energy prices remain at current levels, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.The research group said UK …