As western companies continue to make decisions whether to suspend operations or withdraw from Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, China has become a possible Plan B.Russian banks that include Sberbank, the country’s largest bank by assets, and Alfa Bank said that they are exploring the possibility of issuing …

The USD/CAD turned to the upside during the American session and printed a fresh daily high at 1.2772. Earlier it bottomed at 1.2683. The pair rose almost a hundred pips as the US dollar gained momentum amid a reversal in commodity prices.Risk aversion continues to dominate the mood across financial …

The Biden administration is willing to move ahead to execute a ban on Russian oil imports to the US without the participation of European allies.Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK and Japan’s potential participation with the US in a Russian oil import ban is still a “live discussion”. Earlier …

EU member states are divided over whether or not to implement a ban on Russia oil imports. Officials have added that Poland and other EU states are pushing for the ban and Germany is facing growing pressure. Oil had its biggest daily swing ever with Brent surging to near USD …

Gold Price retreats from a fresh multi-month high and filled the weekly opening gap. As the US braces for Russian oil import ban even without allies, UK Defense Chief hints at further violence in Kyiv. Gold price bounced from an intraday low of $1,960.95, quickly recovering roughly $15 per troy …

The US dollar has benefited from two main things ; firstly, it is looked upon as a safe-haven currency, meaning this week’s choppy equity market conditions weighed on GBP/USD. Secondly, though the BoE does have a head start versus the Fed having kicked off its hiking cycle at the end …

Baker Hughes on Friday reported that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil was down by three to 519 this week. That followed increases in each of the last five weeks, Baker Hughes data show. The total active U.S. rig count, which includes those drilling for natural gas, …

Economies of the the United States and other Western nations have deployed a set of potent financial weapons against Russia with remarkable speed aiming at crippling the Russian economy. Cutting off access to global financial markets and to Russia’s war chest of foreign-exchange reserves has dealt Russia’s economy a crippling …

On Friday, the USD/JPY retreats at around 115.80 to weekly lows, negating the chart pattern late in the New York session. At 114.85, the USD/JPY reflects the risk-off market mood due to increasing tensions on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.Global equity indexes recorded losses on a busy day on Friday. The USD …

In a buoyant sign for the US economy, businesses stepped up their hiring last month as Omicron faded and more Americans ventured out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation.Employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February, the largest monthly total since July, the Labor Department reported …