WTI hit fresh multi-year highs above $88.00 per barrel recently, breaking above last week’s highs. Profit-taking has since seen WTI drop back into the mid-$86.00s, but oil holds onto decent on the week gains.Positive risk appetite and ongoing geopolitical and OPEC+ supply concerns are an ongoing source of support that …
Read More »US Pending Home Sales fall by 3.8% in December
Pending Home Sales in the US fell by 3.8% on a monthly basis in December following November’s 2.3% decline (revised lower from a 2.2% decline), data published by the US National Association of Realtors showed on Thursday. The new data was well below expectations for a decline of 0.2% MoM. …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 26 January 2022
The dollar is ending Wednesday firmly higher across the FX board, following the US Federal Reserve monetary policy decision.As widely anticipated, rates and taper were left unchanged, although the statement indicates that “the Committee expects it will soon be appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate.” …
Read More »New Zealand Inflation Data Hits 30 -Year High
Consumer prices in New Zealand rose the most in three decades last quarter, reinforcing the outlook for higher interest rates after the Federal Reserve added momentum to the global withdrawal of pandemic-era stimulus.New Zealand’s consumer price index for the October-December quarter was 5.9% higher than a year earlier, an acceleration …
Read More »KSA Expected To Hike Oil Price On Robust Demand
Saudi Arabia is expected to raise the official selling prices of all its crude grades sold in Asia next month on the back of solid demand and refining margins.Saudi Arabia usually sets the official selling prices (OSPs) of its crude for the following month around the fifth of each month, …
Read More »Oil Price Peaks Up To $90 Level For First Time Since 2014
Brent crude futures rose more than 2% on Wednesday, surpassing $90 a barrel for the first time since 2014. The price of oil surpassed $90 a barrel on Wednesday, its highest mark in eight years as limited supply coupled with the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy …
Read More »NZD/JPY Seesaws Around 76.28 Post-FOMC Meeting
On Wednesday, the NZD/JPY clings to its gains, up some 0.10%, amid a risk-off environment. A risk-off market mood triggered an equities selloff in the US stock market, influencing risk-sensitive currencies, like the NZD.The NZD/JPY is downward biased though a break above 77.00 would expose crucial DMAs. The NZD/JPY edges …
Read More »XAU/USD Bears Sink Their Teeth Into The Market On Hawkish Powell
Gold prices have dropped and now trading at $1,817.59. Gold is moving towards the close and down some 1.65% after falling from a $1,850.11 high to test a low of $1,814.98. The drop came on the back of a hawkish twist at the Federal Reserve event on Wednesday.Initially, the Federal …
Read More »Tesla Q4 Earnings Beating Record Profit, But Shares Drop
Tesla stock dropped after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for Q4. But the automaker’s fourth-quarter results might not be good enough for investors.Tesla reported earnings of $2.54 a share in the fourth quarter from $17.7 billion in sales Tesla reported earnings for Q4 after the close on Wednesday. Earnings per …
Read More »Powell Expects Progress On Inflation In Second Half Of 2022
In his usual post-Fed meeting press conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that he expects to see progress on inflation in the second half of 2022.Main Quotes: “It’s a very, very tight labor market.”“We think there’s a pool of people who could come back to labor force, but …
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