Former FTX CEO has agreed to be extradited to the United States, but Sam Bankman-Fried also announced that he wanted to see the accusation statement filed against him in New York before agreeing to extradition.FTT price noted a 7.7% decline in the last 24 hours, recording fresh lows around $0.860. …
Read More »America’s oil exports are about to exceed its imports in 2023
The United States has become a global exporter of crude oil over the past few years, but its exports have never exceeded its imports since World War II. This may change next year. US crude oil sales to other countries are now at a record 3.4 million bpd, with exports …
Read More »Oil rises, but uncertainty about the outbreak of Covid in China limits gains
Oil prices rose in early trading on Tuesday, supported by a weaker dollar and the United States’ plan to rebuild its strategic reserves, but gains were limited by uncertainty over the impact of rising COVID-19 cases in China, the world’s largest oil importer. Brent crude futures rose 61 cents, or …
Read More »Oil rises but recession fears limit gains
Oil prices surged on Monday on optimistic expectations and hopes for China’s economy after news speaking about relaxing COVID-19 restrictions. But, fears of a global recession would weigh on energy demand and therefore oil’s gains are limited.China is experiencing its first of three expected waves of COVID-19 cases after Beijing …
Read More »Yen gains on potential Japan govt move for more flexible inflation target
The yen climbed on Monday on news that the Japanese government could soon revise a joint statement with the Bank of Japan (BOJ) over the latter’s inflation target, potentially paving the way for a tweak in the BOJ’s ultra-loose monetary policy. The yen was last 0.4% stronger at 136.19 per …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, December 12-16
Financial markets’ sentiment was still negative for most of the previous trading week amid accelerating recession-linked fears. This development, for sure, reinforced US Treasury bond yields but the US stock futures and equities in the Asia-Pacific region maintained mostly dull performance ahead of the final batch of data from the …
Read More »Obvious message by major central banks: Tightening to stay for longer
Berenberg Bank on Friday adjusted its terminal rate forecasts in light of the developments of the last 48 hours, adding an additional 25 basis point rate hike for the Fed in 2023, taking the peak to a range between 5% and 5.25% over the course of the first three meetings …
Read More »Dollar holding on to gains
The dollar stabilized on Friday after rising in the previous session, as traders analyzed a raft of central banks’ interest rate hikes and the possibility of continuing to raise borrowing costs for an extended period. And the euro settled against the dollar at 1.063 dollars. This came after falling 0.5 …
Read More »Oil edges lower on QT decisions, global recession concerns
Crude prices edged lower on accelerating fears linked to global recession risks after another wave of central banks’ decisions regarding quantitative tightening. This is why oil’s latest rally faded as risk aversion grows wilder.The stronger US dollar makes oil more expensive for those using other currencies. Oil prices slid about …
Read More »EUR/GBP surges on dovish BoE, hawkish ECB
The Euro is soaring more than 100 pips against the Pound Sterling. ECB’s Lagarde opened the door for further 50 bps rate hikes in subsequent meetings. At the time of writing, the Euro has gained traction against the Pound Sterling (GBP) and is trading at 0.8705, above its opening price …
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