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Soaring gas and electricity prices, high inflation, the worst squeeze for living standards in decades. The economic outlook was challenging even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Bank of England looks set to lift interest rates to 0.75% on Thursday 17 March, its third rate rise in a row as …

Volatility and inflation have been among the most significant key drivers throughout the trading week amid trepulent geopolitical developments with undeniable economic impact across financial market.Inflation Still Biggest RiskData released on Thursday showed that the US consumer price index (CPI) grew 7.9% year-on-year and 0.8% month-on-month in February. The core …

Friday’s trading day fluctuated between risk-on/off, on reports from Russia saying that its President Putin seen certain positive shifts in talks with Ukraine, while Ukraine Foreign Minister, saying the opposite. That said, the GBP/USD is trading at 1.3035, down 0.39%.Economic DataUS energy firms this week added oil and natural gas …

The Bureau of Labor Statistics this week reported that the Consumer Price Index, the most widely used measure of inflation, rose 0.8% in February, up 7.9% over the last twelve months. Just after the BLS’s data, the Brookings Institution gathered a host of experts to explain what the latest CPI …

The US Dollar Index DXY gains 0.59% in the day, as USD bulls eye the 100 as the New York session winds down. The US imposes a new tier of sanctions against Russia.The US Dollar Index (DXY), a gauge of the American currency’s value against a basket of six rival …

Data released on Friday showed the Canadian economy created more than 300K jobs in February, much more than expected. The numbers from the report are more than enough justification for another rate hike in April from the Bank of Canada. It may have still been outside, but the Canadian labour …

The US dollar edged higher on Friday while other safe-haven and commodity-linked currencies declined, after Russian President Vladimir Putin said there had been some progress in talks between Moscow and Ukraine.Putin said in a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that there had been “certain positive shifts” in negotiations …

Gold has reversed its direction after rallying toward new all-time highs. The precious metal is set to extend its downward correction on a hawkish US Federal Reserve.The Fed is widely expected to kick off its tightening cycle with a 25 basis points rate hike when the two-day FOMC policy meeting …

Data showed that the British economy recorded in January a recovery that far exceeded expectations from the decline caused by the Coronavirus in late 2021, which will increase the motivation of policymakers in the Bank of England to raise interest rates next week. The National Bureau of Statistics said gross …

Gold fell on Friday, as US Treasury yields rose overnight on data pointing to a sharp rise in inflation, but prices are heading for their second consecutive weekly gain after no progress in talks between Russia and Ukraine. Gold fell in spot transactions 0.6 percent to $ 1984.91 an ounce. …