Prices of the barrel of the U. S. benchmark for the sweet light crude oil have remained on the defensive and approach the $81.00 mark midweek.Crude oil prices lose ground for the second successive session on Wednesday and threaten to breach the $81.00 mark per barrel following another unexpected build …
Read More »The Turkish Lira Continues to Slide
The Turkish lira consolidated its strong losses against the US dollar today, especially with the release of Turkish inflation data, which showed that inflation continues to rise significantly. The Turkish lira clearly declined, bringing the dollar lira pair to a new record level at 9.8510, and is currently trading at …
Read More »UK Final Services PMI Revised Sharply Higher
The UK services sector activity expanded more than expected in October, the final report from IHS Markit showed this Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was revised sharply higher to 59.1 in October compared to 58.0 expected and a 58.0 previous.
Read More »Market Drivers – U. S. Session 02-11-2021
Global financial markets positively closed the U. S. trading session. U. S. shares surged while currencies fluctated over risk sentiment, with the exception of the U. S. dollar, which uniqely performed. Economic DataThere was hardly any economic data impacting price movements in the US period, but the markets are awaiting …
Read More »Wall Street gains touch record highs
Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Tuesday to record highs on the back of strong corporate earnings. The U. S. seasons continued to lift sentiment for equities, while investors await a critical Federal Reserve meeting.The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched record closing highs for a fourth successive session, while the …
Read More »With Fed tapering expected, investors eye rate hikes
The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank gears up to taper its huge asset purchases as investors are scanning the market before and after signals of how effectively the central bank can tighten the U. S. monetary policy to deal with stubbornly high inflation.Fed policymakers are expected to give the green light …
Read More »How will Wednesday Fed’s Meeting Impact the markets?
Wednesday will bring decisions of the Fed’s November meeting to the financial markets, and Friday will bring Non-farm Payrolls, so financial markets rre amid some heavy drivers for the USD.It is expected that this is the rate decision at which the Fed will announce their intentions to begin tapering asset …
Read More »Vehicle Shortage Puts Global Economy at Risk
So many jobs depend on automaking, this is why the industry’s production problems are causing tedious pain to several businesses and organizations. The Opel factory in Eisenach, Germany, is halting production and doesn’t plan to restart until next year. Trouble in the auto industry, a powerful engine of the global …
Read More »Dubai TV Interview, Nov. 1, 2021
Hosted by Dubai TV, Mohamed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital, said that there are factors that could pressure oil prices during the upcoming period. Given that it is one of the most traded assets in the markets, it is sensible that oil prices occupy traders and …
Read More »GBP/USD threatens a break below 1.3600
The GBP/USD pair is being pressured at the start of the week, down by about 0.3% after sliding from a high of 1.3669 to a low of 1.3608 so far and staying close to a three-week low. Central banks are the focus for the week with uncertainty as to whether …
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