Market Update

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 …

Russia’s Finance Ministry said on Monday it had approved a temporary measure to pay off debts in foreign currency, but warned that payments would be made in rubles if sanctions prevented banks from honoring their debts in the issuance currency. The ministry added in a statement that Russia has sufficient …

Gasoline prices at US gas stations fell over the weekend after hitting an all-time high last week following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On Sunday, retail gasoline prices fell for the second day in a row, to $4,325 per gallon, below the record high of $4,331 set on Friday, according …

The Nikkei average rose in early trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday. The Nikkei rose 0.70 percent to 25,338.64 points, while the broader Topix index rose 0.72 percent to 1812.43 points.

The US Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates despite the threat to growth posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates by 0.25 percentage points at its meeting next week for the first time since slashing borrowing costs to zero …

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 …

US energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the ninth time in 10 weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drove crude prices to their highest since 2008.The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose 13 to 663 in the week to …

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 …