At $1,871.10, the gold price is firmer on Tuesday, rising from a low of $1,850.47 to a high of $1,878.14 so far. The price has upheld the bid in synch with a slight retreat in US Treasury yields and the US dollar ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve went.The US …
Read More »Schnabel: ECB may need to hike rates in July
European Central Bank member, Isabel Schnabel, told a German newspaper Handelsblatt on Tuesday that the ECB may need to raise interest rates as soon as July to stop high inflation from getting entrenched.EUR/USD is higher on the day by some 0.23% yet has not reacted to the comments, sticking to …
Read More »Euro steadies near five-year lows ahead of ECB President Lagarde’s speech
On Tuesday, the euro settled near a five-year low against the dollar, ahead of a speech by European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. The dollar fell slightly from its highest level in 20 years against a basket of currencies before an expected hike in the US interest rate this week, …
Read More »Oil prices fall amid fears of falling demand in China and the European Union is considering banning Russian oil
Oil prices fell on Tuesday under pressure from China’s COVID-19 shutdown that could affect demand, but prices found support from a possible European oil embargo on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Beijing, which records dozens of new infections with the Coronavirus daily, is conducting mass examinations of the population …
Read More »Germany: The unemployment Rate stays unchanged at 5% as expected
The data published by Germany’s Federal Labour Office showed on Tuesday that the seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate in April stayed unchanged at 5% in April, matching the market expectation.Further details of the publication revealed that the number of unemployed declined by 13,000 to 2.287 million, compared to analysts’ estimate for …
Read More »Italy hopes to end its dependence on Russian gas in the second half of 2024
Italian Environmental Transformation Minister Roberto Cingolani said in an interview published on Tuesday that his country hopes to end its dependence on Russian gas in the second half of 2024. “We must achieve self-sufficiency by the second half of 2024. We can dispense with importing Russian gas,” Cingolani added to …
Read More »Eurozone Unemployment Rate drops to 6.8% in March vs. 6.7% expected
The Eurozone Unemployment Rate dropped to 6.8% vs. 6.7% expected and 6.9% reported in February, the latest data published by the Eurostat showed on Tuesday. The Producer Price Index (PPI) in the bloc rose to 5.3% MoM in March vs. 5% expected and 1.1% previous. On an annualized basis, the …
Read More »Slovakia will request an exemption from any EU embargo on Russian oil
Slovakia will seek an exemption from any Russian oil embargo agreed by the European Union as part of its next set of sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, the Slovak Economy Ministry said on Tuesday. “If there is an agreement to ban Russian oil as part of another …
Read More »European shares rise with the support of banks and positive business results
European shares rose on Tuesday after a series of positive business results reports and with bank shares rising, supported by government bond yields reaching new highs in anticipation of faster decisions to raise interest rates. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index jumped 0.6 percent by 0716 GMT, with the banking sector …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Fri. 29 April
The week finished with prevalent negative market sentiment. US equities recorded hefty losses, between 2.77% and 4.17%. China’s coronavirus outbreak which has lasted for the last couple of weeks threatens to disrupt supply chains. The US central bank’s increasing rate hikes to tackle inflation and the Ukraine-Russia conflict, further entering …
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