Market Update

Gold Price trades stable just below the $2,000 mark, having found a new temporal balance just ahead of the critical level. Risk appetite returned to trading boards amid hopes the Ukraine-Russia crisis could recede after two weeks. Earlier today, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s aide said that the country is ready for …

Today, President Biden will sign an Executive Order to ban the import of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal to the United States – a significant action with widespread bipartisan support that will further deprive President Putin of the economic resources he uses to continue his needless war. The …

The EU announced on Wednesday that it is to restrict the provision of SWIFT services to major Belarussian banks, including Belagroprombank, Bank Dabrabyt, and the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus, as well as their Belarusian subsidiaries, reported Reuters. The EU will also prohibit transactions with the Central Bank …

Britain will increase its oil and gas production, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday, after it said it would ban Russian oil supplies at the end of the year. Britain said on Tuesday it would phase out imports of Russian oil and petroleum products by the end of 2022 …

The EU announced on Wednesday that it is to restrict the provision of SWIFT services to major Belarussian banks, including Belagroprombank, Bank Dabrabyt, and the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus, as well as their Belarusian subsidiaries, reported Reuters. The EU will also prohibit transactions with the Central Bank …

European shares rebounded on Wednesday as investors picked stocks that were battered in a recent market sell-off on concerns about mounting Western sanctions against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 2.6 percent after a series of four-day losses. The hard-hit banking, travel, and leisure …

Oil prices rose on Wednesday amid fears of a potential supply shock after the United States banned Russian oil imports and amid signs that some buyers are already avoiding them. Brent crude futures rose $2.91, or 2.27 percent, to $130.89 a barrel, after jumping 3.9 percent the previous day. US …

Gold prices fell on Wednesday after approaching a record level, with the dollar holding near its highest level in 21 months and investors taking some profits, while the price of palladium rose after the Ukrainian crisis raised fears of a lack of supplies from Russia, its largest producer. And the …

Director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Berishevsky said that in light of the tightening of sanctions, Russia is working to limit the use of the dollar in foreign exchange reserves and external settlements. The country will seek to switch to non-Western capital markets, …

Japan’s Nikkei index reversed course and closed at a 16-month low on Wednesday, tracking a slump in Asian markets, as investors assess the impact of the deepening conflict in Eastern Europe and a new US embargo on Russian oil. The Nikkei fell 0.3 percent to close at 24,717.53 points, its …