Market Update

The Bank of Canada released its latest Business Outlook Survey and the headline indicator dipped back to 4.98 in Q1 2022 from the record high of 5.9 it hit in Q4 2021. The BOS survey was conducted before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a special survey that was conducted in …

On Monday, BoE’s Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said that the Ukraine invasion will intensify the prolong the surge in inflation and tighten the squeeze on household incomes. A drop in demand through household consumption and business investment will, to an extent that is not yet clear, be greater than be …

Gold remains firm in the aftermath of another US strong jobs report issued last Friday. News headlines on war crimes and the potential for more sanctions in the context of East Europe’s tensions are set to keep haven flows strong.Hawkish Fed backdrop is increasingly weighing on the upside momentum of …

The EUR/USD pair is under strong selling pressure, falling below the 1.10 threshold. Below here, the way is clear for a significant slide to the 1.09 level. Key support at 1.0805 remains vulnerableLast Thursday’s rejection of the upper 1.11s (bearish outside range session) suggests a renewed bear phase for spot …

The euro fell on Monday, April 4, after Western powers said new sanctions were needed against Russia following the killing of civilians in Ukraine in what appeared to be war crimes. The euro, which is under pressure due to fears of economic damage from the war in Ukraine, fell 0.4% …

Gold prices rose on Monday, as demand for the safe-haven metal was boosted by the war in Ukraine and risk aversion in broader stock markets, but its gains were limited by a rise in US Treasury yields after strong jobs data in March. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.1 …

Gold prices stabilized on Monday, April 4th, with the US dollar and US bond yields rising after strong jobs data raised expectations for a sharp interest rate hike. There was little change in the price of gold in spot transactions at 1922.43 dollars an ounce. US gold futures rose 0.2% …

Data showed on Monday that annual consumer price inflation in Turkey jumped to a 20-year high of 61.14 percent in March, driven by higher energy and commodity prices in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, compounding the impact of the lira’s collapse late last year. The rate of inflation has …

Oil prices topped $105 a barrel on Monday, as concerns persisted about tight supplies due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a deal on Iran’s nuclear deal despite countries withdrawing from strategic oil reserves. The invasion of Ukraine in February sharply exacerbated already existing supply concerns and raised oil prices. …

European shares rose on Monday, led by an advance in healthcare stocks, as investors awaited more Western sanctions after Ukraine accused Russia of war crimes. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.3 percent, after ending the week with a 1 percent increase. Pharmaceutical company Roche rose 1.5 percent after the …