Market Update

WTI crude oil snaps three successive days of losses and rises despite US data showing the US economy is slowing down.A US recession-linked concerns and subsequent China’s Covid-19 lockdowns do sharply weigh on WTI price direction. WTI crude rose 1.40% on Monday as US equities gain, portraying an upbeat market …

The Dow Jones Index surged on Monday as investors braced for a Fed meeting during the week and earnings from some of the biggest companies to measure the impact of the stronger dollar and soaring inflation, while the Nasdaq slipped as technology firms fell.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) was …

The OPEC+ group had a huge deficit of 2.84 million barrels per day (bpd) in June between actual output and the target oil output level as part of the deal, so, the gap between nameplate output per the agreement and actual output continues to widen. OPEC+ pumped more than 2.5 …

The AUD/USD advances towards solid resistance around the 0.6970-90 area. Weak US economic activity and manufacturing data reported on Monday increase the chances of a US recession.The AUD/USD climbs during the North American session but faces solid resistance around the 50-day EMA around 0.6971, amidst an upbeat market mood, with …

Gold turns negative as market sentiment deteriorates. The Gold Index slides below $1720, rejected again from above $1730. Meanwhile, the US Dollar recovers momentum, erases losses.Gold prices failed to hold to gains on Monday, hit after Gazprom’s announcement that will slow flows on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, triggering a …

Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index sharply fell again in July. The US Dollar Index received the news by trimming daily losses, and rises to 106.50. The headline General Business Activity Index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’s Manufacturing Survey plunged to -22.6 in July from -17.7 in June. This reading …

Ukraine on Monday continued efforts to restart grain exports through Black Sea ports under a deal aimed at easing the global food shortage crisis, but said the weekend bombing of Odessa port by Russian forces posed a threat to shipments. As the war entered its sixth month, the Ukrainian military …

The dollar fell and the major rival currencies posted gains on Monday as risk appetite returned to the currency markets, while investors assessed the potential impact of an expected hike in US interest rates this week. The Federal Reserve indicated a 75 basis point rate hike at its meetings on …

European Union countries are seeking to soften the bloc’s plan to require them to use less gas as Europe prepares for a winter of uncertain supplies from its main gas supplier Russia. The European Commission proposed last week that the 27 EU member states each cut their gas use by …

The headline German IFO Business Climate Index plunged to 88.6 in July versus last month’s 92.2 and the consensus estimates of 90.5. Meanwhile, the Current Economic Assessment dropped to 97.7 points in the reported month as compared to June’s 99.4 and 98.2 anticipated. The IFO Expectations Index – indicating firms’ projections for …