Market Update

The EUR/USD pair continues its loss for the third day in a row, and fell to the 1.09370 level. The labour market in the US and in the EUR showed positive results this week and all eyes are now focusing on Friday’s NFP data in the United States.The EUR/USD is …

WTI crude oil is trading around $79.317 after the historic drop in US crude stocks. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that crude oil inventories fell by 17 million barrels, the steepest decline since records began in 1982. The American Petroleum Institute indicated that US crude oil stockpiles decreased by …

Gold has dropped for the second consecutive day as US bond yields rise, boosting the US Dollar. Fitch’s downgrade of US Government debt from AAA to AA+ has sparked risk aversion and impacted market sentiment, leading investors towards safety in the US Dollar and Japanese Yen. The ADP National Employment …

Following a historic downgrade of the US credit rating by Fitch Ratings, which lowered the US debt rating from the highest AAA rating to AA+, stocks have declined. The rating was lowered after lawmakers risked the country’s first default by negotiating a debt ceiling agreement earlier this year. According to …

The US Dollar has risen to its highest level since July 7 above 102.50, following to the US government’s credit rating downgrade by Fitch. The USD Index held above 102.50 despite the pullback in the American session and advanced to a 25-day-high above 102.50 on Wednesday. US private sector employment …

The Euro is experiencing losses against the US dollar as the European session draws to a close. The EUR/USD pair slides back to the 1.0919 zone, at the time of writing, as the American currency advances further. The USD Index maintains a positive mood past 102.76. Spanish unemployment shrank by …

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday that Moscow is ready to return to the deal to export grain across the Black Sea once the West fulfills its obligations regarding Russia’s grain exports. The Kremlin said in a statement that Putin, in a call …

Sources in the OPEC + group told Reuters that the group is unlikely to change the current oil production policy during the meeting of the ministerial committee on Friday, as the lack of supplies and the strength of the demand trend lead to an increase in oil prices. Ministers from …

The Bank of England, which is expected to increase interest rates once again on Thursday, must balance the need to combat an inflation rate that is already running at more than four times its objective against the harm that 13 consecutive rate increases have already done to the economy. Most …

European stocks fell on Wednesday to their lowest levels in nearly two weeks, with technology and auto stocks leading the losses, as investors globally fled from risky assets after Fitch Ratings suddenly downgraded the credit rating of the United States. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 1.1% by 0708 GMT, …