Market Update

Monday’s gold price decline is caused by rising US Treasury bond yields, which are up 0.49%. US factory orders decreased less than anticipated, but market players paid it little attention. At the time of writing, the price of the precious metal was 1846.62 per ounce, down from its previous closing …

Interviewed by Dubai TV on Monday, Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and the member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the most important developments in the global financial markets on the first day of this trading week. (I) ChinaAsked how the news …

The GBP/USD pair is testing the 100-day Exponential Moving Average at 1.2033. Traders are focusing on UK economic growth reading as well as Fed Chair Powell’s speech before the Congress, and US NFP figures. With the new trading week, the pair is trimming some of last Friday’s gains despite the …

If Silvergate Capital fails, it could be the first bank to be brought down by bad liabilities rather than bad assets. The bank warned in a filing last week that it might not be able to stay in business. The news pushed depositors to move their money elsewhere. Fears, under …

These are the predictions made by the economists and analysts of 6 major banks on the impending central bank’s decision. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will issue its next monetary policy decision on Tuesday, March 7 at 03:30 GMT. In March, the RBA is expected to issue another rate …

Oil prices fell on Monday after China set a modest target for economic growth this year of about 5 percent, which is lower than market expectations, while investors cautiously await Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony before Congress this week. Brent crude futures were trading down $1.30, or 1.5%, at …

According to official data issued by Eurostat on Monday, retail sales in the Eurozone increased by 0.3% MoM in February, compared to a 1.0% expectation and a -1.6% decline in January. Annualized Retail Sales for the bloc were down 2.3% in February compared to -2.8% in January and the consensus …

The European Central Bank will have to continue raising interest rates after this month’s meeting, in the light of strong underlying inflation, the ECB’s chief economist Philip Lane said on Monday. “The current information on underlying inflation pressures suggests that it will be appropriate to raise rates further beyond our …

In order to assist consumers cope with the rise of food prices, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced on Monday that he had achieved an agreement with the major grocery chains in the nation. Le Maire said at a press conference following his meeting with retail executives that food …

A Reuters poll revealed on Monday that China likely once more exported and imported less in January and February than a year earlier, supporting authorities’ concerns that a weakening global economy might hinder domestic development. Exports are predicted to have decreased by 9.4% from a year earlier in January-February, which …