The SVB collapse drove US stock markets to monthly lows. The Nasdaq managed to recover and gained 0.45%, while the Dow Jones lost 0.28% and the S&P 500 fell by 0.15%. The VIX rose 6% after pulling back during the second half of the US trading session. Crude Oil prices …
Read More »Crypto assets pulling a 180 after Fed’s relief package over banking crisis.
The ripple effect of the ongoing collapse in the US banking sector is expected to trigger a panic selling if Tuesday’s CPI reading in the United States comes in hotter than expected.ApeCoin and dYdX are two altcoins that are likely to face a massive selloff this week. Things are getting …
Read More »WTI price impacted by US banking fears
The US crude oil benchmark dropped more than 2% on risk-off impulse, with a bank crisis in the United States raising fears for a possible contagion amid accelerating talk about the potential domino effect. Chinese demand recovers to put a lid on WTI’s fall. At the time of writing, WTI …
Read More »EUR/USD advances ahead of US CPI
The EUR/USD pair is running higher into potential resistance. All eyes are now focusing on the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Tuesday´s US Consumer Price Index, CPI. The pair up by over 0.9% in midday trade on Wall Street aided by a weaker US dollar and ahead of the …
Read More »Upon Signature Bank, SVB collapses, Wall Street divided about the Fed’s next move.
The collapse of Signature Bank and SVB has economists divided on whether it would affect the Fed’s decision to hike interest rates later this month. Policymakers are now dealing with financial panic and persistent inflation.The debate started late Sunday with anticipations that the Fed won’t raise rates at the conclusion …
Read More »AUD/USD soaring amid catastrophic SVB bank crisis
The AUD/USD pair starts the trading week positively, trading at 0.6716 at the time of writing, up by 2.11% on the day.SVB bank’s catastrophe has shed heavy clouds on the banking sector while the consequences of the Fed’s rate hike decision support the pair. AUD/USD currency pair opens the first …
Read More »NY Fed: Year-ahead expected inflation drops to 4.2% in February
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations showed on Monday that the US consumers’ one-year inflation expectation dropped to the lowest level since May 2021 at 4.2% in February, compared to 5% in January.Further details of the publication showed that the three-year ahead expected inflation …
Read More »Doctors in Britain take part in a three-day strike to protest low wages
Thousands of UK-based and trainee doctors on Monday announced a three-day strike that will severely affect patient care to protest wages they say are very low. The strike is the latest in which workers in the state-funded National Health Service take part in Britain, after the strike by nursing staff, …
Read More »Oil prices fell in light of market fears of banking crises
Oil prices fell on Monday, as did stocks, as the collapse of the Silicon Valley bank raised fears of a new financial crisis, but the recovery in Chinese demand provided some support. By 1001 GMT, Brent crude futures fell $1.44, or 1.7 percent, to $81.34 a barrel. US West Texas …
Read More »Dollar is falling with intervention to curb repercussions of the collapse of Silicon Valley bank
The dollar fell today, Monday, as the US authorities intervened to curb the repercussions of the sudden collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), as investors hoped that the Federal Reserve would follow a less hawkish monetary path. The US government announced a number of measures and said that all …
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