Russian news agencies quoted Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Friday that there is a possibility that the country’s oil production will decline in 2023, as a result of pressure exerted by the European Union and the ceiling set by the Group of Seven for the price of …
Read More »US Dollar is falling under pressure
The US dollar fell against most of the other major currencies on Thursday, moving in line with falling Treasury yields, as investors stuck to their views that the Federal Reserve does not need to raise interest rates too much because inflation is starting to get under control. In evening trading, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 09/02/2023
The US dollar has been higher with gains ahead of Wall Street’s opening, advancing at the end of the trading day as US indexes plunged ahead of the close though Dow surged earlier on robust earnings including Disney and PepsiCo.The dollar benefited from higher government bond yields but also from …
Read More »LocalBitcoins to shut down after 10 years in cryptomarket
Based upon the “ongoing very cold crypto-winter,” the Peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins announced it will stop operation beginning Thursday. LocalBitcoins, is looked upon as one of the earliest and most popular Bitcoin exchanges. The service and business will stop after more than ten years of operation. The platform also said …
Read More »USD/CHF retreats as focus shifts to next week’s CPI data
The USD/CHF bulls take a breather around 0.9220, after posting the biggest daily jump in one week, as traders await the key US data amid mixed interest rate-linked feelings. The Swiss Franc rallied the previous day amid the market’s rush toward the US dollar amid fears of recession. However, traders …
Read More »Decline of oil prices, lower natural gas costs expected by EIA
The US Energy Information Administration’s February short-term energy expectations are indicating a decline of oil pricing over the next two years as well as a 50% drop in natural gas prices. In addition, the production of global liquid fuels is expected to get lower in 2023. Russia and China still …
Read More »Gold price declines despite dollar’s weakness
The gold price retreats on Thursday and is trading at $1867.54 at the time of writing. The positive US economic data earlier on the day triggered the precious metal’s jump to fresh daily high at $1890.21. US Initial Jobless Claims underpinned XAU/USD, though the metal retreated those gainsUnemployment claims rose …
Read More »Treasury yields retreat after rate hike expectations drop
The Ten-year US Treasury yields have declined since the opening of daily trading on Thursday, affected by the decline in interest rate expectations after the emergence of fresh US employment data to denote a direct relationship between interest rate hike expectations and ten-year US Treasury yields. US Treasury yields for …
Read More »Nickel fraud bites top commodity trader with $577 million loss
Trafigura suffers a $577 million loss on nickel shipments in what the company calls a systemic fraud. The commodities trading giant discovered some of the metal cargoes it bought were missing nickel. A full container of nickel, an expensive metal that is typically traded in large volumes, can be worth …
Read More »Dow climbs 200 points, Disney shares higher after strong earnings
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 226 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 added 0.6%, while the Nasdaq Composite added 0.8% on Thursday. Disney shares gained more than 2% after the company posted smaller-than-expected subscriber losses along with earnings and revenue that beat estimates. The stock pared gains after CEO …
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