EU member states and the G7 nations started applying their price cap on Russian oil prices, constituting a fresh factor why crude prices fell to fresh lows.The EU Commission President Von der Leyen anticipated more sanctions ahead and WTI trades near a weekly low of $70.97 per barrel, the lowest …
Read More »Crypto Space Will Hugely Benefit From Apple’ Encryption Policy
Earlier this week, Apple announced that it will offer end-to-end encryption for most material its users save on the iCloud storage service. The news means only an authorized device held by an authorized user will be able to access the content of the famous cloud storageThe new feature will protect …
Read More »Fed’s Powell to resist rate cuts in 2023
Previewing the FOMC’s December policy meeting, Rabobank analysts said they expect the US central bank to hike the policy rate by 50 basis points and see policymakers revising the terminal rate projection to the neighbourhood of 5%.Key Quotes“We expect that Powell will continue to push back against rate cuts in …
Read More »Putin: Won’t sell oil to nations adopting price caps
The Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia will not sustain losses from oil price caps. Putin noted that “if consumer defines oil prices, this will lead to a collapse of the oil industry”, adding that this will lead to rising prices, this proposal is stupid.Crude oil prices …
Read More »Stability of Dollar before the release of US producer price data
The dollar was little changed against major currencies on Friday as concerns about the performance of the US economy returned, ahead of the release of producer price index data later on Friday and the Federal Reserve meeting to decide on interest rates next week. Investors are looking forward to a …
Read More »Russia to decide on increasing oil output after assessing the effects of price caps
Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister said that Moscow will decide whether to increase its oil production based on the results of the first quarter of 2023, following the imposition of an EU embargo on Russian oil exports and a price cap from the West. Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the West’s …
Read More »European stocks rise, supported by rise in the industrial and financial sectors
European stocks rose on Friday, as industrial and financial stocks rose on optimism related to China’s easing of anti-Covid-19 restrictions, while Credit Suisse jumped after news of a capital increase. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.2 percent by 0810 GMT, and appeared to be heading for an increase after losing …
Read More »Gold rises with fall of dollar ahead of Fed
Gold prices rose on Friday, supported by a weak dollar, while investors prepared for important inflation data in the United States and the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates next week. Spot gold increased 0.2% to $1,793.16 an ounce by 0241 GMT, but has fallen 0.3% since the beginning …
Read More »Japan shares jumped, supported by Wall Street gains and the easing of Corona restrictions in China
Japanese stocks jumped on Friday, led by chip-related and other blue-chip stocks, after Wall Street closed higher Thursday night, supported by growing hopes of a recovery in global economic growth following China’s easing of anti-COVID-19 restrictions. The Nikkei index closed up 1.18 percent at 27,901.01 points, recording the largest daily …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 08/12/2022
According to US Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen, “recession is not inevitable”. But, Yellen declined to say whether the dollar had peaked against other currencies. US stocks benefited on Thursday and exhibited better performance on anticipations of slower pace of monetary policy tightening. The performance of stocks impacted the US Dollar, …
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