Market Update

European stocks were flat on Monday, as continued gains in mining stocks, on the back of bets on demand recovery in China, offset losses in Telecom Italia, which led the decline in stocks in the eurozone. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was little changed after rising slightly at the start …

After a fund near-collapse in September that was utilised by pension schemes, Britain announced plans on Monday for a post-Brexit review of its regulations for the $13.2 trillion (13.2 trillion pound) asset management industry. Regulations for the UK finance industry were created in Brussels before to the United Kingdom’s exit …

Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Monday, “OPEC+ is flexible enough to change decisions whenever required.” Last week, Saudi Arabian Energy Minister said the current OPEC+ deal on oil output would be locked in until the end of the year, adding the oil group can’t increase …

The dollar rose on Monday, supported by a string of strong economic data from the United States that traders bet will cause the Federal Reserve to continue tightening monetary policy for longer than initially expected. The dollar rose broadly in early Asian trade, with the pound sterling falling 0.12 percent …

Japanese stocks posted little gains at the close on Monday, as investors warned ahead of a week in which important US and global economic data and comments from the Bank of Japan’s new leadership team are expected. The Nikkei rose at the close, 0.07 percent, to record 27,531.94 points, and …

Gold prices fell on Monday, affected by the rise in the dollar, and after recent US economic data raised concerns that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates further. The spot gold price fell 0.2 percent to $1,837.59 an ounce by 0048 GMT. US gold futures fell 0.1 percent to …

China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the sixth consecutive month in February, in line with expectations, as the world’s second-largest economy showed more signs of lasting recovery from the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A batch of better-than-expected data recently points to a recovery in economic activity …

Oil prices were little changed in early Asian trading on Monday, after falling $2 a barrel at the close on Friday, as rising supplies in the United States and expectations of higher interest rates dampened optimism about a recovery in demand in China. Brent crude fell nine cents, or 0.1 …

The US dollar achieved strong gains in the last trading week, driven by a series of strong US economic data, with the markets increasing expectations that the US Federal Reserve will continue its tightening approach. In terms of weekly trading, the US dollar recorded a strong rise in today’s trading, …

US Treasury bond yields ended Friday’s trading in a bearish direction on weaker risk appetite after rising expectations of raising the federal interest rate based upon the latest US inflation readings. US Treasury bond yields for ten years fell to 3.821%, compared to the previous daily close of 3.862%.Last week’s …