Market Update

The Japanese Nikkei index fell on Monday, after hitting its highest level in a week, as US data pointing to rising inflation increased fears that the Federal Reserve would keep raising interest rates for a longer period. Technology stocks fell after US producer price data on Friday indicated that inflation …

Oil prices rose more than 1 percent in early Asian trading on Monday, as a major pipeline transporting crude oil between Canada and the United States remained closed as Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to cut production in response to the West imposing a cap on Russian oil export prices. …

The dollar rose against the euro on Friday after US producer price data for November came in slightly higher than expected, casting doubt on whether the Federal Reserve will slow down the pace of interest rate hikes at its meeting next week. The data showed US producer prices rose 0.3 …

Bank of England to hike rates by 50 bps, fresh forecasts coming up. Concerns about a global economic setback weighed on US indexes. The GBP/USD pair is trading at 1.2265 at the time of writing.The GBP/USD pair peaked at 1.2321 after Wall Street’s opening but trimmed intraday gains and hovers …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …