Market Update

Late in the North American session, US crude oil rises 0.50% as it ignores concerns about the global economy. In response to concerns about an imminent recession and political unrest in Russia, WTI, the US crude oil benchmark, recovers after two days of losses and increases by more than 0.50%. …

Dubai TV interviewed Mohamed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, to comment on whether the developments of geopolitical events clearly affect the performance of stock markets and the performance of commodities; Hashad began his commenting on oil prics, …

The EUR/USD is struggles for fresh gains despite the weaker performance of the US dollar with the beginning of the new trading week. The pair is up 0.16% trading at 1.0909 at the time of writing. Meanwhile, geopolitical tensions around Russia have eased as market attention turns to the ECB …

The Canadian dollar is quietly advancing to be the top G10 currency this month. Economists are keen to analyze USD/CAD outlook.Canada’s dollar generally tends to do well when Fed rates peak. The USD/CAD pair is trading at 1.3155 at the time of writing. While the outlook for Fed Funds is …

Oil prices fell on Monday after Russia’s private military group Wagner revolted at the weekend, although political instability did not appear to pose an immediate threat to oil supplies from one of the world’s top producers. And by 0900 GMT, Brent crude futures fell eight cents, or 0.1 percent, to …

European stocks fell on Monday as a sharp decline in financial stocks offset gains in the energy sector due to concerns about political instability in Russia, a major oil producer. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.3% by 0717 GMT, after posting its biggest weekly percentage loss in three months …

The dollar fell on Monday before getting some safe-haven support as concerns persisted that the prolonged monetary tightening policy pursued by major central banks could further damage the global economic outlook. Recent events in Russia also kept investors on guard, but the reaction in the currency market was muted as …

Gold prices rose on Monday in early Asian transactions, supported by the decline in the US dollar, although the prospects for raising US interest rates again this year to curb inflation negatively affected the appetite for the precious metal. By 0051 GMT, gold in instant transactions increased 0.3 percent to …

Japan’s Nikkei fell for the third consecutive session on Monday, after spending the day swinging between small gains and losses. The Nikkei index closed down 0.25 percent at 32,698.81 points. The benchmark index had fallen by about 2.4 percent in the previous two sessions, after rising over several months to …

The euro fell on Friday after data indicating stagnation in the growth of business activities in the single currency area this month, while the dollar received support from risk aversion and statements indicating continued monetary tightening from global central banks, including the Federal Reserve (Central US). The dollar index, which …