Market Update

Markets were generally optimistic for a second consecutive day, leading to a continued dollar selloff after five-day loss streak while other financial assets were not shy to immediately benefit from the softer American dollar.Government bonds kept recovering ground, keeping yields under pressure, which weighed on the US dollar. The EUR/USD …

Oil has jumped by nearly $3 a barrel on Tuesday on expectations that Wednesday’s OPEC+ meeting could decide a large cut in crude output as the retreating US dollar made oil purchases cheaper.OPEC+ will consider output cut on Wednesday’s meeting. The move could put supply under pressure while the energy …

The White House has denied any ban or curbs on natural gas exports this winter to help alleviate energy woes in European allies. Earlier in 2022, US President Joe Biden committed to deliver 15 billion cubic metres (bcm) of liquefied natural gas to Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and …

Elon Musk changed course and agreed to buy Twitter for the originally agreed price, according to a filing on Tuesday. Twitter shares positively reacted to the news and surged after it was reported that Musk plans to go through with his acquisition at $54.20 a share.Twitter stock jumped 22% after …

Gold price rallied on Tuesday touching a fresh high for the week so far around $1,730 and traders are eying September’s high of $1,735. The precious metal rallied from a low of $1,695.24 on the day as the US yields made fresh lows of 3.564% in 10-year Treasury yield while …

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen denied on Tuesday an unconfirmed report that President Joe Biden would replace her after the November midterm elections, saying she plans to stay on as head of the Treasury.Yellen shut down speculation about her exit, saying that “There is no truth to that”. Republicans have been …

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner defended his country’s 200 billion euro defense shield to fund energy relief. Lindner also rejected calls for joint European Union debt, in comments to broadcaster ZDF on Tuesday.“Joint debt does not help us in the long run to strengthen competitiveness or with the sustainable finances …

GBP/USD keeps moving back and forth on Tuesday in a day that ran through a vast territory for a fresh high for the week, so far, at 1.1489 from a low of 1.1280. The American dollar was hit hard by lower-than-expected JOLTS data that has accompanied weak Manufacturing data and …

The yield on the benchmark 10-Year US Treasury note fell 9 basis points to 3.66%, a two-week low, while the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six developed economy currencies, fell around a quarter point to 110.65. The S&P 500 meanwhile, rose 2.8%, while the Dow …

USD/CAD drops 100 pips on Tuesday, extending its weekly losses to almost 2%. Broad US dollar weakness and high crude oil prices undermine the USD/CAD, a tailwind for the CAD.The US economy is slowing as the Fed wishes, as portrayed by the JOLTs report missing estimations. Fed policymakers continue to …