Market Update

Oil prices stabilized Monday, November 7, hovering around $100 a barrel, as support from a weaker dollar and a recovery in Chinese crude imports were offset by renewed demand concerns linked to China’s tough approach to containing the coronavirus. By 10:26 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 6 cents, or 0.06%, …

The dollar rose on Monday as sentiment deteriorated after China said it was sticking to its strict curbs on the coronavirus, dashing hopes of the imminent reopening of the world’s second-largest economy that earlier recorded a massive rebound in risky assets. China said at the weekend that it would continue …

European shares opened lower on Monday, with mining and luxury stocks tumbling after hopes that China would ease its strict COVID-19 restrictions earlier this week faded. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.5% by 0805 GMT, after a string of gains that extended for four consecutive weeks. Shares of European …

Oil prices fell more than 2% in early Asian trading on Monday after Chinese officials affirmed over the weekend their commitment to a tough approach to containing the Corona virus, dashing hopes of a recovery in oil demand in the world’s largest importer of crude. Brent crude futures fell $1.58, …

Significant events dominated price action across global financial markets last week, including Fed’s rate decision and US NFP data, namely the most important events of the monthFOMC Decision, US Rate Hike The Fed raised interest rates by 75 points last week, bringing the accumulative key rate to 4.00%, after raising …

The US dollar fell on Friday after the release of the country’s nonfarm payrolls report for October. The latest NFP reading indicated that the world’s largest economy created more new jobs than expected, but also flashed other signs of economic slowdown with a higher unemployment rate and lower wage inflation.The …

Oil climbed on Friday as the dollar eased and supply risks remained, though recession fears and China’s COVID outbreaks kept a check on prices.Brent crude futures were and were able to touch the high of $96.51 a barrel at 0740 GMT, and eventually closed at $94.14. The contract is headed …

News outlets published claims that Twitter’s entire curation team was fired. Elon Musk ended his first week as Twitter’s owner with an indelible mark by slashing, by some estimates, up to half of the company’s workforce with little notice and abruptly cutting off employees’ access to their computers and work …

The US economy added more jobs than expected in October even as the Fed pressed on with the central bank’s most aggressive monetary tightening campaign in decades.Friday’s figure effectively serves as a catalyst for Fed policymakers to proceed with further rate hikes, particularly after messaging from Fed Chair Jerome Powell …

The Australian dollar rallies 2.5% on the day to hit session highs at 0.6470. Risk appetite and the US employment report have boosted the AUD.The Australian dollar is going through an extraordinary recovery on Friday, rallying about 2.5% on the day amid a favorable market sentiment, to regain most of …