Market Update

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it did not rule out sabotage as a cause of damage to the Nord Stream pipeline network built by Russia in the Baltic Sea. The pipeline operator said on Tuesday that three offshore lines had suffered “unprecedented” damage in a single day. Asked if sabotage …

Gold prices jumped 1 percent on Tuesday as the dollar weakened, although the Federal Reserve’s expectations of a further interest rate hike kept the precious metal near its lowest level in two and a half years. And the price of gold in spot transactions increased by 1.1 percent to 1639.94 …

Japan’s Nikkei closed higher on Tuesday, led by blue-chip Fast Retailing, as investors scrambled to buy shares battered by a global sell-off, with the US Federal Reserve repeating its stance of maintaining its hawkish policy of raising interest rates. The Nikkei index closed up 0.53 percent at 2,6571.87 points, rebounding …

Oil prices rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday, after plunging to a nine-month low the previous day, amid signs that the OPEC+ alliance may begin to cut production to avoid a further price collapse. US NYMEX crude rose to levels near $78 a barrel during these moments of trading …

The US dollar was able to maintain its uptrend momentum and soared at the beginning of the week, pushing major pairs into fresh multi-year lows. The GBP/USD pair nosedived to record 1.0317 low and now trades around 1.0690, still down on the day. The Bank of England was expected to …

EUR/USD has hovered around 0.9610 as the market players’ focus shifts to US Durable Goods Orders data. Costly durable goods and accelerating interest rates have trimmed expectations for US economic data.ECB Lagarde’s speech provide clues for likely monetary policy action ahead. The EUR/USD pair is displaying back-and-forth moves in a …

Gold is sliding into fresh lows after being held back by the bears below $1,650 on corrections on Monday. The precious metal dropped to the lowest in more than two years while the US dollar extends its uptrend due to recession-linked fears and rising interest rates. The US bond yields …

The UK government’s new fiscal plan increased economic uncertainty and raised the concerns of a global recession, a top official at the US central bank warned after the pound sterling touched an all-time low.Raphael Bostic from US central bank’s Atlanta branch has warned of ‘uncertainty’ after the British pound touched …

The USD/CAD is holding in bullish territory with the US dollar spiking to fresh bull cycle highs. Market volatility has dented the high beta CAD in the face of weaker oil prices.The USD/CAD is up over 1.3% on the day as the pair tries to hold on to near the …

Susan Collins, the new president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said Monday that a higher unemployment rate will be needed to bring down inflation from unusually high levels, but also suggested any economic downturn would likely be modest.In her first speech as Boston Fed president, Collins said the …