Market Update

The AUD/USD pair is back to flat on the day following a risk-off-led drop at the start of the week. The bears are waiting for the Jackson Hole around the corner amid Chinese economic fears.AUD/USD bulls are attempting to stabilize the pair following a test of daily lows at the …

Oil prices continue as one of the hottest issues across global financial markets. WTI Crude Oil has spent the most of the previous three months funneling lower, taking on the form of a falling wedge. Such formations are often tracked for bullish reversal potential.The price action is consistent with two …

Bitcoin and Ethereum have extended their declines from Friday’s drop in Monday morning trading, though recovering a bit from an even deeper slump seen earlier in the session.The bearish price action also came as U.S. Treasury yields rose slightly across the curve, with the 10-year (US10Y) up three basis points …

The United Kingdom recorded its biggest fall in output in more than 300 years in 2020 when it faced the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a larger decline than any other major economy, updated official figures showed on Monday.Gross domestic product fell by 11.0% in 2020, the …

The Euro is under pressure as Russia to halt gas supplies, while the Chinese Yuan dips to nearly 2-year low as PBOC eases policy again. The U.S. dollar rose across the board on Monday, briefly driving the euro back below parity, as investors shied away from riskier assets amid growing …

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said, on Monday, that OPEC+ has the means to deal with market challenges including cutting production at any time, in different forms.“Oil market has fallen into a self-perpetuating vicious circle of very thin liquidity, extreme volatility undermining market’s essential function of efficient price discovery,” the minister …

Natural gas prices jumped up nearly 20% as Russia gets ready to shut down vital pipeline again. News of another expected shutdown for the crucial Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline sent the region’s prices soaring to start the week.September Title Transfer Facility (TTF) natural-gas futures in the Netherlands jumped …

German chancellor visits Canada in pursuit of for alternatives to Russian natural gas. Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to sign hydrogen supply chains deal as pressure mounts over looming winter crisis. The German chancellor describes his visit as an urgent mission to extract Germany from its dependence on Russian gas and …

The People’s Bank of China lowered the one-year base loan rate by 5 basis points to 3.65% at the central bank’s monthly fix on Monday, while the five-year base loan rate was lowered by 15 basis points to 4.30%. This came on the heels of last week’s surprising decision to …

Ukraine’s agricultural exports are likely to rise to around 4 million tons in August from 3 million tons in July, thanks to a U.N.-brokered deal to lift the blockade of Ukrainian seaports, the deputy head of Ukraine’s agricultural council said on Monday. In televised comments, Denis Marchuk, whose council represents …