The impact of Russia’s sudden block of natural gas taps to Europe has saturated manufacturers and businesses in fresh risks. Energy prices climbed so fast that some factory owners had to rewrite business forecasts six times in two months. Recently, some manufacturers have put a third of their employees on …
Read More »Gold struggles ahead of Fed’s decision
The financial markets’ focus is still on major central banks as the US dollar and Treasury yields continue to dictate their saying. Gold prices encounter some pressure at the start of this week, earlier on the day, prices were sliding by 0.20% after falling from $1679 high to $1,659 low …
Read More »Do markets take FedEx warning seriously?
The earnings-related warning -announced by FedEx last week caused most stocks to crash 20% by the closing bell on Friday.FedEx was founded in 1971 by billionaire businessman Fred Smith. Friday’s warning has a definite meaning, that is the US economy is currently challenging.However; analysts are split into two groups, the …
Read More »EUR/USD rises back above 1.0000
The US dollar losses some momentum amid a cautious improvement in risk sentiment. Wall Street benefited from the said improvement and turned green. So, the EUR/USD pair continues to consolidate ahead of the FOMC meeting.The EUR/USD rose after the beginning of the US session and recently climbed to 1.0017, before …
Read More »Bitcoin retreats to lowest level in 3 months
On Monday, Bitcoin dropped by some 5% to an intraday low of $18,276, reaching its lowest level since June 2019. It was last down 2.9% at $19,091.00. Bitcoin is down 7.2% in the current month and on pace for the second straight negative month after plunging 15% in August.Ether also …
Read More »US equities turn higher ahead of Fed meeting
After the three major indexes logged their worst week in three months, US stocks rose on Monday. The S&P 500 climbed 0.3% after starting the session in the red territory, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 100 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced 0.2%.In the bond market, the benchmark US …
Read More »Saudi crude oil exports rise in July, surpassing a two-year peak
The International Energy Forum said on Monday, citing data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI), that Saudi crude oil exports rose for the second month in a row to their highest level in more than two years. Saudi exports in July rose 2.5 percent to 7.38 million barrels per …
Read More »Ukraine’s grain exports have fallen 46% since the start of the 2022/23 season
On Monday, the Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture said that Ukraine’s grain exports fell 45.6 percent year on year in the 2022/23 season to 6.364 million tons. Ukraine’s grain exports have fallen since the start of the war because its ports on the Black Sea, a major shipping route, have been …
Read More »Oil drops more than 1% amid rising dollar, demand concerns
Oil prices fell more than 1% on Monday, weighed by expectations of sluggish global demand and a stronger dollar ahead of a possible significant interest rate hike. However, supply worries are limiting the price slide. The world’s central banks will almost certainly raise interest rates this week, and the Federal …
Read More »The dollar is rising ahead of an expected sharp interest rate hike from the US Central
The dollar climbed to near 20-year highs against other major currencies on Monday, ahead of a slew of central bank meetings, including a meeting of the US Federal Reserve that is likely to approve another big interest rate hike. Exchanges were generally thin, with markets in London and Tokyo closed …
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