Market Update

Oil prices extended gains on Monday as investors awaited any moves against Russian oil and gas exports that might be taken during the Group of Seven leaders meeting in Germany. There is a looming prospect of tighter market supplies as Western governments seek ways to reduce Russia’s ability to finance …

Gold prices rose on Monday as news that some Western countries are planning to formally ban imports of the metal from Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine sparked some interest in gold. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.5 percent to $ 1835.58 an ounce. US gold futures rose …

Risk appetite improved during the US session. US shares rallied and closed with robust gains after retreating to bear market levels, meaning losses of 20% or more from all-time-highs. Gold continues for the second consecutive week with losses, down 0.64% despite climbing on Friday. Lower US 10-year T-yields and the …

Today’s hot inflation could be likened to a speeding vehicle down a hill. In order to slow down, there would be a need to push the brakes. In this case, interest rate hikes are more of brakes in this situation, but some major central banks hit the brakes faster than …

The Western countries aligned against Russia face growing economic pain as sanctions and embargoes show little impact and no change on the Russian stance. US officials vowed that Russia’s financial system would be battered if it attacked Ukraine, and President Biden boasted in March that sanctions were “crushing the Russian …

The positive market sentiment discouraged USD/CHF sellers from confirming the double top chart pattern.The USD/CHF pair has fallen for the fifth successive day, though bounced off weekly lows reached during the day near 0.9521, towards the 0.9580s region. The pair is still shy of reclaiming the 0.9600 figure. At 0.9589, …

“We want to bring inflation down without crippling growth and stalling the labor market”, San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly, said on Friday. Daly is the latest US central bank monetary policymaker to signal that she is supporting another big increase in interest rates in July in an effort …

Gold continues for the second consecutive week with losses, down 0.64% despite climbing on Friday. Lower US 10-year T-yields and the weaker US dollar account for the latest advance. So far, the Gold Index bounces off weekly lows near $1816, recovering some ground in the week, reclaiming above the $1825 …

The AUD/USD broke above 0.6920 and jumped to 0.6957 on Friday, reaching the highest level in two days. Stocks are sharply surging and this helps the Australian dollar.Despite recession fears, investors flocked to stocks. US stocks indexes are up by more than 2%, extending weekly gains. Negative economic data did …

US shares are surging for the second successive day despite being during the US trading session. The major indices prepare to post solid gains in the week, within 4% to 6% range.The S&P 500 reclaimed the 3,800 mark; around 3,887.19 and is up by 2.74% in the day, while the …