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March, 2022

• 3 March 2022 3:42 am

  WTI Rallies, Eyeing 2017 High Around USD 112

  

  US crude oil benchmark, WTI, rallies by 4.67% in the day, aiming to close above the USD 100 mark for the second day of the year as Wall Street closed, with US equities printing gains. The market sentiment is positive, though it would be subject to Ukraine-Russia tussles as it …

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• 3 March 2022 2:46 am

  Despite Surging Production, Russia Fails To Meet OPEC+Quota

  

  OPEC+ met on Wednesday and will not to break from its plan to add 400,000 bpd to quotas each month, largely as expected, despite soaring oil prices amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Russia is estimated to have increased its crude oil production by 0.2 percent in February compared to January, but …

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• 3 March 2022 1:58 am

  BoE’s Cunliffe: Sanctions To Do Severe Damage to Russia’s economy

  

  Bank of England Deputy Governor for Financial Stability Jon Cunliffe said on Wednesday that sanctions will do severe damage to the Russian economy, but should not pose material risks to financial stability more broadly.Cunliffe said that heightened perceptions of geopolitical risk and its potential impact on growth and inflation can …

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• 3 March 2022 1:43 am

  ECB’s Centeno: Ukraine Conflict To Bring About Stagflation Scenario

  

  European Central Bank Governing Council member Mario Centeno said on Wednesday that the Russo-Ukraine war could lead to a stagflation scenario depending on the duration of the conflict and the European response.The exclusion of the Russian economic area via sanctions will have a devastating impact on Russia’s economy, Centeno added.Beyond …

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• 3 March 2022 12:27 am

  EUR/USD Hits Resistance As Markets Focus On Ukraine

  

  EUR/USD is stalling on its advance in later trade on Wall Street as the price moves into what would be expected to act as a resistance area on the hourly chart. At 1.1129, the price is trading near flat on the day after climbing from a low of 1.1057 to …

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• 3 March 2022 12:16 am

  Yellen Vows Tighter Sanctions Against Russia

  

  The United States is determined to continue to impose severe consequences on Putin and Russia over Ukraine war. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that the US will continue to impose severe consequences on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.Russia will increasingly become …

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• 2 March 2022 11:55 pm

  BoE’s Tenreyro: Oil Prices Spikes Increase Inflation, Dampen UK Economy

  

  Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Member Silvana Tenreyro said on Wednesday that the latest rise in oil prices will increase inflation and dampen UK economic activity. The high level of companies wage expectations in the BoE’s latest Agents’ survey was a surprise, though we will have to see if …

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• 2 March 2022 11:33 pm

  Fed’s Beige Book: Economic Activity Has Expanded Since January

  

  On Wednesday, the Fed’s Beige Book for March 2022 was released citing the word “modest” 52 times, “moderate” mentioned 47 times and “Uncertainty” 11 times. Some traders guess a lot of what happens today and tomorrow will depend on the Fed’s Beige book Key QuotesEconomic activity has expanded at a …

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• 2 March 2022 11:16 pm

  US: Sanctions On Russian Energy On The Table

  

  The United States is open to imposing sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas industry but going after its exports now could help Moscow, the White House said on Wednesday as oil prices touched eight-year highs and supply disruptions mounted.The White House is considering hitting Moscow’s vast energy sector over Russia’s …

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• 2 March 2022 10:16 pm

  Treasury yields rose on Powell’s Rate Hike Hints

  

  The 10-year Treasury yield climbed above 1.8% Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell offered an unusual degree of transparency for a Fed Chair, indicating that he endorses a quarter-percentage point increase when the central bank concludes its two-day policy meeting on March 16. Wednesday’s trading brought a respite to …

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• 2 March 2022 9:56 pm

  Canadian Dollar Leads G10 Gains As Rate Hike, Tightening Get Going

  

  The Canadian dollar strengthened against its US counterpart on Wednesday as oil prices surged and the Bank of Canada hiked interest rates as expected for the first time since October 2018 despite the crisis in Ukraine.Canada’s central bank hiked its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.50% to …

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• 2 March 2022 9:35 pm

  US Official: No change on the ground in Ukraine since Tuesday

  

  A US official said on Wednesday that the US assesses there have been no significant changes on the ground in Ukraine since Tuesday and that Russian force numbers in Ukraine have slightly increased, reported Reuters. There has been an increase in the Russian’s use of missiles and artillery target Kyiv, …

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• 2 March 2022 8:59 pm

  Russia: Ceasefire To Be Discussed In Talks With Ukraine

  

  A Russian negotiatorssaid on Wednesday that a potential ceasefire will be discussed in upcoming talks with the Ukrainian delegation, reported Russia’s Interfax.The Russian delegation is waiting for talks with their Ukrainian counterpart in a second round of negotiations.Satellite images showed a 40-mile-long Russian military convoy approaching Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv …

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