Germany announced that the European Union is likely to agree to a ban on Russian oil imports “within days”. At the same time, Moscow said it would work to strengthen its economic ties with China after it fell under the guillotine of Western isolation over its invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian …
Read More »Weekly Recap: Inflation Storm Drives Bond Yields Higher, Boosting US Dollar
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US Index Futures Under Pressure Amid Iran War Escalation and Oil Spike
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Why It Matters: UAE Strengthens Energy Exports With Strategic Pipeline Bypassing Hormuz
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Fragile Pause in the World’s Biggest Economic Rivalry After Leaders’ Talks
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Carry Trades Roar Back as Interest Rate Gaps Drive G10 Currency Rally
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British Pound Slides as UK Political Turmoil and Iran Tensions Boost US Dollar
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WTI Oil Surges Above $100 as Trump-Xi Summit Intensifies Supply Concerns
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Euro Slides Toward Monthly Lows as Hawkish Fed Bets Strengthen US Dollar
The Euro weakened further against the US Dollar on Friday, with the EUR/USD pair falling toward its …
Oil Erupts Over 2% as Trump Declares War of Words on Iran: Weekly Gains Hit 10% Despite Xi Summit Charm Offensive
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Trump-Xi Summit Wraps with “Series of New Consensus” — But Concrete Deals Remain a Mystery
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Market Analysis
May, 2022
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24 May 2022 10:12 am
What ‘recklessness’ does Fed’s Bostic fight, want to avoid?
As the US central bank mobilizes for the inevitable fight against 40-year-high inflation with what is expected to be a string of big interest-rate hikes, one US central banker injected a tone that is full of caution, warning headlong rate hikes could create “significant economic dislocation.”In an essay published Tuesday, …
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24 May 2022 5:14 am
Market Drivers – US Session – Monday 23 May
The US dollar weakened on the first trading day of the week, amid a better market sentiment. The EUR/USD pair flirts with 1.0700, helped by ECB Chair President Christine Lagarde. She said she expects the facilities program to end “very early” in the third quarter of the year, leaving policymakers …
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24 May 2022 5:03 am
Shiba Inu acts as crypto underperformer
Shiba Inu price qualifies the asset to be considered as a crypto underperformer if market conditions persist. Continual diminishing returns are a likely outcome for the meme coin. Invalidation of the bearish thesis is a breach above $0.00001850. Ethereum price displays reasons to believe in a price spike to $2400. …
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24 May 2022 4:55 am
US stocks rise, USD falls after seven weeks of equity losses
US stocks rallied on Monday while government bond prices fell, as investors returned to riskier assets after growth fears and high inflation left the S&P 500 nursing its seventh consecutive week of losses.Monday’s advance followed a late turnround on Wall Street on Friday when the S&P briefly entered bear market …
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24 May 2022 2:47 am
Powell officially sworn in as Fed chair
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was formally sworn in on Monday to begin his second four-year term as head of the U.S. central bank as it aims to tame the highest inflation in four decades without tipping the economy into recession. Lael Brainard was also sworn in as the Fed’s …
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24 May 2022 2:25 am
AUD/USD Rising, Defying Gravity
The AUD/USD pair is rising and while this is ideally perceived of as a bearish continuation chart pattern, the Australian dollar has a habit of defying gravity when correcting the trend and a break of the current resistance would be an important development. On the other hand, the bears are …
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24 May 2022 1:31 am
Governor Bailey: BoE not to blame for soaring inflation
The governor of the Bank of England has hit back at critics who accused him of being asleep at the wheel while inflation soared and a cost of living crisis hit UK living standards.Andrew Bailey defends response to Covid pandemic and indicates that the British central bank will not take …
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24 May 2022 12:40 am
Gold records a fresh two-week high at around $1860s
The Gold Index advances for the fourth successive trading day and begins the trading week with an upbeat tone but retreats at the 20-day moving average (DMA) at $1856.45. The XAU/USD Index reflects the weak appetite for the US dollar, despite higher US Treasury yields, which are pairing last Friday’s …
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23 May 2022 10:27 pm
USD/JPY retreats, but steadies around 127.80s
The USD/JPY pair has edged lower and records minimal losses of 0.01% in the North American session, courtesy of a positive mood and a weaker greenback. At the time of writing, the USD/JPY is trading at 127.84.Market sentiment remains positive, as US equities gain between 1.27% and 1.90%. The US …
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23 May 2022 9:31 pm
UK aims to legislate against Brexit deal
The United Kingdom has been long supporting the case to modify the Northern Ireland Protocol amid the barriers it creates in Northern Ireland. Another issue comes from delay and prices rises amid checks requirements.However, the Union has refused to reopen the treaty and has threatened to use “all the measures …
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23 May 2022 8:39 pm
EUR/USD surges on weaker dollar
The EUR/USD pair is soaring and is closing to the 1.0700 mark, as the US dollar trading remains softer amid positive market sentiment, and an additional hawkish push provided by the ECB President Christine Lagarde, saying that a rate hike on July, it’s possible. At the time of writing, the …
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23 May 2022 7:57 pm
GBP/USD rallies on improved risk-on, weaker dollar
The GBP/USD pair opened the week near the 1.2470s area and, due to favorable market sentiment, rallied 100-pips, reclaiming the 1.2500 mark and closing at the 1.2600 price level, last seen on May 5.The sterling is extending its recovery after posting its first weekly gain in five and begins the …
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