WTI futures capped at $81.61, and remain steady above $80.00. OPEC forecasts, US stocks weigh on oil prices.U. S. Oil prices consolidate between $79.45 and $81.60. Front-month WTI futures have been rejected at $81.61 session high earlier Thursday, and prices have retreated moderately during Thursday’s US trading session. Oil prices, …
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The energy market on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, saw West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil surge to a …
Market Drivers: Could CPI Data Shift Fed’s Potential Easing Path in September?
The US Dollar edged higher on Tuesday, rebounding from a weak start to the week, buoyed by cautious …
USD/JPY Treads Water as Trade Talks and CPI Data Loom
The USD/JPY pair, up 0.25% at 144.95, clings to support above 144.90 as markets grapple with US-Chin…
Liquidity Crunch: Traders Face a Shifting Market in June 2025
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Dollar Climbs and US Stocks Ride Risk-On Wave on Trade Talk Optimism
The US Dollar Index, tracking the currency against six major peers, rose 0.13% to 99.07 from 98.94, …
Gold Prices Struggles To Hold Steady Amid US-China Talks, CPI Anticipation
Gold prices, down 0.08% at $3,322.945 after reaching a daily high of $3,347.68, hold steady above th…
China’s Economic Rebound Faces Trade War Turbulence: Early Recovery Signals
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Bitcoin Surges on U.S.-China Trade Talk Progress, Altcoins Follow Suit
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Oil Prices See Modest Gains Ahead of U.S.-China Trade Talks and Ongoing Geopolitical Tensions
Oil prices inched higher on Tuesday as investors cautiously awaited the outcome of ongoing U.S.-Chin…
European Equities Remain Range-Bound as Investors Await Progress in U.S.-China Trade Talks
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Market Analysis
October, 2021
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14 October 2021 9:45 pm
U. S. labor shortage could stay longer
The U.S. is missing around 4.3 million workers; a shortage many economists expect to last at least several more years Companies and businesses such are attempting to adjust. Scarce labor is becoming a constant reading of the U.S. economy, reshaping the workforce and prodding firms to adapt by raising wages, …
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14 October 2021 9:37 pm
Two chip stocks do well amid shortage
The global chip shortage rages on, and some predictions indicate supply and demand will not reach balance until 2023. For some chip stocks, though, the shortage of tech hardware and soaring prices hasn’t led to a windfall. Two stocks in the industry that have struggled this year are ACM Research …
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14 October 2021 9:30 pm
Tesla Dominates 2021 American-Made Index
Tesla has no fewer than four models in the top 10 list of most American-made cars on sale today, according to an annual automotive index measuring the amount of US-manufactured content in vehicles. The Kogod School of Business’ 2021 Made in America Auto Index lists the Tesla Model 3 in …
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14 October 2021 8:37 pm
Local investors could steer the Turkish Lira’s destiny
The Turkish lira is at its worst, as local investors could start to turn away from it, which would further its decline that has pushed the currency to consecutive record lows over the past month.So far, domestic investors have sold more than $5 billion of their foreign currency deposits in …
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14 October 2021 7:50 pm
IEA: Energy crisis threatens global recovery
A global energy crunch is expected to boost oil demand by 500,000 barrels per day and could stoke inflation and slow the world’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Energy Agency warned on Thursday.Oil and natural gas prices have soared to multi-year highs recently, sending power prices surging to …
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14 October 2021 7:35 pm
Concerns on oil prices eased by EIA data
Crude oil prices slid lower Thursday after the Energy Information Administration reported a crude oil inventory build of 6.1 million barrels for the week to October 8.Gasoline inventory builds have also failed to put a lid on prices at the pump in the past couple of weeks. For last week, …
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14 October 2021 7:04 pm
Chinese coal price higher amid inflation
Current coal prices have recorded 1,500 Yuan per tonne. Soaring energy prices sent producer prices to their highest in at least 25 years in September, rising by 10.7% from a year earlier according to official data released on Thursday and Cold winter weather is likely to push coal prices higher.Daily …
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14 October 2021 6:16 pm
Market Drivers – European Session 14-10-2021
During the European trading session today, the market held a similar tone to its trajectory yesterday, as stocks are recovering modestly after the setback that occurred in the trading stages this week. European indices maintained their gains, while US futures pointed to solid gains as bond yields continued to decline, …
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14 October 2021 5:27 pm
Canada: Manufacturing Sales Rise in August
Manufacturing Sales in Canada increased by 0.5% on a monthly basis in August to C$60.3 billion, the data published by Statistics Canada showed on Thursday. This reading followed July’s decrease of 1.2% and came in line with the market estimates.
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14 October 2021 4:50 pm
Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decline to 293K
There were 293,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending October 9, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 329,000 (revised from 326,000) and came in better than the market expectation of …
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14 October 2021 3:47 pm
Oil Prices Rise on Thursday as US Inventories Fall
Oil prices rose on Thursday, reversing earlier losses, as larger-than-expected drawdowns in US gasoline and distillate inventories prompted buying, and the rally was also supported by expectations that higher natural gas prices as winter approaches will shift to oil to meet heating demand. Brent crude futures rose 67 cents, or …
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14 October 2021 3:19 pm
Gold Rises to Its Highest Level in a Month
Gold price is posting strong gains in midday U.S. trading Wednesday, hitting 4 week highs. Buy stop orders were hit in the futures markets after key technical resistance levels were penetrated on the upside.A selloff in the U.S. dollar index today also worked in favor of the precious metal market …
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