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May, 2022

• 17 May 2022 1:30 am

  Former Fed chair warns of stagflation crisis

  

  The former Federal Reserve chairman warned of a coming economic morass in the next decade. Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke warns in his new book that the United States could face simultaneous sky-high unemployment and inflation on levels not seen since the 1970s.Bernanke, who ran the US central bank from …

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• 16 May 2022 11:36 pm

  European woes undermine demand for EUR/USD

  

  Geopolitically; EU ministers cannot reach an agreement on new sanctions against Russia as ECB’s Lagarde and Fed’s Powell get ready to deliver their speeches on Tuesday, meanwhile the EUR/USD pair holds modest gains above 1.0400, corrective advance could extend to 1.0470.The EUR/USD pair ended Monday achieving modest gains in the …

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• 16 May 2022 10:49 pm

  Silver rallies above $21.50 on sliding Treasury yields

  

  Silver price is rallying more than 2% in the day amidst falling US Treasury yields. Market sentiment has improved during the US session, a headwind for the dollar.Silver holds ground for the last two trading days and advances firmly in the US session, almost 2% up, and is closing at …

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• 16 May 2022 10:13 pm

  GBP/USD targets upside correction

  

  The GBP/USD is higher by 0.17% in midday US trading session, pulling away from the consolidation between 1.2150 and 1.2250 after travelling from a low of 1.2216 to a high of 1.2296 so far on the day. Global growth concerns have been the main focus at the start of the …

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• 16 May 2022 9:28 pm

  Treasury yields slide on global slowdown concerns

  

  Treasury yields were little changed to lower Monday morning as weak factory data in the US and an unexpectedly big drop in retail sales in China reinforced concerns about a global slowdown.Weak data from China also underscored worries about a demand slowdown, sending oil futures lower in the New York …

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• 16 May 2022 8:42 pm

  Fed has new plan to avoid recession

  

  Earlier this month Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced a half-percentage-piont increase in interest rates, the largest hike in over two decades. Powell also indicated that he wouldn’t hesitate to do it again — a move straight out of the central bank’s 1994 playbook, when the Fed last tempered the US …

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• 16 May 2022 8:24 pm

  Gold Price Recovers as bulls regain serenity

  

  The Gold Index has recovered some ground after earlier slipping below the $1800 mark on Friday, on higher US Treasury yields, which during the session are sliding, thus lifting the prospects of the non-yielding metal. XAU/USD is trading almost flat, around $1811.02 a troy ounce.As for market sentiment, the rhetoric …

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• 16 May 2022 7:48 pm

  NZD/USD prints fresh highs, remains below 0.6300

  

  The NZD/USD pair has climbed to 0.6295 during the American session touching its highest level since Thursday. The pair is surging as the USD dollar’s strength takes a pause and amid lower US Treasury yields.The Dow Jones Index has fallen by 0.27% but still holds to most of Friday’s rally. …

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• 16 May 2022 7:11 pm

  BoE’s Bailey: Food prices worry UK

  

  BoE Governor Andrew Bailey on Monday said that food prices are a major worry for the UK and developing world, reported Reuters. Speaking alongside Bailey at a House of Commons Treasury Committee, BoE’s Michael Saunders said that inflation would still be well above the bank’s target this year even if …

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• 16 May 2022 4:53 pm

  Agency: Russian oil production rises 1.7% month-on-month in May so far

  

  Russia’s average production of oil and gas condensate increased by about 1.7 percent on a monthly basis to 1.4 million tons per day (10.25 million barrels per day) in the first half of May, Interfax news agency reported, citing a source. It also said that Russian oil exports – excluding …

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• 16 May 2022 3:43 pm

  Gold falls to its lowest level in three and a half months

  

  On Monday, gold prices fell more than one percent to their lowest levels since late January, as the dollar’s strength continued to affect demand for the yellow metal, which is denominated in the US currency. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.8 percent to $ 1797.82 an ounce (an ounce) …

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• 16 May 2022 1:59 pm

  European shares fall on recession fears

  

  European shares opened lower on Monday, with French shares down nearly 1 percent, after weak economic data from China fueled fears of a global recession. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.6 percent by 0715 GMT, after posting its first weekly gain in five weeks on Friday. China’s April retail …

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• 16 May 2022 12:48 pm

  The dollar starts the week on a strong note

  

  The dollar rose at the start of the week to a level just under a 20-year high against other major currencies on Monday as investors sought safe havens due to concerns about global growth while cryptocurrency markets appeared to have found some stability after last week’s turmoil. The dollar index …

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