The International Energy Agency claims that efforts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners, or OPEC+, to support prices by reducing production could be “upended” by an impending surplus in the world’s oil supply. The United States and other American nations are expected to lead the …
Read More »Gold Prices Stabilize as U.S.-China Tariff Truce Shifts Market Sentiment; Inflation Data Eyed
Gold prices steadied in early Asian trading on Tuesday, halting a sharp selloff triggered by the bre…
US Dollar Surges as US-China Trade Optimism Fuels Market Rally
The US Dollar kicked off the trading week with a robust rally on May 13, 2025, climbing close to a f…
Fed Official Flags Trade Uncertainty as a Drag on US Economy
The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Austan Goolsbee, expressed a cautious outlook …
Bitcoin Slumps Post US-China Trade Deal as Stocks Steal the Spotlight
Bitcoin experienced a notable downturn on May 12, 2025, slipping from a three-month peak of $105,720…
Gold retreats 3% amid optimism after US – China trade agreement
Gold prices took a sharp hit at the start of the trading week on May 12, 2025, dropping to $3,207.82…
Dow Jones Soars 1000 Points on US-China Tariff Cut Breakthrough
Wall Street kicked off the week with a dramatic surge, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed a…
Brent Crude Soars Above $65 Amid US – China Trade Agreement
Brent Crude soared above $65 per barrel on May 12, 2025, climbing 2.37% to $65.40, fueled by a US-Ch…
EUR/USD Tumbles to 1.1100 as Dollar Soars on US-China Trade Breakthrough
The EUR/USD pair plummeted past 1.1100 on May 12, 2025, as the US Dollar surged following a landmark…
U.S. and China Agree to 90-Day Tariff Truce, Markets Rally on De-escalation Hopes
In a significant step toward easing trade tensions, the United States and China announced on Monday …
European Stocks Surge on U.S.-China Trade Optimism; UniCredit Hits Record Profit
European equity markets rallied on Monday, driven by renewed optimism over the state of global trade…
Market Analysis
June, 2024
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18 June 2024 8:20 pm
Gold prices decline despite positive central bank demand forecast
Gold (XAU/USD) price has fallen over a quarter of a percent on Tuesday as the market shifts towards riskier assets over safe-havens. A World Gold Council survey indicates that central bank demand is expected to remain strong in 2024, adding a backwind to the gold price. The decline comes as …
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18 June 2024 7:07 pm
US Dollar Trades With Loss Following Bad Retail Sales Data
The US Dollar has been trading in the red after a disastrous US Retail Sales, which missed the 0.2% consensus and resulted in a contraction in retail sales without transportation. This has led to a second wave of US Dollar easing, with the Redbook Index for June now at 5.9% …
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18 June 2024 12:59 pm
Forex Overview: Dollar Firms Ahead of Retail Sales Data and Fed Speeches
The U.S. dollar gained ground on Tuesday, buoyed by anticipation of key retail sales data and speeches from Federal Reserve officials. Traders sought insights to better understand the potential timing and pace of future interest rate cuts. The Dollar Index, measuring the greenback against a basket of major currencies, rose …
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18 June 2024 4:54 am
Market Drivers; US Session, June 17
Even while US yields rose in reaction to an improvement in overall risk appetite trends and a modicum of relief from political unrest in Europe, the US dollar lost some of its recent gains. Amidst investor speculation of two Fed interest rate cuts in 2024, the USD Index (DXY) posted …
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18 June 2024 4:41 am
Oil Prices: Driving Season Outlook Amid Initial Optimism
Investors and traders are paying attention to oil prices ahead of the summer driving and travel season amid a mix of optimistic expectations, well-founded fears and high demand for fuel.Optimism about OPEC+ trendsOil recently achieved its first weekly gains in a month, supported by reports and data that injected more …
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17 June 2024 11:06 pm
US stocks climb as rate cut hopes defy cautious Fed
The Dow Jones Index has seen slight gains on Monday, climbing four-tenths of a percent as investors recover balance and resume the long wait for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The ‘bad news is good news’ sentiment has fueled investor sentiment seeking an accelerated pace of rate cuts from …
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17 June 2024 7:41 pm
Gold prices continue to suffer from Fed’s rhetoric
Gold prices have continued to decline since the beginning of trading on the first day of the new week’s trading, following in the footsteps of commodities that took a downward trend since the opening bell.Spot gold contracts fell to $2,318 per ounce, compared to the previous daily close, which recorded …
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17 June 2024 4:29 am
Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap: Major central banks, inflation data in spotlight
Investors and traders kept a close eye on the US inflation figures as well as the FOMC meeting in June. Due to the Fed’s aggressive approach, selling transactions took hold of gold prices immediately following the announcement that US interest rates would remain steady. Prior to the announcement of the …
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14 June 2024 2:38 am
US Economy: From Recession Fears to Growth, What’s Next?
The US economy surprised many analysts and investors in 2024 by shifting from early fears of a potential recession into a period of resilience and growth. The Federal Reserve, which initially expected to cut rates multiple times this year, has revised its stance to just one cut. So, what does …
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14 June 2024 12:56 am
Moscow Exchange Halts Trading Euro, USD on Fresh US Sanctions
The recent escalation in the US-Russian standoff has had a major impact on the Russian financial system. This comes after the US decided to impose a new batch of sanctions on June 12, targeting the Moscow Stock Exchange, the National Clearing Center and the National Settlement Depository, key players in …
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13 June 2024 11:21 pm
USD/JPY edges up slightly despite falling US bond yields
The USD/JPY recovered some ground during Thursday’s North American session yet is virtually unchanged, up by a minimal 0.08%, weighed by a fall in US Treasury bond yields. US economic data from the United States (US) shows that inflation is getting lower, yet the Federal Reserve remains skeptical that the …
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13 June 2024 9:52 pm
Treasury yields decline following Powell’s comments on inflation
US bond yields have been declining since the beginning of daily trading on Thursday, affected by expectations of a rate cut, which highlighted the possibility of limiting the rate cut to only once this year.Ten-year US Treasury bond yields fell to 4.232% compared to the last daily close, which recorded …
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