Russia’s Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday, citing informed sources, that Canada sent a Nord Stream gas pipeline turbine to Germany on a plane on July 17 after completing its repair. It will take another five to seven days for the turbine to reach Russia unless there are problems with logistics …
Read More »Pound Stumbles Despite Retail Surge as US Sentiment Retreats, Trade Talks Falter
The Pound Sterling struggled to find its footing against a resilient US Dollar, dipping 0.20% to tra…
U.K. Retail Sales Defy Expectations with March Rise, Despite Trump Tariff Fallout
U.K. retail sales unexpectedly rose in March, surprising economists and offering a rare bright spot …
Bitcoin Set for Weekly Gains Despite Cautious Trade on Mixed U.S.-China Signals
Bitcoin edged higher on Friday, adding to strong weekly gains after earlier optimism that U.S. Presi…
Gold Slips as Risk Appetite Improves, but Trade War Uncertainty Keeps Prices Elevated
Gold prices edged lower in Asian trading on Friday, retreating from this week’s record highs as risk…
Oil Prices Edge Higher But Remain Set for Weekly Decline Amid OPEC+ Supply Fears and Trade Uncertainty
Oil prices saw a modest uptick in Asian trading on Friday, supported by renewed geopolitical tension…
Yen Gains as Fed Rate Cut Bets and Tariff Uncertainty Pressure Dollar
The USD/JPY pair retreated toward the 143.00 zone on Thursday, erasing earlier gains as renewed US D…
Dow Nears 40,000 as Trade Hopes and Fed Rate Cut Bets Fuel Rally
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) surged 0.62%, inching closer to the 40,000 milestone, as inv…
Trade War Tensions Rise: Trump’s Tariffs Meet China’s Defiance
The escalating trade war between the United States and China shows no signs of abating, as President…
Dollar Dips as US-China Trade Hopes Fade and Jobless Claims Rise
The US Dollar reversed course, sliding downward after two days of robust gains, as optimism surround…
Pound Surges as US-China Tariff Tensions Weaken Dollar
The Pound Sterling staged a robust recovery against the US Dollar on Thursday, climbing above 1.3300…
Market Analysis
July, 2022
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18 July 2022 10:42 am
Oil prices continue their gains supported by weak dollar and tight supplies
Oil prices extended gains on Monday, buoyed by a weak dollar and tight supplies that offset fears about a recession and the possibility that widespread shutdowns in China to combat COVID-19 will again reduce demand for fuel. Brent crude futures for September delivery settled 69 cents, or 0.7 percent, at …
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18 July 2022 2:30 am
Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap – July 11-15
The US dollar surged to two-decade highs between Wednesday and Thursday after panic across markets that the Fed might decide a record 100-basis point rate hike next to suppress fresh four-decade highs in consumer prices which constitute a threat later downplayed by the US monetary policymakers.On Friday, the US Census …
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16 July 2022 3:38 am
Market Drivers – US Session – Friday, July 15
Following a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, though US president Joe Biden said he expected Saudi Arabia to take further steps to increase the oil supply in the coming weeks, oil surged 2.5% on Friday after a US official said that an immediate Saudi oil output …
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16 July 2022 3:20 am
Oil rises 2% as no immediate Saudi output hike expected
Oil surged 2.5% on Friday after a US official said that an immediate Saudi oil output boost was not expected, and as investors question whether OPEC has the room to significantly ramp up crude production.The comment during US President Joe Biden’s visit to the kingdom comes at a time when …
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16 July 2022 2:48 am
US Dollar edges lower as Fed’s rate decision eyed
The dollar slid lower on Friday as investors evaluated how high the Fed is likely to raise interest rates by when it meets later in July. Investors also took profits after a strong USD’s rally that sent the American currency to a two-decade high.The dollar has jumped as the Fed …
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16 July 2022 2:28 am
USD/JPY continues rallying for seventh week
The USD/JPY has gained 1.80% in the week, extending its rally to the seventh consecutive week. The USD/JPY retreats from highs at around 139.38, towards the middle of the 138.00-139.00 range on Friday, as Wall Street closes the week with gains between 1.83% and 2.15%, underpinned by positive data that …
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16 July 2022 1:12 am
US adds new oil drilling rigs
Active drilling rigs in the US rose by 4 to 756, the highest since March 2020 and 56% more than a year ago, according to the latest weekly survey from Baker Hughes.Drilling rigs targeting crude oil gained 2 to 599, also the most since 2020, and gas rigs were unchanged …
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15 July 2022 11:34 pm
US equities benefit from better than expected data
US equities surged on Friday, bringing a positive end to a seemingly disappointing week, as strong retail sales data and a survey hinting at easing inflation expectations tempered concerns over the economic outlook.Ealier on the day, Europe’s Stoxx 600 equity index closed 1.8 per cent higher. The S&P 500 share …
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15 July 2022 10:16 pm
USD/CAD slides from weekly highs
The USD/CAD pair extends its decline from weekly highs around 1.3220s reached on Thursday, spurred by elevated US PPI data, which showed that inflation is far from peaking, triggering an uptick in expectations of a Fed 100 bps hike, which later eased as Fed policymakers pushed back against those assumptions.The …
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15 July 2022 8:51 pm
US Consumer Confidence: Inflation expectations cooled
University of Michigan’s Consumer Confidence July report has showed an unexpected modest rebound in the main index. Inflation expectations are cooled. This could represents welcome news for Fed’s policymakers and it makes the pressure to go big at the next FOMC meeting less intense after this week’s scorching CPI reading.At …
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15 July 2022 7:56 pm
Bitcoin recovers but traders still cautious
Bitcoin breached the important $20,000 resistance level and surged past $20,600 on Friday. However, traders are still cautious because the US Fed is expected to boost interest rates by as much as 75-100 basis points in an effort to cool down the country’s spiking inflation, which would make riskier assets, …
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15 July 2022 7:10 pm
Fed’s Daly: Not concerned about debate on rate hikes
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said on Friday that she is not concerned above “over cooking things” on rate hikes. Daly also noted that US consumers continue to spend and that the labour market is still robust.However, Daly mentioned that “Inflation is too high” and that the Fed is …
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