“The Fed still has to follow through to ratify the forward guidance previously given but the effects on the economy and on inflation are already taking hold,” St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said on Monday.Bullard repeated that the US labour market remains robust and added that the …
Read More »Dollar Wavers as Markets Await FOMC Minutes and Trade Developments
On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) edged up to near 98.00, but failed to sustain early gai…
U.S. Treasury Yields Climb as Tariff Threats Weaken Yen
On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, U.S. Treasury bond yields experienced a notable uptick as financial market…
Stock Market Wobbles as Tariff Push and Copper Duties Rattle Investors
U.S. stocks ended mixed, with the S&P 500 down 0.07% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fallin…
U.S. Prepares for New Trade Announcements and Copper Tariffs by August
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick revealed plans to release 15 to 20 new trade-related directiv…
China’s Forex Reserves Surge, Gold Holdings Grow for Eighth Month
China’s foreign exchange reserves soared to $3.3174 trillion by June 2025, marking a $32.2 billion (…
EUR/USD Rises Amid Trump’s Tariff Letter and EU Trade Hopes
On Tuesday, the EUR/USD pair, the world’s most traded currency pair, edged up 0.09% to 1.1718, drive…
Trump’s Tariff Letter Looming as EU Races for Trade Deal
President Donald Trump announced a forthcoming letter to the EU within two days outlining tariff det…
Despite short-term declines, strong investor demand for gold and silver features FY2025
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Sterling’s Slide: Can the Pound Weather UK Fiscal Woes and Fed Caution?
The British Pound is losing ground against the US Dollar, with GBP/USD dipping below the 20-day simp…
Oil Prices Retreat Amid U.S. Tariff Uncertainty and OPEC+ Output Increase
Oil prices retreated on Tuesday after rising nearly 2% in the previous session, as investors assesse…
Market Analysis
June, 2022
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20 June 2022 8:29 pm
ECB’s Lagarde sticks to rate-hike plans
European Central bank President Christine Lagarde reaffirmed on Monday plans to raise the ECB’s interest rates twice this summer while fighting widening spreads in the borrowing costs of different Eurozone countries.“These decisions underpin our previous commitments to adjust all of our instruments within our mandate, incorporating flexibility if warranted, to …
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20 June 2022 7:41 pm
BOE’s Mann: My views on interest rates are not about defending sterling
Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Monday that her views on the BOE’s rate outlook were not about defending the British pound.“There is an important difference of view on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on the resilience of UK consumption,” Mann added. “Since the May MPC meeting, I …
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20 June 2022 5:00 pm
Oil prices stabilize as the market balances recession fears and tight supplies
Oil prices stabilized on Monday, after struggling to recoup last week’s losses, as the market worked to balance tight supplies and fears of slowing global economic growth. Brent crude futures were down 38 cents, or 0.3 percent, at $112.74 a barrel. Brent prices fell 7.3% last week, the first weekly …
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20 June 2022 3:40 pm
Saudi oil exports rose in April on a monthly basis to 7.38 million bpd
Citing monthly export data for the Joint Data Initiative “JODI”, the International Energy Forum said that Saudi Arabia’s crude exports in April rose to 7.38 million barrels per day from 7.235 million barrels per day in March. The forum indicated that the data highlights that global oil demand fell on …
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20 June 2022 2:28 pm
The euro rises with a focus on ECB
The euro rose on Monday as markets focused on the European Central Bank’s anti-fragmentation tools in the eurozone, even as French President Emmanuel Macron lost an outright majority in legislative elections. The final results showed that Macron’s “Together” alliance obtained the largest number of votes in the National Assembly elections, …
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20 June 2022 12:33 pm
Nikkei closes at its lowest level in more than five weeks
Japan’s Nikkei closed at a more than five-week low on Monday as energy and chip-related shares led losses as investors struggled to find signs of market action due to a holiday in the United States. The Nikkei index fell 0.74 percent to 25,771.22 points, its lowest closing level since May …
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20 June 2022 12:02 pm
People’s Bank of China keeps interest rates unchanged
The People’s Bank of China kept interest rates unchanged in June at 3.7% for one year and 4.45% for 5 years, in a move that was expected by most investors. The Central Bank had reduced interest rates for one year during the months of November and December of last year …
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20 June 2022 10:41 am
China’s imports of Russian oil in May recorded a record increase
China’s imports of Russian crude oil in May hit a record for one month of 8.42 million tons (about 1.98 million barrels per day), up 55 percent from the same month in 2021, according to Chinese customs data. Customs data released on Monday also showed that China imported 260,000 tons …
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20 June 2022 10:20 am
Bitcoin climbs 5.7% to $20,455
Cryptocurrency bitcoin rose 5.69 percent to $2,045.29 by 2003 GMT Sunday, up $1,079.23 from its previous close. With this, Bitcoin, the largest and most popular cryptocurrency in the world, is up 13.9 percent from this year’s low of $1,7592.78, which it hit on Saturday. Ether rose 10.42 percent to $1,100.07 …
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20 June 2022 2:14 am
Janet Yellen: Recession isn’t inevitable, but inflation remains unacceptably high
The US Treasury Secretary expects the US economy to slow” to more “stable growth”. A recession is not “at all inevitable” as the Fed takes increasingly aggressive action to address sharply rising inflation, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday.“Clearly, inflation is unacceptably high,” Yellen continued. “It’s President Joe Biden’s top …
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20 June 2022 1:20 am
Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, 13 – 17 June
Central banks, categorized as most observed and most monitored around the globe, are coining what can be called a campaign against surging inflation. But this week it became more obvious that they know this could be achieved only at a cost that their economies should endure.US president Joe Biden indicated, …
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19 June 2022 7:55 pm
Why Has Bitcoin Dropped Below $20,000?
Liquidity problems could account for the latest crypto crash. Over the weekend, bitcoin price dropped below a key psychological level for buyer support, and so far, has not managed to return above that level.Bitcoin price fell below $20,000 on Saturday and is currently trading at $19,379 on Sunday morning, registering …
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