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March, 2022

  • 21 March 2022 10:10 pm

    US Stocks Muted, Treasuries Sell Off As Traders Digest Ukraine War Impact

    After best week for Wall Street and European equities since 2020, traders at the New York Session witness benchmark S&P 500 share index moving between small gains and losses on Monday. Wall Street and European stocks were subdued on Monday, after their best week since 2020, while US government bonds …

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  • 21 March 2022 9:52 pm

    Fed Chair Sees No Highly Possible Recession Next Year

    Fed Chair Jerome Powell remarked in a speech on Monday that he doesn’t see an elevated likelihood of a recession in the next year, reported Reuters. Additional Remarks: “It’s hard to say what the economy will look like in wake of recent events, but no one is sitting around waiting …

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  • 21 March 2022 9:26 pm

    Gold Price Off Its Highs On Powell’s Inflation Related Comments

    Gold prices have fallen from their session highs but are still holding on to gains even as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signed that the central bank could aggressively tighten interest rates more than markets are expecting.The gold market appears to be taking the hawkish comments in stride. April gold …

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  • 21 March 2022 8:50 pm

    Powell: Obvious need to move expeditiously to a more neutral level, higher if needed

    Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell said on Monday that there is an obvious need to move expeditiously to a more neutral level and even more restrictive levels if needed to restore price stability.The risk is rising that there could be an extended period of high inflation that could push …

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  • 21 March 2022 8:06 pm

    Nagel: ECB should raise interest rates if prices so require

    ECB Governing Council member and Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said on Monday that the ECB should raise interest rates if the price outlook so requires, if bond-buying ends in Q3 as now planned, rates could rise this year.Nagel said the risks of tightening policy too late have increased and any …

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  • 21 March 2022 7:54 pm

    WTI Rallies To $110 As EU Ponders Russia Oil Embargo

    The bulls are firmly back in control of global oil markets following a series of bullish catalysts over the weekend which has sent the front-month WTI future as nearly $5.0 higher on the session to test the $110 per barrel area. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine rumbles on and …

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  • 21 March 2022 4:42 pm

    Saudis relinquish responsibility for oil shortages in light of Houthi attacks

    The Saudi Press Agency, quoting a Foreign Ministry statement, said on Monday that the Kingdom is relinquishing its responsibility for any shortage in oil supplies to global markets in light of the recent attacks by the Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthi movement on Saudi oil facilities. The Saudi Energy Ministry and official …

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  • 21 March 2022 3:51 pm

    The dollar is falling and the yen is near a 6-year low

    The dollar fell against other major currencies as investors awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell later on Monday, and other central bank policymakers this week for clues on monetary policy. Currency markets have been turbulent over the past month due to the financial fallout from Russia’s invasion of …

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  • 21 March 2022 2:30 pm

    The Kremlin: Russia’s oil embargo will harm Europe, not America

    The Kremlin said on Monday that Europe would be hit hard in the event of a Russian oil embargo, which would hurt the continent’s energy balance but not affect the United States. Some European Union foreign ministers are pressing for an oil embargo as part of an escalation of sanctions …

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  • 21 March 2022 1:55 pm

    Gold rises with the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis

    Gold prices rose on Monday, boosted by the safe-haven appetite, as the Ukraine crisis showed no signs of abating, although the US Federal Reserve’s plan to implement bold anti-inflation measures curbed gold’s gains. 3.0 percent to $ 1927.22 an ounce by 0528 GMT. And US gold futures fell 1.0 percent …

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  • 21 March 2022 1:50 pm

    EU discusses Russian oil embargo as Biden prepares to join talks

    European Union governments are discussing an oil embargo on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine as they gather this week with US President Joe Biden for a series of summits aimed at toughening the West’s response to Moscow. In an attempt to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw his …

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  • 21 March 2022 12:55 pm

    Yen starts another week under pressure with focus on central bank policies

    The Japanese yen extended its decline on Monday as traders focused on a series of public statements by central bank policy makers globally this week including Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell later on Monday. The dollar rose slightly against the Japanese yen, as high as 119.3 yen, defying a six-year …

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  • 21 March 2022 11:59 am

    Oil rises on pressure from the Ukrainian conflict and lack of supply in the market

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    Oil prices rose $2 on Monday as Ukrainian forces withstood violent Russian attacks while major oil producers said they were struggling to produce their quotas under a supply agreement. Brent crude futures rose $1.96, or 1.8 percent, to $109.89 a barrel by 0039 GMT, adding to its 1.2 percent rise …

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