Oil prices surge for a third straight session on Friday, with front-month WTI future last trading higher by close to $3.0 in the mid-$109.00s per barrel, more than $11 higher than mid-week lows in the $98.00s. The rally on Friday was partially spurred by a rebound in global equity markets …
Read More »Airlines Crash Amid Geopolitical Storm Hitting Stocks and Revenues
The Israel-Iran conflict, ignited by strikes on June 13, 2025, has sent airlines spiraling into fina…
Dow Jones Rises on Hopes Geopolitical De-escalation, G-7 Diplomacy
The Dow Jones surged 350 points on June 16, 2025, reclaiming 42,500, driven by optimism for a potent…
USD/JPY Steady as Bank of Japan’s Policy Decision Looms
The USD/JPY pair lingers near 144.20, with markets on high alert for the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) monet…
Trump Pushes Iran Talks, Proposes G-7 Expansion Amid Global Strains
President Donald Trump’s attendance at the Group of Seven (G-7) summit in Canada on June 16, 2025, u…
U.S. Stock Index Futures Edge Higher Ahead of Fed Meeting and G7 Summit
U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Monday, attempting to recover some of last week’s sha…
Bitcoin Recovers Amid Israel-Iran Tensions and Fed Meeting Expectations
Bitcoin firmed on Monday, recovering from a recent dip triggered by escalating tensions in the Israe…
European Stocks Edge Higher Amid Geopolitical Tensions, Kering Soars on CEO Speculation
European stocks saw a modest rebound on Monday, recovering from last week’s losses as investor…
Gold Prices Dip Slightly Amid Strong Dollar and Profit-Taking, Supported by Israel-Iran Conflict
Gold prices experienced a slight pullback in Asian trade on Monday, with a stronger dollar weighing …
Oil Prices Rise Amid Escalating Israel-Iran Conflict, Focus on U.S. Intervention
Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Monday, extending a recent rally sparked by the intensifying confl…
Weekly Recap: US Markets Stand Firm Amid Geopolitical Chaos, Economic and Policy Storms
The U.S. dollar strengthens markedly in June 2025, with the Dollar Index rising to 98.14 from 97.62,…
Market Analysis
May, 2022
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13 May 2022 6:13 pm
US: UoM Consumer Sentiment Index falls to 59.1 in May
The preliminary estimate of the University of Michigan’s (UoM) Consumer Sentiment Index for May fell to 59.1 versus an expected fall 64.0 from 65.2 in April, its lowest since August 2011, data released on Friday showed. UoM’s Consumer Expectations Index fell to 56.3 from 63.0 in April, larger than the …
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13 May 2022 5:27 pm
Elon Musk: Twitter takeover ‘temporarily on hold’
Elon Musk has insisted that he is ‘still committed’ to his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter after throwing the deal into chaos by tweeting that it was ‘temporarily on hold’. Musk’s surprise tweets early Friday sent Twitter stock plunging in the pre-market, as analysts speculated that Musk is trying to …
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13 May 2022 4:03 pm
Oil rises, but fears of weak demand cap gains
Oil prices continued to rise on Friday, but were heading for their first weekly loss in three weeks, as concerns about inflation and slowing global growth due to the closures in China to combat the pandemic outweighed the impact of concerns about dwindling fuel supplies from Russia. Brent crude futures …
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13 May 2022 1:54 pm
European shares rise at the end of a volatile week
European shares rose in early trading on Friday to settle at the end of a volatile week dominated by concerns about sharp inflation and tightening monetary policy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.7% by 0710 GMT, with banking, oil, gas and technology shares leading the morning gains. Trading in …
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13 May 2022 12:53 pm
Nikkei records its best daily performance since the end of March
The Japanese Nikkei index recorded the highest increase in more than a month and a half as investors flocked to cheap stocks, with SoftBank Group leading the gains. The Nikkei jumped 2.64 percent to close at 2,6427.65, the highest daily increase since March 23, recovering from a decline to a …
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13 May 2022 11:56 am
The Turkish lira depreciates for the seventh consecutive session
The Turkish lira fell for the seventh consecutive session against the dollar on Friday, bringing its losses to nearly five percent since last Wednesday, and heading towards its record lows last December. The lira fell to 15.4675 against the US currency and settled at 15.4410 per dollar at 0707 GMT. …
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13 May 2022 9:30 am
Russian Ruble Best Gainer In 2022
The Russian currency has reportedly made large gains in spite of the sanctions imposed on Moscow by the United States and Washington’s allies.The US and EU attempted to cripple the Russian economy, but the value of the ruble is heading up. After two months of imposing state-crushing sanctions, the ruble …
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13 May 2022 4:46 am
Market Drivers – US Session – Thursday 12 May
The US dollar index surged on the back of prevalent risk aversion. Panic selloff hit US equities and a broad crash impacted most cryptocurrencies, meanwhile massive quantitative tightening signals attracted the attention of traders, investors and market participants. Monetary policymakers recurrently hint at measures set to trench liquidity.Economic Data There …
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13 May 2022 4:03 am
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index May Preview
Consumer sentiment data are not normally trading events on most calendars, however, under the current feverish markets, almost any unexpected result will generate a reaction. If the Michigan Index is worse than expected it will spark fears of consumer led recession prompting further equity declines and the US dollar’s status …
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13 May 2022 3:45 am
Huge Crash Wipes Out Bitcoin, Other Cryptocurrencies
Over $200 billion erased from the cryptocurrencies’ market in one day as selloff has intensified. The price of bitcoin plunged below $26,000 on Thursday, hitting the lowest level in 16 months.The price of bitcoin plunged as low as $25,401.29 on Thursday. That marks the first time the cryptocurrency has sunk …
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13 May 2022 3:22 am
Oil Exhibits Mixed Performance Amid Tight Supplies
On Thursday, crude oil prices exhibited mixed performance as supply fears as well as geopolitical tensions in Europe got the upper hand over the economic data related fears across financial markets as inflation is soaring globally.Trading has been thin and nobody knows what’s going to move the needle,” said John …
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13 May 2022 2:28 am
Fed’s Powell vows to fix inflation
The Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday that the US central bank’s battle to tame inflationary pressures would “include some pain” as the impact of higher interest rates is being felt, but that the worse outcome would be for prices to continue speeding ahead.”“We went through periods in …
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