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Market Analysis
March, 2022
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29 March 2022 5:18 pm
Oil drops $7 a barrel on positive signals about Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Oil prices fell as much as $7 a barrel during trading on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session, after Russia described peace talks with Ukraine as constructive, while fresh shutdowns in China to curb the spread of the coronavirus hit fuel demand. Brent crude futures fell to $105.46 a …
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29 March 2022 4:22 pm
Russian Defense Ministry says will scale down military activity around Kyiv and Chernihiv
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that it would scale down military activity in Kyiv and Chernihiv in order to create conditions for dialogue, reported Reuters, correcting an earlier headline where they had claimed that Russia said it would “stop” military activity in the area. The Russian Defense Ministry …
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29 March 2022 3:12 pm
European stocks open higher, similar to global markets
European stocks opened with strong gains on Tuesday, as did markets in Asia and Wall Street as investors looked ahead to the outcome of peace talks between Moscow and Kiev in Turkey. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index jumped eight percent, extending its gains for the third consecutive session, with the …
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29 March 2022 2:38 pm
Energy Ministers: The UAE and Saudi Arabia are doing their part to stabilize the oil markets
On Tuesday, the energy ministers of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two of the world’s largest energy producers, said that the two countries had done their part in balancing the oil market. “We have only one task: to stabilize the market. Therefore, we cannot politicize the organization or …
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29 March 2022 1:46 pm
S&P Global forecasts 8.5% contraction in Russia’s economy in 2022
Credit rating agency S&P Global cut its forecast for Russia’s 2022 GDP growth by more than 11 percentage points to a contraction of 8.5%, while slashing its forecasts for Poland and Turkey by more than a percentage point due to the fallout from the war in Ukraine. On its economic …
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29 March 2022 1:02 pm
Japan to ban luxury goods exports to Russia from April 5
Japan will ban the export of luxury goods to Russia from April 5, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a statement on Tuesday, March 29, in its latest move in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The banned items include luxury items such as cars, motorcycles, …
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29 March 2022 12:46 pm
Nikkei rises in the footsteps of US stocks and the rise of auto companies
Japanese stocks closed higher on Tuesday, following in the footsteps of US stocks that rose on Monday night, with auto and shipping stocks leading the gains and the market-leading with dividend claims. The Nikkei index rose 1.1 percent to 28,252.42 points. The broader Topix index rose 0.93 percent to 191.66 …
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29 March 2022 12:19 pm
Japan intends to require companies to refrain from paying in rubles in transactions
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Tuesday that Japanese companies will be asked to respond “no” if Russia requests payment in rubles in economic transactions, especially in the energy sector. Russia last week demanded that “unfriendly” countries pay in rubles, not euros, for its gas, following the union of …
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29 March 2022 11:38 am
Oil drops about 7% on fears of weak Chinese demand
Oil prices fell more than 7 percent on Monday, as concerns grew about slowing fuel demand in China after authorities in the country’s financial hub, Shanghai, said they would implement a two-stage shutdown to contain an increase in coronavirus cases. Brent crude futures fell $8.17, or 6.8 percent, to $112.48 …
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29 March 2022 3:18 am
Market Drivers – US Session – 28 March
The gold price is down on the day, losing around 1.9% as the US stock market rises later in the day for a positive close in hopes of a breakthrough in peace talks surrounding the Ukraine crisis. The market mood was sour, helping the American dollar to end the day …
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29 March 2022 3:02 am
S&P 500 climbs for third straight day as Tesla leads
The S&P 500 rose for a third day on Monday, as a sharp climb in shares of Tesla overshadowed weakness in energy and bank stocks, while Russia and Ukraine were poised to hold their first face-to-face peace talks in more than two weeks.The S&P energy index (.SPNY), off 2.56%, was …
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29 March 2022 2:49 am
USD/CAD Remains Vulnerable, Near Ascending Triangle Surface
The USD/CAD pair has attracted significant offers at 1.2593, which seems a failed attempt to come out of the woods as the asset has remained vulnerable in the past few trading sessions.On the weekly scale, USD/CAD has been slipped below the ascending triangle formation. Usually, breaking below the ascending triangle …
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