US shares rallied for a second straight session while investors focus on some of the world’s biggest companies to report earnings this week. Traders also spiced their expectations and bets on whether the US central bank could slow its pace of interest-rate hiking after digesting negative economic data released on …
Read More »USD/CHF consolidates after rebounding from 1.0145
The US dollar has restored the 112.014 level after it had declined from 1.0145 to find support at 0.9965. The dollar is also consolidating in the calm US market session.The US dollar has been trading sideways against the Swiss Franc on Monday. The pair has remained moving roughly between 0.6965 …
Read More »WTI bounces up despite risk off mood
Oil prices are trimming their losses after bouncing up from the $82.55 level. There are concerns about the Chinese zero-COVID policy. Such concerns do hurt crude oil.The lower US oil reserves have avoided a further decline in prices. WTI futures have picked up following the negative market opening on Monday. …
Read More »WTI edges up around $85.00 on expected robust demand
WTI tends to finish Friday’s trading session with flat performance, as Wall Street ended the day with substantial gains amid hopes that Fed could be less hawkish, as mentioned by Fed officials debating to slow the pace of rate increases following November’s meeting. At the time of writing, WTI is …
Read More »WTI trades higher on several factors
WTI futures are trading higher for the second consecutive day on Thursday, to depart the last two weeks’ downtrend. WTI crude has extended its recovery from Tuesday’s lows at $82.15 to session highs at $87.10 before retreating around $86.00 zone. The American crude is trading at $84.47 per barrel at …
Read More »Petroleum Institute: US oil stocks fell 1.3 million barrels
The American Petroleum Institute said that crude oil inventories fell by 1.3 million barrels in the week ending on the fourteenth of October. According to the weekly report of the American Institute, gasoline stocks in the United States decreased by 2.2 million barrels last week, and distillate stocks fell by …
Read More »WTI retreats 4% on recession fears, demand issues
The WTI crude oil drops from daily highs of $86.40s to $82.20s on Tuesday. Chinese economic indicators remain delayed, with no rescheduling assigned by the government. The US will release oil from its SPR reserve to keep gasoline prices down.The US crude oil declined more than 3% on Tuesday amidst …
Read More »WTI records daily highs around $87
WTI is paring its earlier losses and prints gains of almost 0.40% on Monday as China’s continuing losing monetary policy, would likely make up for any reduced demand amidst high inflation and an economic deceleration, sparked global recession fears. At the time of writing, WTI is trading at $85.33 per …
Read More »US rules trigger need to protect chips supply chain
The US is struggling to protect chips supply chain against consequences of its new export curbs on China’s chip industry because such consequences could harm the semiconductor supply chain.Just hours before a new restriction became effective, South Korea’s chipmaker SK Hynix Inc announced it got authorization from the United States …
Read More »Why Is IMF Warning Of Tough 2023?
The International Monetary Fund has reduced its forecast for the global economy, but this time with a loud warning, claiming that “The worst is yet to come, and for many people 2023 will feel like a recession”. “More than a third of the global economy will contract this year or …
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