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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 …

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 …

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 …

US Stocks closed lower on Monday. Nasdaq Composite index hit lowest level in two years as tech shares were the hardest blow in the market because of thwarting interest rates exposing the high valuations of such shares and raise their cost of capital.The declines came as JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon …

The dollar fell last week, as commodity bulls took some breathing; However, this decline was short-lived, as the dollar jumped again to its highest level in 20 years. The dollar’s rise to a high of 112 from a one-week low came, moving back towards levels not seen since May 2002, …

The US dollar ended the day unevenly across the FX board, despite Wall Street resuming its decline and trimming all Wednesday’s gains. Treasury yields remained stable, with the 10-year note yielding 3.75% and the 2-year note 4.17%.Gold trades near its weekly high at the $1,664 level, while crude oil prices …

Speedy US rate hikes raised the risk of recession, but it is likely to be caused by an outside shock rather than from the collapse of the American economy that remains robust according to statements by St. Louis Fed president James Bullard.Bullard said, at an economic forum in London, that …

Capital controls and currency intervention will be among tools emerging Asians can use if rapid US interest rate hikes and the surging dollar force the risk of falling in a debt crisis. So, it is appropriate and helpful to compose the comprehensive picture of financial assets’ performance, last week from …

Analysts at Danske Bank forecast the AUD/USD pair at 0.67 in a month, at 0.67 in three months and at 0.66 in six months. They point out the Australian dollar could receive some support from a tight supply of several commodities. Key Quotes:“The persistent global inflation has increased the risk …

Driven by a surge in Chinese electric-vehicles sales, the sharp rise in lithium as a key commodity for batteries could be a factor that slows adoption of these vehicles on the global level.Lithium carbonate prices in China, the benchmark in the fast-growing market, stand at about $71,000 per tonne, according …