At the time of writing, the price of a barrel of WTI crude oil is $80.292. On the whole, it is down nearly -1.86%. In response to the economy’s sluggish recovery, China’s central bank lowers crucial lending rates, which affects the outlook for global oil consumption. Saudi Arabia and Russia’s …
Read More »US dollar stays resilient as investors digest latest US data
After Monday’s unsuccessful attempt at a rebound, the US Dollar is holding steady against its main competitors’ currencies.The US Dollar Index is still varying just below 100. While industrial production decreased in June, US retail sales increased somewhat. During the first trading period of Tuesday’s American session, the dollar was …
Read More »US stocks climb as earnings season comes in focus
US equities increased dramatically as a result of investors focusing on this week’s deluge of earnings reports and financial results rather than indications that China’s economic recovery is still far off.The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 0.2% and the S&P 500 increased by 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite increased …
Read More »Explainer: All you need to know about oil ‘Contango’
Contango is traditionally defined as the case where the commodity market witnesses prices for delivery at later dates that are higher than immediate exchange prices; that is to say, it is a market condition signaling oversupply and a situation where traders exploit the moment to buy for storing oil for …
Read More »Market Drivers – U. S. Session 18-10-2021
US shares have undergone mixed performance, and tended to rise with the beginning of Monday’s trading session, attempting to overcome the impact of U. S. and Chinese data that cast negative shadows across the global markets after a decline in the growth of the second largest economy in the world.Economic …
Read More »EUR/USD improves amid risk sentiment
EUR/USD has advanced during the New York trading session, up 0.07%, trading at 1.1610. During the session, market sentiment conditions improved despite a weaker than expected third quarter China’s GDP for the third quarter rose by 4.9% (YoY), lower than the 5.0% expected, which trailed the 7.9% increase of the …
Read More »EUR/JPY remains firm against 132.75
Euro has ticked up, Monday, against the Japanese yen, for the eighth successive trading session, although it has failed to advance beyond the four-month high at 132.75 hit last Friday. The pair, however, maintains its positive bias intact, with bearish attempts contained above 132.15.The euro remains strong against an ailing …
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