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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 …

The British Pound fell slightly on Friday, but is still on track for its third consecutive weekly increase against the US dollar. Analysts expect sterling to remain fragile as central banks, including the Bank of England, continue to tighten monetary policy even though the recession is expected to be deeper …

The US Dollar Index is close to testing the recent intraday low from 15th November at 105.34. However, economists suggest that the US dollar’s selloff pressure would not go further in the near future.According to FOMC minutes, there is no room for providing conviction for higher terminal rate. Wednesday’s FOMC …

Oil prices rose Friday, November 18, with the decline of the dollar, but they are heading towards incurring weekly losses due to expectations that the pace of the sharp rise in US interest rates will not ease, as well as expectations of weak demand from China, the largest importer of …

On Wednesday, oil prices settled more than one US dollar lower after Russian oil shipments via the Druzhba pipeline to Hungary resumed operation and rising COVID-19 cases in China weighed on investors’ sentiment.Contracts to deliver West Texas Intermediate crude in December closed at their lowest price since October 25, according …

US President Joe Biden met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during the G20 summit in Bali. The versions of the outcome vary per national news outlets. Biden said they are not looking for conflict and will not be a new Cold War. Chinese media reported that Xi warned Washington about …

Global news came mixed on Wednesday. News from China impacted market sentiment and risk appetite after another district lockdown due to covid infections. Russia is withdrawing from Kherson, the only Ukrainian regional capital captured since the invasion began, as Moscow cannot keep supplying troops and Russian President Vladimir Putin would …

The Chinese yuan fell during Friday’s trading, near its lowest level in 14 years against the dollar, bringing its losses this year to 12.3%. And according to Bloomberg, market watchers expect further yuan weakness after the Communist Party congress ends this weekend, with the central bank loosening its grip on …

Coronavirus cases are increasing across China, prompting many local authorities to tighten control over movement. According to a model from Nomura, about 4.8% of China’s GDP was negatively affected by COVID controls as of Monday, October 10. This is up from 4.3% last week. According to official announcements, three districts …

The US economy contracted at an annualized rate of 0.6% in the second quarter, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA) third and final estimate showed on Thursday. This reading came in line with the market expectation and the previous estimate. GDP, the standard economic growth measure, is the value …