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The International Monetary Fund expects that Russia’s economy will grow by 3.2% in 2024, outpacing all advanced economies, including the US. Despite the war, high investment and robust private consumption have driven Russia’s economy forward. The IMF expects this momentum to fade in 2025, with Russia growing at a rate …

Amidst rising Treasury yields, the US dollar’s upward momentum persisted, pushing it to new annual highs around 106.20. This week seems to be dominated by escalating geopolitical concerns, especially in the Middle East. Indicated by the USD Index (DXY), the US dollar held its bullish tilt and surged to new …

Thursday’s trading witnessed a rare occurrence in financial markets as both US stocks and the US dollar are rising simultaneously. This phenomenon sheds light on the surge in risk-linked assets and a key safe-haven asset concurrently.This simultaneous rise is infrequent and typically result from a powerful event signaling significant influence …

The dollar is seeing gains ahead of FOMC decision. The DXY Index is 0.16% up on the day, trading at 103.612 at the time of writing. As for the broader context for this performance, FOMC decision will attempt to maintain balancing between inflation and growth.Despite recent gains, the DXY remains …

Thanks to recent slew of data on economic growth and a decline in US Treasury yields, the price of gold is stable around $2034 per ounce. Concerns about policy easing from the Fed and mixed US economic data keep gold investors on edge. Gold’s advances are limited by the 50-day …

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak reaffirmed Moscow’s commitment to adhere to its quota within the OPEC+ agreement, despite a recent decline in oil refining. Novak’s statement, reported by the Russian TASS news agency on Tuesday, underscores Russia’s dedication to the collaborative effort led by the Organization of the Petroleum …

In its latest monthly report, OPEC has revised its global economic growth forecasts upward for 2024 and 2025, projecting a more optimistic outlook with expectations set at 2.7% and 2.9% respectively. On the oil front, OPEC maintains a steady outlook for global oil demand growth, with projections holding firm at …

The Chinese stock market collapse has significantly impacted foreign institutional investors, who considered China a key investment hub. The real estate crisis, slow growth, deflation, and demographic headwinds have worsened the outlook of the Chinese market. The recent uptick in the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 index is insufficient to offset …

Expectations have been published as projected by analysts and researchers of ten big banks ahead of the US central bank’s interest rate decision announcement on Wednesday, January 31 at 19:00 GMT. Since the Fed is projected to maintain interest rates in the range of 5.25%–5.50% for the fourth consecutive meeting, …

US stocks are surviving an increase in Treasury yields because of the positive economic outlook, but Goldman Sachs strategists warned that this might change if factors like tighter monetary policy push yields higher or if they climb too quickly.In their most recent weekly kickstart note, Goldman equity strategists lead by …