Strong January as well as latest gains in the stocks market are driven by hope that the US interest rate hiking cycle is close to its end and that a pause is on the cards. If investors’ expectations are eventually found mistaken about this hope, a drop could be very …
Read More »Citi: Dollar Will Only Peak When World Slowdown Is Over
The dollar could continue rallying until the end of the global economic slowdown and growth starts to accelerate again, according to Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Until this happens, the dollar is the now obvious safest haven, as it offers a yield premium over its global rivals and peers. “What we …
Read More »Treasury Yields Rose On Eased Slowdown Fears After NFP
US government-bond yields rose Friday morning after fresh labuor market related data for September showed slight opportunity of any serious economic slowdown. Treasury yields spiked, with the benchmark 10-year note topping 3.8% and the rate-sensitive 2-year yield at nearly 4.3%.The Labour Department’s latest data showed the unemployment rate dropping to …
Read More »Gold rallies to fresh highs on softer US dollar
Gold price rallied on Tuesday touching a fresh high for the week so far around $1,730 and traders are eying September’s high of $1,735. The precious metal rallied from a low of $1,695.24 on the day as the US yields made fresh lows of 3.564% in 10-year Treasury yield while …
Read More »Oil prices fall amid the rise of the dollar and weak demand
Oil prices fell on Thursday after rising more than $3 in the previous session, as a stronger dollar curbed demand for oil and worries about a faltering global economic outlook weighed on market sentiment. Brent crude futures fell 91 cents, or 1%, to $88.41 a barrel by 0629 GMT, while …
Read More »Oil prices stabilize after the dollar’s rise compensated for the decline in US production
Oil prices stabilized on Wednesday as a stronger dollar and rising crude oil inventories offset the decline in US production caused by Hurricane Ian. Brent crude futures rose five cents, or 0.06 percent, to $86.32 a barrel by 0937 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate crude fell nine cents, or 0.1 …
Read More »Oil rises as focus shifts to potential supply cuts
Oil prices rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday, after plunging to a nine-month low the previous day, amid signs that the OPEC+ alliance may begin to cut production to avoid a further price collapse. US NYMEX crude rose to levels near $78 a barrel during these moments of trading …
Read More »Brent crude falls below $85 a barrel as Dollar rises
Brent crude fell below $85 a barrel Monday, September 26th, as recession fears weighed on the US dollar. Brent crude futures fell to around $84.53 early in the day, before recovering to trade around $85.25, and West Texas Intermediate crude futures also retreated from their lowest levels to trade around …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 23/09/2022
After FOMC had turned more hawkish on Wednesday, several waves began to sweep across financial markets on Thursday and also on Friday. Some major central banks are not able to cope with the Fed, this is why the US dollar is soaring and continues to strengthen with the Dollar Index …
Read More »WTI nosedives to new eight-month-lows, below $79 per barrel
WTI, drops below $80.00 per barrel on Friday, while the US Dollar remains buoyant as the US Dollar Index rises to levels last seen on May 2002, a headwind for the US dollar-denominated commodity. Therefore, WTI is trading at $78.80, below its opening price by almost 6%, after hitting a …
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