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The NZD/USD pair grinds higher around three-day top, pokes February high. Market sentiment steadily recreases as Russia continues attack on Ukraine, peace talks extended through the week without any clear results.The diplomats assured further talks during this week but Moscow isn’t ready to step back as Russian troops bombard civilian …

Gold prices are back above USD 1900, gold trades at around USD 1910, but a return back to all-time highs requires greater escalation between Russia and the West.This remains the case that more upside is possible as the Russia-Ukraine crisis unfolds, but its likely that the 2022 high has been …

Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said on Monday that the Fed needs to be “forceful and committed” in getting inflation under control, as reported by Reuters.Key Comments:“For now, inflation expectations in longer-term haven’t moved in a significant way.”“Labor supply is a huge problem.”“Until pandemic is over, there will be effects …

Geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West, including the Ukrainian crisis, have greatly escalated during last week. Although the current crisis will likely mark the inauguration of a new security formula for Europe and the United States, economists at Citibank still have confidence in the financial markets. Economists believe that …

Unless Moscow rolls back Russian troops shortly, which still seems doubtful, risk-on appetite in markets is believed not to continue for longer.Speculations tend to support the view that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will slow the planned pace of US Fed’s quantitative tightening which is awaited mid-March.Investors and consumers are monitoring …

Markets stayed relatively quiet early Friday and the DXY extends its corrective slide as investors braced for another turbulent day. Economic Data Wall Street stocks were positively driven by economic data, which highlighted the rise of durable goods orders in the United States to double the level of market expectations. …

The US Federal Reserve on Friday released its semiannual Monetary Policy Report (MPR), which it normally does one week ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s semiannual testimony before the US Congress. The report reiterated the Fed’s policy guidance that it will soon be appropriate to raise the target range for …

Stocks in Europe were sharply lower, but the S&P 500 rebounded after an early decline. Energy markets swung wildly, and shares in Moscow collapsed. Oil prices and global stock markets swung wildly on Thursday after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, raising fears of a wider economic crisis that could …

Richmond Fed President and FOMC member Thomas Barkin said on Thursday that he hopes the Fed can restore interest rates back to pre-pandemic levels fairly quickly, reported Reuters. Barkin added that it is timely to normalise rates given strong demand, the tight labour market and high inflation. Barkin said that …

The eruption of the conflict unfolding in Ukraine could have an effect on the US economy in the medium term and should be factored in as Federal Reserve policymakers remove accommodation, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said on Thursday.The Fed official said she expects inflation will moderate this year as …