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In an emergency rescue agreement intended to quell the fear that the bankruptcy of two American banks earlier this month had sparked on the financial markets, Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, has agreed to purchase its struggling rival Credit Suisse. “UBS today announced the takeover of Credit Suisse,” the Swiss National …

Data released on Friday show that University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index dipped to 59.1 in May from 65.2 in April, this is the lowest reading since 2011. According to analysts at Wells Fargo, there is no shortage of factors to blame for the decline in consumer sentiment, from inflation …

Gold prices fell on Wednesday after approaching a record level, with the dollar holding near its highest level in 21 months and investors taking some profits, while the price of palladium rose after the Ukrainian crisis raised fears of a lack of supplies from Russia, its largest producer. And the …

Gold overnight hit a YTD high at $2002.67, but afterwards, retreated to January’s 2021 resistance level-turned-support around $1959.40. Just now, the XAU/USD Index is trading at $1996.21, reflecting the risk-aversion of the financial markets.The conflict between Russia-Ukraine has not eased amid the third round of ceasefire talks. Sanctions on Russia …

Bank of England Deputy Governor for Financial Stability Jon Cunliffe said on Wednesday that sanctions will do severe damage to the Russian economy, but should not pose material risks to financial stability more broadly.Cunliffe said that heightened perceptions of geopolitical risk and its potential impact on growth and inflation can …

Friday’s trading session, so far, has witnessed risk appetite improved as European and US equities trade remain in the green territory, ahead of the weekend on a busy week in the financial markets. In the currencies’ space, risk-sensitive currencies led by the NZD and the AUD record gains, while safe-haven …

Corporate earnings for Q3 continue to impact the performance of financial markets as well as the reactions of investors and traders. Higher than expected earnings have become the common trend on the market scene, this October, despite supply chain difficulties and cost issues.TeslaTesla posted Q3 profits that topped expectations, with …