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The GBP/USD pair has recovered from post-BoE lows in the 1.3100s and is back in the green above 1.3150. The pair hasn’t yet been able to get back to pre-BoE levels at 1.3200 as traders mull the dovish meeting.BoE dovishness coupled with headwinds to the global economy as a result …

The DXY is struggling around 99.30 in the absence of any potential trigger that could bring an impulsive wave. Any Chinese aid to Russia may heighten the risk-aversion across financial market.Fed’s interest rate policy will be the mega event that investors will look upon. The US dollar index is failing …

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has undoubtedly had a major influence on major financial markets, as some assets benefited and climbed strongly, while others incurred heavy losses. Bitcoin and gold have had the lion’s share of benefits as investors rush to hedge against the consequences of war.After initially falling to around …

US crude oil benchmark, WTI, rallies by 4.67% in the day, aiming to close above the USD 100 mark for the second day of the year as Wall Street closed, with US equities printing gains. The market sentiment is positive, though it would be subject to Ukraine-Russia tussles as it …

As geopolitical tensions rise, the cryptocurrency’s price has fallen. Bitcoin has experienced a choppy week amid Russia’s Ukraine invasion. Observers suggest the cryptocurrency might not be the safe haven backers believe it to be.Some digital-asset investors have previously described bitcoin as “digital gold”, referring to the idea that the cryptocurrency …

Ukraine’s ambassador to Ankara said on Thursday that his country had asked Turkey to close the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to Russian ships, and also wanted to impose sanctions on Moscow after Russia launched air and ground attacks on its neighbor. Turkey, a NATO member, has a maritime border on …

Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmtryo Kuleba’s remarks, on geopolitical tensions with Russia recently, have added to the risk-off market sentiment as the diplomat conveyed the emergency meeting request to the United Nations (UN) Security Council.Ukraine Foreign Minister Kuleba also said, “The plea by separatist leaders to Russia for military support is …

Although several Wall Street banks and traders expected the Fed to chart a very aggressive course in normalizing policy due to surging inflation, that outlook has shifted amid the heightened tensions in Europe. Some observers suggest that Fed could adopt a less hawkish stance on the backdrop of the prevalent …

The EUR/USD slides, on Wednesday, as Ukraine – Russian tensions increase and US intelligence community reported that Russia could invade Ukraine within the next 48 hrs. During the day, the EUR/USD reached a daily high at 1.1358, but worsened market mood witnessed ebbs flowing to the greenback. At the time …

Gold and the USD Indexes reacted energetically to the concerns raised by Eastern Europe’s tensions. However, only the US dollar can stay cool about its medium-term future.Geopolitical tensions uplift gold, silver and mining stocks, they are in rally mode each and every minute a doom-and-gloom headline surface. However, while the …