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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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GBP/USD tried but was unable to break above its 1.3500-1.3650ish range that has prevailed for most of February. The pair fell back under 1.3600 in the US session as geopolitical angst remains elevated. That kept USD in demand and negated pushback against a 50bps March rate hike from Fed’s Williams.The …
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The latest batch of Canadian employment data will hit the markets on Friday. So far, it looks that the Omicron wave hit the labour market in January, with forecasts pointing to a drop of jobs. This is probably a temporary setback. The loonie has been driven mostly by risk sentiment …
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Oil prices rose on Friday, set for a sixth straight week of gains as geopolitical tensions continued to fuel supply concerns. Brent crude futures rose 63 cents, or 0.7 percent, to $89.97 a barrel by 1013 GMT, after reaching $91.04 on Thursday, the highest level since October 2014. West Texas …
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