WTI crude oil has rallied to its highest level since last Tuesday above $105.00 and is now eyeing a retest of recent near $110 highs. Traders cited a report alleging that the EU nations are nearing agreement on a Russian oil import embargo as supporting prices.At current levels in the …
Read More »Germany no longer opposes embargo of Russian oil imports
Germany has dropped its opposition to an embargo on Russian oil imports, government officials reportedly said according to the WSJ. According to the WSJ, this “clears the way” for a wider EU ban on oil imports from Russia, given that Berlin had been one of the main opponents on an …
Read More »Gazprom to suspend Russia’s gas supplies through Bulgaria as of Wednesday
Russian state-owned gas supplier Gazprom is to halt supplies going through Bulgaria and Poland into Europe as of Wednesday 27 April, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing the Bulgarian Energy Ministry. This is a remarkable and major escalation in the standoff between Moscow and European nations over energy supplies and the …
Read More »German government raises 2022 CPI forecast to 6.1%
In its spring forecast, Germany’s government raised the 2022 inflation forecast to 6.1% vs. 3.3% seen in January, Reuters reports, citing a document obtained from the government sources via Reuters. Meanwhile, the government sees the 2023 German Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 2.8%. The German government sees nominal consumer spending …
Read More »Oil is heading for a weekly decline of about 4% as demand concerns persist
Oil prices fell on Friday, heading towards a weekly decline of about four percent, affected by expectations of higher interest rates, weak global growth and restrictions to combat Covid-19 in China, which negatively affected demand, although the European Union is considering banning Russian oil imports. By 0130 GMT, Brent crude …
Read More »Oil prices rebound after heavy losses, amid fears of a lack of supply
On Wednesday, oil prices made up for the heavy losses incurred in the previous session, with attention focused on the short supply from Russia and Libya, while data showed a decline in US inventories last week. Brent crude futures rose 66 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $ 107.91 a barrel …
Read More »Crude Oil Gets Lower As WTI Reverses Down
Crude Oil has been bullish since US WTI crude reversed from $-37.50 two years ago. It headed toward $100 where it traded for some time, but the conflict in Ukraine last month sent it surging higher, especially when the US president Joe Biden decided to place sanctions on Russian oil. …
Read More »EUR/USD Recovered From Intraday Low
The EUR/USD pair recovered from an intraday low of 1.0810, currently trading at around 1.0825 after flirting with the year low. The dollar benefited from hawkish Federal Reserve speakers and overall keeps advancing in a risk-averse environment. After Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that talks with Ukraine are at a …
Read More »Germany: Annual HICP rises to 7.6% in March
Annual inflation in Germany, as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), rose to 7.6% in March, Destatis reported on Tuesday. This print matched the market expectation and the flash estimate. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) arrived at 7.3% and 2.5% on a yearly and monthly basis, respectively.
Read More »German ZEW Economic Sentiment Index drops to -41 in April
The findings of the German ZEW survey showed on Tuesday that the Economic Sentiment Index declined modestly to -41 in April from -39.3 in March. This reading came in much better than the market expectation of -48. Underlying details of the publication revealed that the Current Situation Index dropped to …
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