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 …
Read More »Putin Escalates Assault Despite Peace Talks
The risk-related sentiment is still the main market driver during the US trading session. Safe-haven assets surged higher at the weekly opening amid escalating war between Russia and Ukraine. The sentiment temporarily improved the early US session amid peace talks. However, such talks concluded no decisions. A new round of …
Read More »The Rise of Gold And Palladium on Sanctions Against Russia
The price of palladium jumped about 6 percent on Monday after concerns about supplies of the metal used in the auto industry increased as the West imposed new sanctions on Russia, and the price of gold rose by more than one percent after Russian President Vladimir Putin put the nuclear …
Read More »Weekly Recap – 21-25 February
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 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 25 February
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. …
Read More »Gold Retreats Amid Risk-on Market Mood
the Gold Index (XAU/USD} is set to end the week with losses after reaching a daily high at $1974.48 on Thursday. Breaking news that Russia would be open to sit down and talk with the Ukrainian Government, increased appetite for riskier assets.The news about potential talks was the detriment of …
Read More »Precious Metals Give up Gains After Biden Announces Sanctions on Russia
Precious metals gave up gains, gold fell below $1,900 an ounce and palladium fell more than 5% as stocks rebounded after US President Joe Biden unveiled tough new sanctions against Russia on Thursday. And the price of gold in spot transactions fell 0.6 percent to $ 1895.76 an ounce, after …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 24 February
Fears and panic dominate financial markets as Russia launched a military assault on Ukraine. Moscow attacked not only the Donbass region but got near Kyiv during US trading hours. Russia ignores global sanctions and seems determined to take full control of Ukraine, while sanctions tend to avoid Russian energy. A …
Read More »Bitcoin’s Drop Reveal It’s Not Digital Gold
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 …
Read More »Stocks, Energy Markets Whipsaw After Russian Assault
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 …
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