This week’s trading started amid lower risk appetite although the better performance of US equities has weighed on the US dollar since the European session. The lack of news was perfectly good news for high-yielding currencies. The GBP/USD pair trades at around 1.2050, while AUD/USD nears July high at 0.6977. …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Thursday, July 21
All eyes focused on the ECB on Thursday, amid a series of events taking place in the European Union. The most relevant was the central bank’s monetary policy decision on hiking rates by 50 bps, the first hike in over 11 years, and the awaited move away from negative rates. …
Read More »WTI struggles around $96.00 amid supply worries
WTI pares the biggest daily loss in one week ahead of the key activity data for July. Restoration of Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline drowned oil prices despite positive risk appetite and the softer US dollar. Libya’s resumption of oil production, ECB rate hikes and fears of a recession in …
Read More »Putin: Gazprom is ready to fulfill its gas export obligations
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the Kremlin-controlled energy giant Gazprom was ready to fulfill its commitments on gas exports. Speaking to reporters after his visit to Tehran, Putin also said that Gazprom was not responsible for reducing gas transportation capacity, including the closure of one of the …
Read More »Russia to restart Nord Steam 1 gas flow at reduced level
On Tuesday, Russia announced that it is expected to restart Nord Stream 1 gas flows on Thursday as planned.The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, told Reuters the pipeline was expected to resume operation on time, but at less than its capacity of …
Read More »EUR/USD’s Parity Battle Continues
Political as well as other crises across Europe add further pressure on the shared currency. The EUR/USD pair plunged to 0.9951, a fresh multi-year low, now recovering above parity. Speculative interest turned into safety amid persistent fears of recession, triggering stock market selloffs.Fears temporarily cooled during the US session as …
Read More »Russia’s Natural Gas Too Big To Sanction
Russia’s wealth of commodities seems too big to sanction. Russia’s vast energy exports have been subject to unprecedented sanctions imposed by the Western nations in response to the invasion of Ukraine. In 2020, Russia produced 638.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas, decreasing the volume by approximately 40.5 billion cubic …
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