The weaker US dollar and risk aversion were in news headlines most of the time during Friday’s US trading session. The positive employment report on the United States suggested the Fed might need to keep hiking rates to ease a contracted labour market, though it failed to reinforce the US …
Read More »Oil ETFs fall following EU’s price cap on Russian oil
Friday witnessed losses of both ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas and the US Natural Gas Fund by almost 13% and 6.6%, respectively, during midday trading. Two of the largest energy-focused ETFs, the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund and the iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF , both …
Read More »Oil price steadies ahead of Russian oil cap enactment, OPEC+ meeting
Oil future contracts changed a little bit during the choppy trading session on Friday ahead of the meeting of OPEC+ scheduled for Sunday and an EU ban on Russian crude which will come in force as of Monday, December 5.WTI crude futures rose 11 cents, or 0.1%, to $81.35 per …
Read More »Estonia’s Hawkish stance pressured amid talks to cap Russian oil
Estonia is holding a hawkish stance insisting that capping the prices of oil to a level could have no impact on Russia’s war.Estonia is pressured by other EU member states in order not to go forward with the nation’s threat to veto a US-proposed cap on the price of Russian …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 14/10/2022
The 10-year US Treasury yields travelled above 4% on Friday, while the US dollar index neared 20-year highs after this week’s macro data paving the way for more rate hikes by Fed.In response, gold dropped below the $1,650 an ounce level, with December futures last trading at $1,643.87, down 1.74% …
Read More »Yellen some steps back from $60 Russian oil price cap
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday took steps back from earlier speculation that G7 nations are pondering a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian oil. Yellen also noted that leader have not taken any decision in this regard as well.Under the G7 plan, Russian crude oil that is …
Read More »G7 countries agree plan to impose price cap on Russian oil
European Union member states have agreed to cap the price of Russian oil as they seek to cut Kremlin revenues and punish Vladimir Putin for the Ukraine war. Ambassadors from 27 countries on Wednesday signed off on the proposed cap on the price of crude shipped to countries outside the …
Read More »EU to cap Russian oil price, accelerate sanctions
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen has promised to cap the price of Russian oil and impose further curbs on hi-tech trade, as part of the latest round of sanctions to “make the Kremlin pay” for the escalation of the war against Ukraine.Ursula von der Leyen said Russia …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, September 12-16
The dollar rose slightly against the yen on Thursday after data showed a more-than-expected recovery in US retail sales in August, while the Swiss franc reached its highest level against the euro since 2015. Retail Sales in the US stayed increased by 0.3% to $683.3 billion in August, the data …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, September 5-9
With a new trading week, geopolitics could impact financial markets on two fronts, firstly; on the Chinese front, US President Biden is pondering an executive order to screen and restrict US overseas investment in technology development in China. The Chinese embassy in Washington said, Friday, that Beijing opposes the order, …
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