Gold has been on the front foot since the European morning, bouncing from the $1920 level into the $1940s. A ramping up of energy-related tensions between EU nations and Russia plus risk-off flows have benefitted the precious metal.The gold price is currently in a phase of consolidation ahead of the …
Read More »Oil plunges, global stocks fall as risk appetite flags
Global stocks fell on Thursday as recession concerns and the Russian-Ukranian war curbed demand for risky assets, while oil prices plunged over $5 on news that the United States may release some of its emergency oil reserves.With Thursday’s drop, US and European stocks are set for their worst quarterly performance …
Read More »US Stocks Gain Momentum In Last Hour Trading
US stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P notching their fourth straight session of gains, on optimism some progress was being made toward a deal to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.Russia pledged to cut down on military operations around Kyiv and in northern Ukraine, while Ukraine …
Read More »Energy Ministers: The UAE and Saudi Arabia are doing their part to stabilize the oil markets
On Tuesday, the energy ministers of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two of the world’s largest energy producers, said that the two countries had done their part in balancing the oil market. “We have only one task: to stabilize the market. Therefore, we cannot politicize the organization or …
Read More »UAE Energy Minister: We will work with OPEC + to ensure market stability
The UAE Energy Minister, Suhail Al Mazrouei, said today, Monday, that the UAE will work with OPEC + to ensure the stability of the energy market, according to what was reported by Reuters. He added in an energy forum that the UAE is trying its best and raising its production …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 25 March
The US dollar climbed against its most major counterparts in the New York session on Friday, as US treasury yields rose amid growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy aggressively to curb high inflation.The benchmark yield on the 10-year treasury note spiked up to 2.462 percent. Yields …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 24 March 25, 2022
The American dollar finished the day mostly lower across the FX board, although it managed to keep advancing versus the Japanese yen, with USD/JPY hitting a fresh multi-year high of 122.40.The EUR/USD pair is still struggling with the 1.1000 threshold, unable to extend gains beyond the level. GBP/USD settled around …
Read More »Saudis relinquish responsibility for oil shortages in light of Houthi attacks
The Saudi Press Agency, quoting a Foreign Ministry statement, said on Monday that the Kingdom is relinquishing its responsibility for any shortage in oil supplies to global markets in light of the recent attacks by the Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthi movement on Saudi oil facilities. The Saudi Energy Ministry and official …
Read More »China raises fuel prices to their highest level in more than a decade
Retail gasoline prices in China have risen to levels not seen since at least 2006, while diesel prices have risen to their highest level in ten years after the rise in global oil prices in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The National Development and Reform Commission said …
Read More »Lagarde: Eurozone heading for growth despite Ukraine war
The euro zone economy is still set for robust growth this year, even if war in Ukraine is going to be a drag via high commodity prices, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday.“If the baseline scenario of the staff projections materializes, the economy should still grow robustly …
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