On Friday, oil prices moved in a narrow range after briefly rising around $1 a barrel, as the market weighed fears of slowing demand due to lower economic activity in the United States and uncertainty surrounding supplies. Brent crude futures fell five cents, or 0.1 percent, to $110 a barrel …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Thursday, June 23
Recession-linked Fears are supporting the US dollar, which ended the day with gains. The focus remained on hot inflation and potential recessions among major world economies.Economic Data The EU flash S&P Global PMIs for June painted a gloomy picture as EU economic activity hit a 16-month low, reflecting a stalling …
Read More »Oil prices rise as investors assess recession risks
Oil prices rose on Thursday after falling earlier as investors assessed the risks of a recession and how demand for fuel will be affected by higher interest rates and tight supplies. Brent crude futures rose 38 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $112.12 by 1204 GMT, after falling to $108.04 earlier …
Read More »Oil falls more than 2% as investors assess recession risk
Oil prices continued to decline on Thursday, dropping more than 2 percent as investors reassessed the risk of recession and fuel demand, as major economies raised interest rates. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell $2.6, or 2.7 percent, to $103.46 a barrel by 0330 GMT. Brent crude futures fell …
Read More »Oil Retreats On Recession Concerns
Oil retreated to its lowest level in over a month amid growing concerns that a global economic slowdown could eventually turn into limp demand.Brent crude is down by -1.48% and trades at $110. WTI slipped 3% to settle around $106 per barrel. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made his most …
Read More »Gold Moves Higher Following Powell’s Testimony.
Gold is trading between two levels of resistance and support, namely around $1,810 on the downside and $1,875 on the upside.At $1,840, the price of gold is a little lower than the highs but its remains 0.4% higher on the day. The price has travelled between a low of $1,823.45 …
Read More »Treasury Bond Yields Poised To Surge Again
According to the Research Department at BBVA, Treasury yields are likely to rise more, peaking at the time when the US Fed end with tightening monetary policy. Analysts point out current Treasury yield spreads seem to continue to price in a soft landing. It is worth noting that one week …
Read More »Janet Yellen: Recession isn’t inevitable, but inflation remains unacceptably high
The US Treasury Secretary expects the US economy to slow” to more “stable growth”. A recession is not “at all inevitable” as the Fed takes increasingly aggressive action to address sharply rising inflation, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday.“Clearly, inflation is unacceptably high,” Yellen continued. “It’s President Joe Biden’s top …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Thursday, June 16
Yield curve inverts in the US, signaling at least economic slowdown and hinting at the possibility of recession or a big decline in economic growth globally and in the domestic economy at most.Monetary policy decisions by major central banks round the globe triggered some sort of panic and risk aversion, …
Read More »Is US economy heading to imminent recession?
The GDPNow tracker shows that economic growth in the spring was flat at 0%, a steep decline from its previous estimate of 1.3% on June 1 and 0.9% on June 8. President Joe Biden said a recession is “not inevitable” and he is confident the United States can overcome inflation. …
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