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The US Dollar exhibited negative performance on Thursday, as the gloomy mood that ruled financial markets eased later on the day, but most European and US indexes closed in the red territory.Hawkish comments from ECB and US Fed’s policymakers suggested central banks are far from done with their quantitative tightening …

Russia on Thursday warned that the Ukraine war will escalate if the West insists on providing Kyiv with longer-range weapons. Since the conflict broke out, the US has sent advanced and high-precision weapons and other military equipment to Ukraine to help the war-torn nation against Russian aggression. The aid included …

The three main figures in Ukraine’s interior ministry have been killed in a helicopter crash beside a nursery in an eastern suburb of the capital Kyiv. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, 42, died alongside his first deputy minister and state secretary. Seventeen people died when the helicopter came down in Brovary …

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said today, Monday; Russia’s revenues from crude oil and natural gas increased by about 28% in 2022, in addition to an increase in oil exports by 7% and oil production by 2%. Also, Novak mentioned that Russia’s production and exports of liquefied natural gas …

Gold futures were at an eight-month high, climbing 14% since late November to hit $1,882 per ounce earlier on Wednesday. At the time of writing the precious metal is trading at $1876.80 per ounce.Investors normally flock to assets that offer regular returns, such as government bonds, when interest rates are …

Oil prices rose on Monday, a day after an influx of travellers into China following the reopening of borders raised expectations for fuel demand and partially offset fears of a global recession. Brent crude futures rose 90 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $79.47 a barrel by 0520 GMT, while US …

Oil prices rose about 1 percent on Friday, extending gains from the previous session, after data showed a decline in fuel stocks in the wake of the winter storm that swept the United States at the end of last year. And by 0203 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 79 cents, …

Crude oil prices moved in a narrow range on Tuesday, as expectations about the future of demand were affected by a weekly survey that showed shrinking factory activity in China and the International Monetary Fund’s warning that the global economy will face a difficult year. Brent crude futures recovered from …

The British government announced the termination of all gas contracts with the Russian government, and the British Foreign Office indicated that the decision comes to undermine the Russian war in Ukraine. The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced that it had ended all imports of Russian liquefied natural …

China has announced an extension of trading hours for foreigners on the yuan with the aim of supporting the currency’s popularity. Trading on the yuan will close at 3 am local time instead of 11:30 pm, starting on January 3, according to the People’s Bank of China. This decision comes …