Wally Adeyemo, the US Deputy Treasury Secretary, said firms could “choose to help Russia” in its invasion of Ukraine or “continue to do business with the 30 countries” that have imposed sanctions.He said Ukraine’s allies were committed to issuing more sanctions. He also warned Russian oligarchs “we’re going to come …
Read More »Russian Defense Ministry says will scale down military activity around Kyiv and Chernihiv
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that it would scale down military activity in Kyiv and Chernihiv in order to create conditions for dialogue, reported Reuters, correcting an earlier headline where they had claimed that Russia said it would “stop” military activity in the area. The Russian Defense Ministry …
Read More »OPEC+ to stick to May oil output increase plan
The U.S., Europe and Japan have called on oil-producing nations to do more to tackle record-high prices amid the war in Ukraine and ongoing supply shortages. On Monday, OPEC+ group was reportedly expected to stick to the May oil output plan increase plan at the March 31 meeting as several …
Read More »Russian Foreign Minister: Relations between Russia and China are at their strongest ever
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia and China relations are at their strongest ever, as Western countries seek to isolate Moscow with unprecedented sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. Beijing has repeatedly expressed its opposition to the sanctions, insisting it will maintain normal economic and trade relations with Russia, …
Read More »Oil slips as concerns increase over lower demand after Shanghai shutdown
Oil prices fell more than $5 on Monday as concerns grew about slowing fuel demand in China after authorities in the country’s financial hub Shanghai said they would implement a two-stage shutdown to contain an increase in coronavirus cases. Brent crude futures fell to $115.32 and fell $5.15, or 4.3 …
Read More »US Shares Close Mixed As Traders Hunt For Fed’s Policy Direction
US equities were mixed throughout Friday but eventually closed higher for the week after a streak of up and down days on Wall Street as investors digest the path ahead for the US central bank’s interest rate hikes and a host of new sanctions imposed by Western nations against Russia.The …
Read More »Russia Allows Friendly Countries to Pay for Natural Gas in Bitcoin
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that NATO is reaping terrible results from the decision to pump Ukraine with weapons, Reuters reported citing RIA news agency.These comments do not seem to be having a noticeable impact on the market mood. As of writing, the US Dollar Index was up 0.2% …
Read More »Gold heads for weekly gains as Ukraine conflict continues
On Friday, gold is set to achieve weekly gains for the third time in four weeks, as the lack of tangible progress in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine led to a rise in the price of the precious metal, which is considered a safe haven, despite the rise in …
Read More »Oil is falling as fears of a supply crunch recede
Oil prices fell on Friday as supply concerns eased as European Union countries remained divided over an oil embargo on Russia, while the United States and its allies considered releasing more oil from storage to calm markets. Brent crude futures fell 46 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $118.57 a barrel …
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 …
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