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The data published by the UK’s Office for National Statistics showed on Monday that the real Gross Domestic Product grew by 0.1% on a monthly basis in February. This print followed January’s expansion of 0.8% and missed the market expectation of 0.3%. Other data from the UK revealed that the …

German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said that Germany is doing all it can to wean itself off Russian energy, but declined to endorse a claim by Boris Johnson that it would stop importing Russian gas by the middle of 2024.Scholz said only that the goal would be achieved very soon, and …

Britain’s economy grew more than expected in the last three months of 2021, when a wave of Omicron infections hit the country. The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product in the world’s fifth-largest economy rose 1.3 percent in the fourth quarter of last year compared to the previous …

The GBP/USD pair has recovered from post-BoE lows in the 1.3100s and is back in the green above 1.3150. The pair hasn’t yet been able to get back to pre-BoE levels at 1.3200 as traders mull the dovish meeting.BoE dovishness coupled with headwinds to the global economy as a result …

Retail Sales in the US rose by 0.3% on a monthly basis in February to $658.1 billion, the data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Wednesday. This reading fell short of the market expectation for an increase of 0.4%. On a positive note, January’s print got revised higher …

After a historically volatile week, WTI is more subdued on Friday, remaining capped under $110 but supported above $104. WTI is on course for a weekly drop of over $7.0, which would be its worst one-week performance since November.Global oil markets look set to end a historic week of energy-related …

Data showed that the British economy recorded in January a recovery that far exceeded expectations from the decline caused by the Coronavirus in late 2021, which will increase the motivation of policymakers in the Bank of England to raise interest rates next week. The National Bureau of Statistics said gross …

Russia’s wealth of commodities seems too big to sanction. Russia’s vast energy exports have been subject to unprecedented sanctions imposed by the Western nations in response to the invasion of Ukraine. In 2020, Russia produced 638.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas, decreasing the volume by approximately 40.5 billion cubic …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the UK House of Commons via video on Tuesday, saying Ukraine “will not give up” on defending itself against Russia.Key Quotes:“I’m addressing you as a citizen as a president of also a big country with a dream and big effort,” Zelensky started his address by …

According to the latest UK government’s statement, on Tuesday the United Kingdom will taper its imports of Russian energy and oil products by the end of the current year 2022.This move will give the market, businesses and supply chains more than enough time to replace Russian imports by similar goods …