Germany’s exports to Russia fell 57.5 percent to 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in March due to sanctions imposed on Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine, the German Federal Statistics Office said on Thursday. This pushed Russia down from the fifth largest market for Germany outside the European Union in …
Read More »WTI Falls 1.3% Hours Before Asian Session
WTI pressured on Wednesday while futures rose marginally. Political standoff in Libya has highlighted the fragility of oil supply. Crude oil is down in late North American trade by some 1.28% and has fallen from a high of $103.92 to a low of $99.93 into the close. It posted a …
Read More »US Stocks Wavering In Thin Trade As Long-End Bonds Fall
US stocks ended little changed in remarkably thin trading Monday and Treasuries ticked lower at the long-end of the curve as investors focused on corporate results and prospects for faster policy tightening by the US central bank.The S&P 500 closed down less than 0.1%, after swinging between narrow gains and …
Read More »EUR/USD grinds lower Amid Risk-off Market Sentiment, Strong Dollar
The Euro begins the week with negative performance, down some 0.28%. The Ukraine-Russia conflict escalates amid the lack of talks at the Foreign Ministry level. The EUR/USD pair remains downward pressured, and a daily close below 1.0806 would exacerbate a move towards 1.0636.The EUR/USD extends its losses in the North …
Read More »Gold prices rise to the highest level in a month as the Ukrainian crisis continues
Gold prices jumped about 1 percent to their highest level in more than a month on Monday, as concerns about the economic fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war and rising inflation pushed investors to the precious metal as a safe haven. And the price of gold in spot transactions reached 1993.28 …
Read More »Gold prices rise to the highest level in more than a month
Gold prices rose on Monday to touch their best level since mid-March after the Russian-Ukrainian crisis pushed investors to safe haven. And the price of gold in spot transactions rose 0.5 percent to $ 1984.20 an ounce its highest level since March 14. And US gold futures rose 0.8 percent …
Read More »China-EU commercial ties too hard to break despite Ukraine war
China surpassed the United States to become the European Union’s (EU) largest trading partner in 2020-21 thanks to strong demand during the pandemic. Despite EU frustrations with Beijing over its stance on the Ukraine war, trade ties will be hard to break, regardless of attempts by EU policymakers to diversify …
Read More »Could US Economy Stay Strong?
Since the outburst of the war in East Europe, markets have massively increased their expectations for key US interest rates. This can be seen, among other things, in the rise in the yield on the 2-year US Treasury bond by around 0.9%% in just a few weeks.The basis for this …
Read More »Gold is on its way to achieving weekly gains amid political and economic risks
Gold prices fell on Thursday but were still on track to record a weekly increase, supported by the demand for safe havens due to the Ukraine crisis and mounting price pressures. By 1100 GMT, gold fell in spot transactions 0.2 percent to $ 1973.41 an ounce, after rising for six …
Read More »Gold Holds Gains, Hovers Around $1,980
Gold holds in fresh bull-cycle highs in the midday New York session. The Gold Price is being supported amid continued demand for inflation protection in wake of the latest CPI/PPI data. Geopolitical tensions also remain higher and the prospects of Russo-Ukraine peace remain poor, underpinning the Gold Index.Gold price has …
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