The EUR/USD pair loses 0.18% on Tuesday during the US trading session, meanwhile, Fed policymakers seem to set the scene for 50-bps increases as they also eye Wednesday’s CPI data.The Euro continues to be unable to recover above the 1.0600 threshold. The shared currency has remained trapped around 1.0500 for …
Read More »Hungary’s Orban Stalls EU Oil Embargo On Russia
EU Commission chief von der Leyen’s plan to travel to see Hungary’s Orban yielded no breakthrough. The president of the European Commission has wanted Hungary to agree to stop importing Russian oil, but eventually failed to reach agreement with Hungary on Monday to secure the country’s backing for an oil …
Read More »USD/CAD Unchanged Amid Improved Market Sentiment
The USD/CAD pair is flat during the North American session after a volatile Monday’s session, which pushed the pair towards a weekly high at 1.2592, retreating afterward towards the 1.2510 area. At the time of writing, the USD/CAD is trading at 1.2514.The geopolitical situation in Ukraine progressed, lifting the market …
Read More »Russia’s Economy In Pain By Western Sanctions
Russia’s economy has been suffering long before the invasion of Ukraine. That suffering is now increasing but a total collapse is unlikely. It looks like Russia has built an economy that is geared for conflict.The Russian government’s involvement in the economy, and the money it continues to make from oil …
Read More »Gold Pressured Into Critical Daily Support Near USD 1,950
Gold is lower despite risk-off themes at the start of the week. Russia was on Ukraine is driving the sentiment and the US dollar higher. As US yields rally to their highest levels since July 2019, the gold price is weakening in early afternoon US trade and is losing some …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 11 March
Friday’s trading day fluctuated between risk-on/off, on reports from Russia saying that its President Putin seen certain positive shifts in talks with Ukraine, while Ukraine Foreign Minister, saying the opposite. That said, the GBP/USD is trading at 1.3035, down 0.39%.Economic DataUS energy firms this week added oil and natural gas …
Read More »AUD/USD Surges As Traders Speculate How Long War May Last
AUD/USD is correcting a rally that started at the start of the European session as global commodity prices have steadied after their recent surge while investors sought some sense of how long the Russian-Ukraine conflict might last. The AUD/USD pair is trading at 0.7317, up some 0.70% and has traveled …
Read More »Biden Announces US Ban On Russian Energy Imports
As market participants expected, in a public address from the White House, US President Joe Biden announced US ban on all Russian imports including oil and gas.Biden’s decision was made in consultation with the US’s Western allies, Biden added, noting that he understood that many European allies that don’t produce …
Read More »NZD/USD Surges Amid Ukraine’s Fighting
Friday’s trading session, so far, has witnessed risk appetite improved as European and US equities trade remain in the green territory, ahead of the weekend on a busy week in the financial markets. In the currencies’ space, risk-sensitive currencies led by the NZD and the AUD record gains, while safe-haven …
Read More »WTI stabilizes in $92.00 area as traders Monitor Ukraine crisis
Crude oil prices stabilized on Monday, with front-month WTI futures last trading flat in the $92.00 per barrel area, as traders weigh ongoing escalation in the Russia-Ukraine crisis against the rising likelihood of a new US/Iran nuclear pact. According to the news flow coming out of Russia, President Vladimir Putin …
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