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The USD/CAD pair has attracted significant offers at 1.2593, which seems a failed attempt to come out of the woods as the asset has remained vulnerable in the past few trading sessions.On the weekly scale, USD/CAD has been slipped below the ascending triangle formation. Usually, breaking below the ascending triangle …

US jobless claims set a more than 50-year low last week as the red-hot labour market shows few signs of cooling in the near-term. The Labour Department released its latest weekly jobless claims report Thursday. Jobless claims fell by 28,000. Initial jobless claims, week ended March 19: 187,000 versus. 210,000 …

The end of another long week has Wall Street bracing for another rollercoaster ride as investors digest President Biden’s crucial call with Xi and await to see if any possible pathways emerge for ending the conflict in Ukraine, all while roughly $3.5 trillion of single-stock and index-level options expire.The days …

The Canadian dollar advances some 0.30% vs. the greenback amid an increased risk appetite. Discussions between Russia-Ukraine would continue, though fighting remains. The USD/CAD pair slides for the second straight day in the week, ahead of the FOMC monetary policy decision amid a risk-on market mood, as geopolitical jitters around …

The gold price is down 1.5% after falling from a high of $1,954.72 to a low of $1,907.08, slipping below a critical level on the daily chart with the downside now fully exposed. The price of oil has been falling and markets are volatile ahead of tomorrow’s US Federal Reserve …

Russia’s President Vladimir V. Putin has said that Kyiv is not serious about finding a mutually acceptable solution.Markets have reacted negatively to the news, with stocks retreating from the highs and the safe-haven dollar and gold rising. Investors have been pinning their hopes on negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, which …

The EUR/USD pair has found support above 1.0930 and climbed back toward the daily high it hit on European hours at 1.0989, boosted by a stronger euro and a mixed US dollar.The key driver of price action continues to be the war in Ukraine. Volatility remains higher, even among currencies. …

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 …

“We’ve certainly seen recent developments lead to notable volatility and declines in market liquidity,” Lorie K. Logan, an executive vice president with the New York Fed, said recently during a virtual event organized by New York University.“But so far, outside of Russian markets … our sense is that broader markets …

US crude oil benchmark, WTI, rallies by 4.67% in the day, aiming to close above the USD 100 mark for the second day of the year as Wall Street closed, with US equities printing gains. The market sentiment is positive, though it would be subject to Ukraine-Russia tussles as it …