The European Union has started drafting its proposal for an embargo on Russian oil imports as its latest response to the war in Ukraine, the New York Times reported, citing Brussels officials and diplomats.The embargo will most likely be introduced in a gradual way, similar to the planned Russian coal …
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 »JPMorgan: Powerful Forces Threaten US Economy
Bank’s first-quarter profit fell 42% as it socked away funds to prepare for higher defaults in case of recession. JPMorgan Chase is the first major US bank to report its results for the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s pandemic boom ended with a sharp drop in profits and a …
Read More »Is Fed Prepared to Support Impacted Commodities Market?
A market breakdown could have extensive economic consequences. The US central bank is believed to be aware of the necessity of being prepared to lend emergency support in the aftermath of the sanctions imposed on Russia, given the fact that the sanctioned country is undoubtedly one of the globe’s largest …
Read More »US Prices climb Amid Growing Slowdown Fears
Inflation has proven to be one of the most blistering features of the covid economy, testing the White House and Federal Reserve. Gasoline prices hover around $4.00 a gallon for the least expensive grade at several gas stations in the nation’s capital on April 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. Prices …
Read More »Germany To Stop Russian Gas Imports ‘Very Soon’
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 …
Read More »Gold is confined to a limited range amid expectations of a US rate hike
Gold traded in a limited range on Friday due to expectations of a large US interest rate hike, concern over rising inflation, and the economic fallout from the Ukraine crisis. And the price of gold settled in spot transactions at 1931.53 dollars an ounce by 0858 GMT, but it recorded …
Read More »Gold Price’s Breakout Is Looming
The gold price is stuck within familiar ranges, bouncing around between a daily resistance and support channel. However, like a coil, the build-up of energy and maintained force could be about to set off an almighty breakout, one way or the other. The Gold Index, XAU/USD, is trading at $1,934.09, …
Read More »EUR/USD Flat Despite Hawkish ECB Minutes
The Euro is almost flat in the North American session after reaching a daily high at 1.0938, courtesy of hawkish than expected European Central Bank (ECB) March meeting minutes, despite broad risk aversion in the market. Nevertheless, of late, the EUR/USD dipped below the 1.0900 mark and is trading at …
Read More »US Shares Advances Despite Geopolitical Fears As US Banks Turn More Bullish
US equities shrugged off geopolitical concerns and advanced on Monday amid outperformance in large-cap tech stocks. Recent Russo-Ukraine war developments raise the risk of an EU embargo on Russian energy imports and peace talk breakdown.But major US banks have been becoming more bullish on the equity market’s outlook. US equity …
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