The US dollar remained on the backfoot on Tuesday, although losses were limited across the Forex board. The EUR/USD pair is ending the day pretty much unchanged in the 1.1240/50 area after dismal EU data put a cap to the shared currency.The GBP/USD shrugged off UK’s political row and retained …
Read More »WTI Close To Fresh Highs Despite Looming OPEC+ Decision
Oil prices have continued to trade close to multi-year highs and within recently established ranges on Tuesday, with front-month WTI futures undulating between lows in the $86.00s and highs in the $88.00s. At current levels just above $88.00 per barrel, WTI is trading flat on the day and is less …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 28 January 2022
US Treasury yields ended Friday’s trading in a bearish trend, affected by the relative stability in US inflation rates, which was reflected by fresh data. Bond yields for ten years fell to 1.782%, compared to the last daily close, which recorded 1.804%.Economic DataThe oil and gas rig count, an early …
Read More »WTI Slightly Eases After Printing Fresh Highs
Front-month WTI futures touched fresh seven-year peaks on Friday, reaching $88.82 for the first time since October 2014, before pulling back somewhat to just below $88.00 again. Still, that leaves WTI trading more than 50 cents higher on the session and about $3.0 higher on the week. WTI is on …
Read More »WTI hits fresh multi-year highs before retreating on Profit Taking
WTI hit fresh multi-year highs above $88.00 per barrel recently, breaking above last week’s highs. Profit-taking has since seen WTI drop back into the mid-$86.00s, but oil holds onto decent on the week gains.Positive risk appetite and ongoing geopolitical and OPEC+ supply concerns are an ongoing source of support that …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 24 January
Markets were ghosted by a wave of risk aversion on Monday, only safe-havens benefitted but risk-sensitive currencies were hurt, though the latter group had pared back on much of their earlier underperformance by the end of US trading session as risk appetite recovered.The US dollar was the safe haven of …
Read More »Oil falls 2% as Fed rate hike talk ghosts risk markets
At the time of writing, WTI picks up bids towards $84.00, extending the late Monday’s recovery during the initial Asian session on Tuesday. The oil benchmark’s latest recovery takes clues from a bullish Doji candlestick and Momentum line. Oil prices fell about 2% on Monday, hit by investor concerns over …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 21-01-2022
The US dollar declined on Friday, along with US Treasury yields, while investors looked ahead to next week’s Federal Reserve meeting for more clarity on the outlook for rate hikes.US Treasury yields fell as stock market declines reflected poor risk appetite, while concerns about potential conflict in Ukraine drove demand …
Read More »Baker Hughes: US oil rig count falls for first time in 13 weeks
US energy firms this week cut oil rigs for the first time in 13 weeks after crude prices fell for six weeks in a row from late October-early December. Oil prices, meanwhile, have recovered and traded at their highest since 2014 this week. Energy analysts said it usually takes about …
Read More »WTI Recovers Around USD 86.00 On Back of EIA Inventory Data
Front-month WTI futures have leapt above their previous intra-day USD 85.00- 86.00 per barrel trading range to hit highs in at USD 87.00 in recent trade and, at current levels near USD 86.50, now trade back in the green territory on the day. WTI crude oil still trades about USD …
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