Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday that attempts to put a ceiling on the price of Russian oil could lead to an “imbalance” in the market and push prices higher, the Russian Interfax news agency quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Thursday. His …
Read More »Russian oil production rises to 10.7 million b/d in June
Kommersant newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing informed sources, that Russia’s oil production rose by about five percent in June to 1.46 million tons per day, or 10.7 million barrels per day.
Read More »Moody’s agency confirms Russia’s default on foreign debt
Moody’s, a credit rating agency, confirmed that Russia had defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time in 100 years after bondholders confirmed they had not received an interest payment of $100 million. Moody’s said Russian sovereign debt holders had not received their $100 million euro bond payment coupons …
Read More »Kremlin spokesman: Russia rejects accusations of defaulting on its foreign debts
A Russian Kremlin spokesman has rejected accusations that Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time in more than a century. In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia had made bond payments due in May but had been blocked by Euroclear due …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, 20 – 24 June
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on “the semiannual monetary policy report to congress” Wednesday. Earlier this month, the Fed hiked rates by 75 basis points, or 0.75 percentage point. “Clearly, today’s 75 basis point increase is an unusually large …
Read More »EUR/USD hovers around 1.0550 ahead of Powell’s Testimony
Powell’s Testimony is being awaited and eyed amid market talk over the longevity of Fed’s 75 bps rate hike. The EUR/USD pair holds onto the previous two-day gains around 1.0535-40 during Wednesday’s initial Asian session. The pair’s latest rebound could be linked to the softer US dollar, as well as …
Read More »Janet Yellen: Recession isn’t inevitable, but inflation remains unacceptably high
The US Treasury Secretary expects the US economy to slow” to more “stable growth”. A recession is not “at all inevitable” as the Fed takes increasingly aggressive action to address sharply rising inflation, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday.“Clearly, inflation is unacceptably high,” Yellen continued. “It’s President Joe Biden’s top …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, 13 – 17 June
Central banks, categorized as most observed and most monitored around the globe, are coining what can be called a campaign against surging inflation. But this week it became more obvious that they know this could be achieved only at a cost that their economies should endure.US president Joe Biden indicated, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Thursday, June 9
WTI crude, futures on NYMEX, holds above $119.00 and faces a minor time correction after a vertical upside move. The black gold is holding its gains despite the renewed fears of a lockdown in China to contain the spread of the Covid-19. The Chinese economy was recovering from lockdown measures …
Read More »Sec Yellen: Don’t think US is going to have a recession
Speaking at a New York event, US Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen explained that she does not think the US is going to have a recession. Earlier, this week, Sec Janet Yellen told Congress that the US is facing “unacceptable levels of inflation” on Tuesday as the treasury secretary defended herself …
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