Bears tighten grip and resume after a brief pause
The Euro comes under fresh pressure on Thursday and probes again below 2022 low at 1.1121 (Jan 28) after several attempts failed to register a clear break lower.
Deteriorating geopolitical situation on continuing clashes in Ukraine, fears…
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EU unemployment falls to record low, but producer prices soar on rising energy cost
The Eurozone unemployment fell to 6.8% of the workforce in January from 7.0% in December and also beat the expectations for a drop to 6.9%, hitting the record low of the bloc of 19 countries sharing the Euro.
Drop in unemployment signals…
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Oil prices at the highest levels since 2008, psychological $120 barrier comes in focus
WTI oil continues to rise strongly and standing around $116 per barrel in early Thursday’s trading.
Extremely volatile market conditions are unlikely to ease as war in Ukraine extends into eight day, boosting turmoil in the global energy…
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Hiring in the US private sector increases above expectations in February
The US ADP National employment report showed that payrolls in private sector increased by 475,000 jobs I February, beating forecast for increase by 378,000, but remained below January’s strongly upwardly revised figure to 509,000 from…
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Dollar continues to benefit from risk aversion but the outlook for Fed’s next steps is highly…
The dollar index remains firm and posted new marginally higher high on Wednesday (97.82, the highest since May 2020) remaining strongly supported by rising uncertainty, as fights in Ukraine extend into seventh day, with no signs…
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GBPUSD remains in negative mode and cracks 1.33 Fibo support
Cable probed below 1.33 mark and cracked 2022 low (1.3272) posted on Feb 24 when war in Ukraine started but failed to sustain break and holding above pivotal 1.33 level (Fibo 76.4% of 1.3161/1.3748) so far.
Near-term outlook remains grim,…
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Eurozone inflations hits new record high
Eurozone inflation soared to 5.8% in February from 5.1% in January and strongly beat expectations for 5.3% rise, bringing fresh headache to the households as well as the European Central Bank.
So-called core inflation, which excludes…
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Russia – Ukraine War
Russian attack on Ukraine extends into seventh day, with heavy fights reported near capital Kyiv and the second largest city Kharkiv, while Russian military claims it has taken control of the southern city of Kherson, as new round of talks…
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Oil prices surge nearly 10% on Tuesday as sanctions on Russia hurt global supply
WTI oil skyrocketed nearly 10% on Tuesday and holding comfortably above $100 per barrel, on growing fears about stronger disruption of global supply after the tough sanctions on Russia started to bite, as importers in Europe and Asia reject…
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Euro rebounds after opening with gap, but overall bias remains bearish
The Euro opened with gap-lower on Monday as geopolitical tensions escalated after Russia put its fast response forces, including nuclear, on highest alert over the weekend.
Although the pair bounced after dipping to 1.1125 after Monday’s…
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