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Feb 06
Oil Prices Fall Despite Rising Middle East Tensions

Crude Continues Lower Oil prices remain under pressure as we start the new week. Crude futures are in the red on Monday, extending losses from last week as the market continues to depreciate. The sell off comes despite rising tensions in the Middle East with the US and UK carrying out further airstrikes over the […]

Feb 05
Federal Reserve Advocates Patience as UK Economic Woes Plague Pound

The EURUSD pair is currently hovering near recent lows, extending the downside on Monday as markets still digest the stellar NFP report released last Friday and the unexpected verbal intervention from Powell, which he decided to make in the interview on Sunday. Momentum indicators suggest that the pair could have another leg lower; however, the […]

Feb 05
Gold and USD/CAD: Potential Price Rise Ahead

Last week, Gold formed a gap and broke the local downtrend (points 1, 2, and 3). Hence, the price of this asset might potentially get back to the broken downtrend and then rebound forward. In this case, the asset’s price might test the resistance level of 2085. So, let’s observe what might happen next. The […]

Feb 05
Gold Sinks As US Jobs Surge Higher

Gold Falls on Monday Gold prices are seeing decent selling interest across early European trading on Monday. The move comes amidst an uptick in USD on the back of a bumper set of US jobs figures last week and hawkish commentary from Fed’s Powell over the weekend.   US Jobs Soar Again On Friday, the NFP […]

Feb 05
Strong US Dollar Weighing on Euro

Euro Lower on Monday EURUSD is testing below the 1.0785 level today for the first time since early December as a strong US Dollar sets the tone for FX markets. The Dollar is rising on the back of a set of bumper US jobs figures on Friday which saw the largest jobs growth in a […]

Feb 03
Crude Futures Fall As OPEC Holds Steady

Crude Correction Deepens Following a move above the December highs last week, oil prices have turned sharply lower this week with crude futures now down around 7% from YTD highs. The sell-off comes as OPEC+ this week held its production quotas unchanged. There had been speculation of a potential further decrease in production levels suggesting […]