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Oil prices fell about 2% during trading on Monday, amid the market’s anticipation of the liberation of the strategic oil reserves announced by the member states of the International Energy Agency, with the continued closures in China due to the Corona virus. Oil prices ended their trading on Friday with a rise of more than […]
Although Europe’s decision to ban Russian coal will affect a major source of Moscow’s revenue, it risks soaring electricity prices on the old continent, amid tight global supplies. The European Union on Friday formally adopted the fifth package of sanctions imposed on Russia since the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, including a ban on […]
Sterling falls against the euro following the release of ECB minutes. Sterling fell against a stronger euro on Thursday, as the minutes of the European Central Bank’s March meeting were more hawkish than expected. At their March 10 meeting, ECB policymakers appeared eager to reduce stimulus, arguing that conditions for raising rates had either been […]
Today, Thursday, oil prices returned to rise again, to compensate for some of the losses they incurred during trading on Wednesday, when they fell to their lowest level in 3 weeks. Oil prices started trading on the rise today, but later fell, and then rebounded in volatile trading, as fears of shortage of supplies dominated […]
Romania’s central bank raises the key interest rate to 3%, predicting higher inflation. On Tuesday, Romania’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 3%, predicting that inflation would rise faster than expected due to the conflict in Ukraine, which is putting pressure on food and fuel prices. Inflation is […]
South Korea has taken new measures to counter the inflation caused by high oil prices, by increasing the fuel tax cuts that began in November for a period of 6 months and intends to extend them for another 3 months. Korean Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said today, Tuesday, that his country will expand tax cuts […]
Oil prices rose more than 3% during Monday’s trading, with Brent crude trading above $107, with concerns about a tight supply continuing. This comes despite investors’ aspiration to free supplies from strategic oil reserves from consuming countries and the armistice in Yemen; This raised hopes that supply problems in the Middle East might recede. Oil […]
Gold prices rose in trading on Monday, with anticipation of the situation in Eastern Europe, amid expectations of imposing more sanctions on Russia, which supported the precious metal, which is considered a safe haven against geopolitical tensions. Gold prices started their trading on a decline, today, Monday, with the stability of dollar and treasury returns […]
Venezuela’s March oil exports slip amid struggles with returned cargoes Venezuelan petroleum exports fell about 4% in March compared to the previous month as the country’s state-run oil company dealt with crude cargoes returned by customers due to poor oil quality, according to documents and vessel monitoring data. A high-level meeting between US and Venezuelan […]
German government bond yields rose on Friday, following their biggest monthly jump in years in March, on expectations of rising inflation and tightening monetary policy. Some analysts believe Germany’s 10-year yield will remain near current levels in the short term, as the economic risks posed by the Ukraine conflict will outweigh the central bank’s commitment […]
