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Because of rising heating demand, the price of natural gas in the United States is set to reach its highest level since 2008. On Monday, U.S. natural gas futures rose about 5%, putting the contract on track for its highest close in 13 years, on higher-than-expected heating demand and as much higher global gas prices […]

Oil prices raised their gains by more than 4% in Tuesday’s trading, with Brent crude rising above $129, amid fears of official sanctions on Russian oil and fuel exports, raising concerns about the availability of supplies. On Monday, oil prices ended more than 4% higher, trimming their gains after touching the highest level since July […]

Yields in the United States have risen amid volatile trade, with all eyes on Russia and the Federal Reserve. In tumultuous trading on Monday, benchmark 10-year Treasury yields climbed as hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve member were matched with White House signals over the weekend that a Russian invasion of Ukraine might happen at […]

Job postings in the United States surged to near record highs in December, implying that the slowdown in employment growth at the close of last year was mostly due to labor shortages. Job vacancies, a gauge of labor demand, increased by 150,000 to 10.9 million on December 31st, not far from the all-time high of […]