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The US dollar underperformed all the major currencies last week and plunged to a fresh monthly low following the disappointing US employment report. The jobs report showed that the U.S. economy added only 266,000 jobs compared to the expectations of more than 970,000 and the unemployment rate...

Crude oil prices climb above the previous month high on Wednesday supported the successful COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the US and UK and more stimulus measures could aid economic recovery which will boost oil demand in the near future. On the negative side, investors continued to monitor a...

Crude oil prices slightly rebounded from the early session lows. During the Asian session, the oil prices fell after the re-floating of the Ever-Green vessel that was stuck along the Suez Canal. The container ship Ever Given has been partially floated and straightened in the Canal. EQUITIES...

Crude oil prices dropped more than 8% this week and on Thursday, the West Texas Intermediate Crude oil price fell 7% that marked its largest daily percentage loss since September. The recent sell-off fuelled by a slowdown in the European vaccine rollout and a “third wave” of COVID-19 is being...

Crude oil prices started the new week slightly higher. During the last week, the oil prices ended lower after larger-than-expected crude oil inventory builds in the US. Both API and EIA inventory data showed that crude stockpiles in the US increased by 2.6 and 4.351 million barrels in the week...

"It is a great New Year present for the whole oil industry," Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on the second day of 13th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial meeting. Crude oil price climbed to 11-month highs boosted by the compromise deal between the Organization of Petroleum...

Recently, crude oil prices enjoyed 4 consecutive week rally after upbeat vaccine news. The rally also supported by the Biden’s victory in the hopes that he will soon announce a large fiscal stimulus package that could support demand for oil. Development of the Oil market (Jan 20 – March 20)...

Crude oil prices trading slightly lower on Monday ahead of OPEC two days of meetings that begin later today. The investors and traders eagerly waiting for the fresh updates whether the OPEC and other oil-exporting countries will extend large output cuts to balance global markets. OPEC+...

Lack of USD liquidity continues with Thanksgiving holiday while the commodity currencies, the Australian and New Zealand dollar surged to fresh session highs. On the other hand, GOLD and oil price trading unchanged due to shorted trading day.

Stocks and oil prices cheered the official confirmation of Joe Biden’s victory which means a more generous stimulus package to be deployed as soon as possible. The recent rally also supported by more upbeat news on the coronavirus vaccine. Meanwhile, at first Donald Trump rejected the outcome of...

Crude oil prices open the week on a bearish note. The recent sell-off furled by Libya's announcement that it is ramping up production and rising new coronavirus cases in Europe and the US. As a result, France and Germany have announced a return to lockdowns for at least a month. This week the...

Crude Oil prices slipped to a 3-week low on Monday due to global demand concerns and amid fears about a resurgence in coronavirus cases. On the other hand, the recent bearish momentum fuelled by the resumption of Libya’s oil exports after the Libyan National Army announced an end to an...

On Tuesday, crude oil prices ended at their lowest since June and Brent closed at $39.78 per barrel, while WTI futures ended at $36.76 per barrel. Oil slipped amid fears that rising COVID-19 cases and fears OPEC will begin picking up production soon after an output cut put in place to support...

Crude oil price surged to new session highs on Wednesday after US oil producers closed most of their offshore production in the Gulf of Mexico in anticipation of Hurricane Laura. Producers evacuated 310 offshore facilities and shut 1.56 million barrels per day of crude output, 84% of Gulf of...

Crude oil price trading steady on Monday ahead of OPEC meeting later this week. The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMCC), which is co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and Russia, is set to meet on Aug. 19 to assess compliance with quotas and recommend any adjustments to the cuts if needed. In...

A busy week ahead as investors keep an eye on the updates from UK-EU meeting and European council meeting. Apart from this, there are several other important events to watch.

l During European session on Monday, the official data showed German industrial production plunged a record 17.9% in April amid factories shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 17.9% decline reported by the Economy Ministry followed an 8.9% drop in March when Germany started shutting...

The US dollar fell to 11- week low ahead of NFP report. The dollar depreciated further on Thursday after EURO edged higher responding to the ECB decision to increase its bond-buying programme by a higher-than-expected €600 billion. The dollar index dropped from 100.60 on May 14 to today's low of...

EUR/USD trading below 1.12 ahead of the key European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy decision. On Wednesday the pair surged to a three-month high of 1.1257. The market participants anticipating the European Central Bank is expected to boost its 750-billion-euro bond-buying programme by a...

As economies try to reopen globally social distancing to be permanent for a while, at least until a vaccine is developed. According to the recent study, social distancing can limit the chance of catching coronavirus to fewer than 3%. Keeping one metre apart reduces the risk of transmission to...