Currencies

The Federal Reserve announced the inception of tapering of its asset purchases later in November.

November 4, 2021

2125

The strength of the energy sector at the moment is obvious: news about most energy prices reaching their historic highs keeps coming almost on daily basis. The most recent strong earnings reports are the same from British BP (BP) and American ConocoPhillips (COP).

November 2, 2021

2324

The governor of the central bank of Turkey, apparently submitting to the orders of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has unorthodox monetary views (if inflation gets higher, he wants the rate to be cut, according to his statements, while the classic economic theory says the opposite) cut the interest rate more than expected despite rising inflationary pressures and the continuing demise of Lira to an all-time low.

October 21, 2021

2209

The Russian ruble is trading near the 71.90 level against USD after reaching its 1 ½ years minimum on Monday, October 11, having strengthened against the dollar to 71.787, but intraday USDRUB dropped to 71.55 rubles, the 2021 minimum.

October 12, 2021

2296

The U.S. dollar index (DXY) has been steadily growing lately, driven by increasing risk-off mode associated with many recent and ongoing turbulent events across the globe causing U.S. bond yields to rise.

October 7, 2021

2133

The Japanese yen is poised to recover some of its recent losses if the country's ruling Liberal Democratic Party votes on Wednesday to elect the head of the coronavirus vaccination department, Taro Kono, as the next prime minister, according to a recent ING report.

September 28, 2021

2268

The ruble and Russian stocks welcome a price rally in the commodities sector. The spot gas price in Europe has come closer to the historic maximum ($ 1000 per thousand cubic meters).

September 15, 2021

2423

Don't expect too much going forward from the recent strengthening of the euro – problems in the eurozone keep piling up.

September 9, 2021

2315

The British pound is hovering around $1.375 and is currently posting its first weekly gain against the dollar since late July, enticing Fx traders to join in as a rebound in risk sentiment helped support major world currencies beyond the USD which are perceived as reopening plays.

August 30, 2021

2302