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Oil prices are under pressure amid demand concerns

18 Oct 11.12

Oil prices are under pressure amid demand concerns

Brent crude nears $74 per barrel, marking a significant weekly decline. Concerns over demand, particularly from China, and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are influencing market dynamics.

Crude Oil

Brent

BRN

18 Oct 10.25

Gold has reached above $2,700!

Gold surged past $2,700 per ounce, reaching a record high due to heightened demand for safe-haven assets and expectations of interest rate cuts. Geopolitical tensions and disappointing fiscal measures in China also fueled the increase, though strong US economic data limited further gains.

Gold

Bullion

XAUUSD

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Week Ahead: EURUSD to react to Fed and ECB decisions

11 DEC

09:58

Week Ahead: EURUSD to react to Fed and ECB decisions

All eyes on the Fed and ECB interest rates decisions this week.

EURUSD Federal Reserve ECB

BRN is trying to recover, moving away from $74/bbl

08 DEC

10:30

BRN is trying to recover, moving away from $74/bbl

BRN is trying to rebound away from $74/bbl after a ~10.15% drop in price amid market skepticism on whether the OPEC+ production cuts will be fully implemented.

Oil Crude Brent OPEC+ OPEC

XAUUSD rebounds back to $2030 before the NFP

08 DEC

10:09

XAUUSD rebounds back to $2030 before the NFP

Gold bulls are trying to stabilize at $2030 despite the looming economic uncertainty, after briefly reaching an all-time high at 2134.80 during the trading session last Friday.

Gold Bullion XAUUSD NFP Federal Reserve

07 DEC

11:58

SPX500_m to move towards 4600?

We are close to the main risk event of the week with investors and traders awaiting tomorrow’s US monthly non-farm payrolls report with keen anticipation.

S&P500 SPX500_m Federal Reserve Bond Yields

06 DEC

12:15

USDInd rebounds towards 21-SMA

Next week sees the final FOMC meeting of the year with markets primed, locked and loaded for over 120bps of rate cuts in 2024.

Dollar index DXY EURUSD USDCAD NFP

05 DEC

11:56

BTC pierces $42,000

Bitcoin is currently into its eight consecutive week of gains.

crypto Bitcoin ETF

11 Dec

09:58

Week Ahead: EURUSD to react to Fed and ECB decisions

All eyes on the Fed and ECB interest rates decisions this week....

EURUSD

Federal Reserve

ECB

08 Dec

10:30

BRN is trying to recover, moving away from $74/bbl

BRN is trying to rebound away from $74/bbl after a ~10.15% drop in price amid market skepticism on whether the OPEC+ production cuts will be fully imp...

Oil

Crude

Brent

OPEC+

OPEC

08 Dec

10:09

XAUUSD rebounds back to $2030 before the NFP

Gold bulls are trying to stabilize at $2030 despite the looming economic uncertainty, after briefly reaching an all-time high at 2134.80 during the tr...

Gold

Bullion

XAUUSD

NFP

Federal Reserve

07 Dec

11:58

SPX500_m to move towards 4600?

We are close to the main risk event of the week with investors and traders awaiting tomorrow’s US monthly non-farm payrolls report with keen anticip...

S&P500

SPX500_m

Federal Reserve

Bond Yields

06 Dec

12:15

USDInd rebounds towards 21-SMA

Next week sees the final FOMC meeting of the year with markets primed, locked and loaded for over 120bps of rate cuts in 2024....

Dollar index

DXY

EURUSD

USDCAD

NFP

05 Dec

11:56

BTC pierces $42,000

Bitcoin is currently into its eight consecutive week of gains. ...

crypto

Bitcoin

ETF