Crude oil moved sharply lower today on hopes for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Iran — or at least progress toward a framework for peace through a Memorandum of Agreement. The selloff pushed the price down to a low of $90.32, where buyers stepped in near an upward-sloping trend line connecting the late-February […]
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Markets began the week trading as if the Strait of Hormuz is already reopening — even though the final agreement has not yet been signed. Investors rushed into a full-scale “peace dividend” trade after reports suggested the US and Iran are edging closer toward a framework agreement that could end the conflict, restore shipping through
The USD is lower as the US wakes to a holiday and they honor all those who have died on the battlefields, and the UK barbecues get heated up in observance of the May Bank Holiday. With no escalation of the war in Iran and baby steps toward a diplomatic solution for now, hope vs
Slovenia’s industrial sentiment remained less negative in May, figures from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia showed on Monday. The manufacturing confidence rose to a 4-month high of -6 in May from -8 in the previous month. Among the components, the expected production and overall order book indicators improved, while the finished products
To implement support to curb household utility, gas bills from July to September Will allocate ¥500 billion from reserves for related subsidies Will compile extra budget of more than ¥3 trillion To create new budget reserves to address impact of higher energy costs caused by Middle East conflict Will issue new deficit financing bonds to
Gold and Silver rebounded notably today as oil prices extended their sharp decline and markets cautiously increased bets that at least a US-Iran ceasefire expansion/extension may be approaching. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged as much in New Delhi, saying there was a “pretty solid thing on the table” involving reopening the strait and
Finland’s producer price inflation accelerated in April to the highest level in more than three years, led by higher prices of refined petroleum products and basic precious and other non-ferrous metals, data from Statistics Finland showed on Monday. The producer price index climbed 4.6 percent year-on-year in April, faster than the 2.6 percent rise in
Monday starts off quietly, with no major scheduled economic events for the FX market. Many countries in Europe and the U.K. will have a bank holiday while the U.S. will observe Memorial Day. On Tuesday, Japan will release the Bank of Japan core CPI y/y, while the U.S. will get the CB consumer confidence index.
Litecoin doesn’t get the same room noise as Bitcoin. It doesn’t have Ethereum’s developer drama, Solana’s speed narrative, or the meme-cycle energy that keeps newer tokens popping up on trading desks for a week and disappearing the next. And yet, LTC keeps showing up. It’s still listed almost everywhere. It still trades with real liquidity.
US equities rise on Iran deal optimism United States (US) equity markets closed higher on Friday, bolstered by fresh signs of diplomatic progress towards a US–Iran deal. For the week, the Dow Jones surged 1054 points (+2.13%), notching a new intraday record high along the way. The Nasdaq 100 added 1.22% for its seventh advance in eight
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington will give diplomacy every chance on Iran but will pursue other means if a good deal cannot be reached, while describing the current framework as solid. Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Summary: Rubio said the US would give diplomacy every opportunity to succeed before considering alternative approaches,
Outside developments surrounding the US-Iran negotiations, this week’s largest FX event risks may come from Oceania, where traders face a potentially divergence between the policy outlooks of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Reserve Bank of Australia. While the RBNZ is widely expected to leave the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.25% on Tuesday,
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Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) officials say Singapore’s monetary policy stance remains appropriate and domestic interest rates should hold broadly stable, even as global rate uncertainty persists following a strong Q1 GDP print. investingLive Exclusive 1h ago Source link
The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that remains one of the most closely watched signals in Asian foreign exchange markets. China operates a managed floating exchange rate system, under which the renminbi (yuan) is allowed to trade
