LONDON/MOSCOW: WhatsApp‘s nearly six-hour long outage on Monday hit trading of assets from cryptocurrencies to Russian oil, market players said, although a quick shift to alternative platforms such as Telegram limited severe disruption. Despite many financial institutions discouraging employees from using messaging services such as WhatsApp and other Facebook platforms that went down on Monday,
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Market sentiment is stable today, with European index trading mildly higher while US futures point to a rebound. But overall direction remains rather unclear. Sterling is currently the stronger one, with additional help from buying against other European majors. Kiwi is also firmer, awaiting tomorrow’s RBNZ rate hike, followed by Dollar. On the other hand,
A decent showing so far on the day European indices are trading near the highs, up around 0.4% to 0.7% on the session currently while US futures are also up by roughly 0.4% to 0.5% on the day. That is seeing the risk mood keep in better standing so far in European morning trade, with
NEW DELHI: Gold prices eased on Tuesday as the dollar rose but kept the bullion close to a week’s high. Rising energy prices may dampen economic activities and dent appetite for riskier assets. Gold futures on MCX eased 0.18 per cent, or Rs 83, to Rs 46,804 per 10 gram. Silver futures were also down
While some selling pressure is seen in Asian stocks, the forex markets are relatively steady. Canadian Dollar is currently the stronger one, followed by Yen. Sterling is the softer one, followed by Swiss France, Euro and Dollar. Overall risk sentiment will continue to drive the markets this week and hence we’ll have some attention on
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FRANKFURT: Oil prices jumped Monday after OPEC and allied oil producing countries stayed with their gradual approach to restoring output slashed during the pandemic, agreeing to add only 400,000 barrels per day in November. The decision Monday by the Vienna-based oil cartel tracks with its established schedule of adding back that amount of oil every
Swiss Franc is the winner so far today, as Dollar and Yen pare back some of last week’s gains. Meanwhile, Euro is also soft after poor investor confidence data. On the other hand, New Zealand Dollar is following closely as second strongest, on anticipation of RBNZ rate hike later in the week. Other currencies are
The energy crisis globally is far from over A forecast assessment by Argus says that Asian LNG prices are likely to surge to record levels going into winter, with demand within and outside the region looking particularly robust and expected to pick up further in the weeks/months ahead.Invest in yourself. See our forex education hub.
NEW DELHI: Gold and silver futures were flat on Monday as a weaker dollar offset bets that the US Federal Reserve could begin tapering its pandemic-era asset purchases soon. The dollar index dropped to its lowest since September 29, making gold cheaper for buyers holding other currencies. Gold futures on MCX were up 0.06 per
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The government on Thursday hiked by 62 per cent the price of natural gas that is used to produce electricity, make fertilisers and turned into CNG to use as fuel in automobiles and cooking gas for household kitchens. This is the first increase in rates since April 2019 and comes on back of firming benchmark
RBA and RBNZ to announce rate decisions It is busy week next week with rate announcements from the Reserve Bank of Australia and also the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. It is also employment week for both Canada and the US. China is on holiday Monday to Thursday. Australia will be off on Monday. Monday, October 4 OPEC+ meeting
Gold prices eased on Friday after rallying to a one-week high above the key $1,750 level in the previous session, as the rebounded and made the metal expensive for holders of other currencies. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,754.64 per ounce by 0139 GMT, after rising nearly 1.8% on Thursday as the dollar
The RBA will maintain all monetary policy measures unchanged at next week’s meeting. That is, the cash rate, as well as the yield target on the April 2024 bond, will stay at 0.1%. Asset purchases will also be kept at a pace of AUD 4B/week. Policymakers will continue to warn of the slowdown in the
Tobias Levkovich was well known for setting S&P 500 price targets Citigroup reported that chief equity strategist Tobias Levkovich died on Friday, a month after being hit by a car while crossing a street in Long Island, NY. Levkovich was perhaps the world’s most well-known equity strategist and had been in his role at Citi