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I highlighted a under-appreciated trend last week: Public pressure to do more to punish Russia. It started with Biden’s press conference where he was hit with question after question about harsher sanctions and cutting of Russia from SWIFT. That same pressure has hit politicians everywhere. One-by-one, leaders have been peppered with similar questions and there
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The markets had a roller coaster ride on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week. At the time of writing, Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands after three days of brutal attack by Russia. Wave of European leaders have start delivering supplies Ukraine while packages of sanctions were imposed, up to Russian President Vladmir Putin. It’s also
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Black Sea — a major artery for the movement of commodities at the crossroads of Europe and Asia — is suddenly drawing the world’s attention as the conflict in Ukraine unfolds. Half a dozen countries touch its shores, though it’s vital to many others beyond, for the trade of energy, steel and agricultural products. Crude
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Overall, the markets seem to have stabilized from the shocking invasion of Ukraine by Russia, for now at least. US stock markets staged a late and strong turnaround overnight while Asian markets also recovered. Gold is back pressing 1900 handle while WTI oil is trading around 96, after breaching 100 briefly. In the currency markets,
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Global stocks continue to rebound today. The West’s refrain from excluding Russia out of SWIFT was seen as a relief. But still risks remain, in particular if war spreads to NATO countries. Economic data continue to take a back seat, and even another surge in US inflation doesn’t move markets. As for currencies, Aussie is
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Prior was +4.9% y/y Core m/m +0.5% vs +0.5% expected Prior core m/m +0.4% PCE price index +0.6% m/m vs +0.4% prior PCE price index +6.1% y/y vs +5.8% prior Consumers spending and income for January: Personal income 0.0% vs -0.3% expected. Personal spending +2.1% vs +1.5% expected. Real personal spending +1.5% vs -1.0% prior
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New Delhi: Paring previous gains, gold prices in the national capital on Friday declined by Rs 1,274 to Rs 50,913 per 10 gram reflecting overnight fall in international market along with rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. The yellow metal had closed at Rs 52,187 per 10 gram in the previous trade. Silver also plummeted
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Global markets sink as Russia finally launches invasion of Ukraine. Risk averse sentiment dominates, pushing gold and oil higher, while stocks and cryptocurrencies tumble. In the currency markets, Yen and Swiss Franc surge sharply on safe-haven flows, together with Dollar. On the other hand, Euro is under heavy selling pressure together with commodity currencies. Technically,
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