Oil prices rose on Wednesday after OPEC and the International Energy Agency (IEA) both forecast a rebound in demand over the course of next year and as U.S. rate hikes are expected to ease alongside slowing inflation. Brent crude futures rose $1.31, or 1.6%, to $81.99 per barrel by 1421 GMT, while U.S. West Texas
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Dollar stays generally weak today but selling pressure is so far limited. Markets are looking forward to FOMC’s rate hike as well as new economic projections. Yen is currently the strongest one for the day, followed by Aussie and Swiss Franc. New Zealand Dollar is the weakest, followed by Canadian and Sterling. Much volatility is
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The People’s Bank of China leaves the China one-year MLF rate at 2.75% (est 2.75%; prev 2.75%)  and the one-year MLF Volume was set at 650B vs. (est 500.0B; prev 850.0B). USD/CNY is under pressure at a key level of support: China’s worsening economic slump is expected to keep the People’s Bank of China on its easing
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NFT Steez, a new weekly Cointelegraph podcast exploring nonfungible tokens and Web3 projects, spoke to Comic-Con legend Gareb Shamus about how he has used storytelling to build engagement and a “maker world” that grows and strengthens communities. What started off as a newsletter about comics — Shamus’ passion project — ultimately became known to the world as
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Commodity Participant Association of India (CPAI) has urged capital markets regulator Sebi to facilitate uninterrupted hedging and trading in cotton futures contracts to market participants. This comes after Sebi in August suspended trading in all cotton futures contracts on commodity exchange for one month to align the contract specifications with that of the market. Later,
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Dollar is recovering slightly today as focus turns to FOMC rate decision and, more importantly, new economic projections. While the greenback was sold off overnight following consumer inflation data, traders are still holding the larger bets for now. As for the week, Euro and Sterling are the strongest ones so far, followed by Yen. Commodity
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Cable remains firmafter having reached a fresh multi-month high of 1.2443 on Tuesday. Economists at Scotiabank expect the GBP/USD pair to attack the 1.2450/60 area. GBP/USD appears to be consolidating “Cable is well-supported against rising, short-term trend support off the early Nov low at 1.2320 intraday.” “The GBP appears to be consolidating ahead of another push
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Dollar falls sharply together with treasury yield after US data showed consumer inflation cooled more than expected. Stock futures also jump as reaction. Australian and New Zealand Dollar appear to be leading the way up, followed by Yen and then European majors. The question now is on whether current wave of selloff would sustain pass
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