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Turkish Lira Plunged Again on Erkan’s Resignation and Poor Inflation Data
Feb 06, 2024
The Turkish lira is under pressure again, because of a combination of factors, including just another jaw-dropping...
Japanese Yen Seems Unemotional after Fed’s Hints at Monetary Policy Turnaround, as BoJ Keeps Slightly Negative Interest Rate in Place
Jan 24, 2024
The Japanese yen consolidated as the Bank of Japan issued a restrictive statement that it is expected to withdraw i...
Some Currency Analysts Predict that Russian Ruble may Further Strengthen To 85 Rubles/$1 This Week
Jan 22, 2024
Although a strong momentum in ruble at the beginning of this week isn’t yet expected, thereafter traders will likel...
Geopolitical Escalation Failed to Spark Oil Price Rally Again as the U.S. Keeps Pumping at Record Levels
Jan 15, 2024
An early rise in crude oil prices was short-lived on Friday, with futures ending the week lower as tensions in the...
Argentine Peso Continues to Weaken on Possibility of Dollarization
Jan 12, 2024
Investors expect Argentina's currency to come under increasing pressure weeks after new President Javier Milei deva...
China Downward Revised the Weights of USD and Euro in its CFETS basket in 2023
Jan 04, 2024
China has adjusted the CFETS basket several times since it introduced a trade-weighted yuan index in December 2015...
Swiss Franc Outperformed All of its Big Ten Peer Currencies This Year
Dec 25, 2023
The Swiss franc (USDCHF) hit its highest level against the dollar in nearly 9 years (!) on Friday, December 22, wit...
Transitory Dollar Weakness Temporarily Pushed Yen and Other Asian/Pacific Currencies Higher
Dec 07, 2023
The USD/JPY pair experienced a significant correction of around 1.5% lately.
Oil Markets Seem to Be Disappointed by OPEC’s Lower-than-Expected 1 Million Barrels per Day Cut
Dec 01, 2023
OPEC+ agreed to deepen its production cuts following an unexpectedly lukewarm performance of crude prices and predi...
Sources Say OPEC+ Will Discuss on Further Oil Production Cuts Ranging from 1 Million to 2 Million Barrels per Day
Nov 30, 2023
Commodities portfolio managers remain generally pessimistic about crude oil prices ahead of the now-postponed OPEC+...
The DXY Dollar Index Spot Reacts to Powell’s Hesitation to Affirm End of Rate Hike Cycle
Nov 02, 2023
As we already know, the U.S. Federal Reserve has decided to keep interest rates unchanged again, although interest...
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) as a More Vibrant Option for Oil Price Growth Aware Investors, than United States Oil Fund (USO)
Oct 30, 2023
The energy sector has been one of the best areas in the market for both growth and value investors to allocate capi...
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