Oil volatile near lows Oil prices remain volatile after inventory data published by EIA reported a substantial 7.9 million barrel build last week. Brent saw its gains on the day wiped out while WTI slipped back below $70. We’re seeing oil recover some of those losses today but it remains not too far from its […]
Commodities
Week Ahead – Inflation and Recession Risks
US While Europe appears at great risk for a recession as traders bet on aggressive rate rises by all the European central banks, the Fed is still expected to be nearing the end of their respective rate hiking campaign. The focus in the US will fall on the PCE readings. If inflation comes down as […]
King Dollar returns and takes down Commodities and their Currencies
USD surges as 10-year Treasury rises 4.4bps to 4.067%, highest level since November Oil unable to rally after US crude stockpiles dropped by a record 17 million barrels last week Gold slumps after hot ADP report keeps markets divided on whether Fed will tighten again AUD/USD, NZD, USD, and USD/CAD are all seeing a tentative […]
Market Insights Podcast – US and UK inflation ahead, bitcoin nears $50,000
OANDA Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam joins Jonny Hart to preview the big events over the next couple of days, and discuss the latest moves in oil and bitcoin. Content is for general information purposes only. It is not investment advice or a solution to buy or sell securities. Opinions are the authors; not necessarily […]