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OPEC+ Production Cut and its Impact on Oil Prices

Over the weekend, some members of the oil alliance OPEC+ announced that they'll be producing less oil in the second half of 2023. This shocking news came before a joint ministerial meeting that...

Germany inflation drops sharply but ECB may be cautious to drop hawkish tone

The wide inflation rate in Germany fell in March to its lowest level since last summer. Details showed that the price index mostly decreased due to energy and raw materials.The key question is, has...

As banking system shocks subside the focus shifts to central banks’ battle with inflation

The dollar index struggles to bounce back up after dropping to 102.50 level, in line with the earlier idea that the Fed is avoiding clear policy recommendations, while the ECB is showing more...

Euro Rises as ECB Takes Lead in Tightening Race, US Consumer Confidence Improves

Market volatility continues to decrease as the S&P 500 VIX (also known as the "fear index") dropped to 21 points, the lowest level since March 9th. It's worth noting that this was...

Fed Hikes Interest Rates but Maintains a Soft Tone with Banking Shock Seen as Positive for Inflation

The Fed hiked interest rate by a quarter point at yesterday’s meeting but hinted also that they keep their options open for more hikes because inflation remains significantly above the target level....

UK Inflation Jumps, Casts Uncertainty Ahead of BOE

UK Inflation Jumps in Feb The latest set of UK inflation figures has thrown a spanner in the works for the BOE ahead of tomorrow’s keenly awaited March rates meeting. Traders had been increasingly...

The Fed Meeting could spark market optimism with possible rate hike

The search for yield is gaining momentum in the financial market, with the SPX futures crossing the 4000-point mark (a high since March), while gold plummeted by over 1% to $1950 per troy ounce. The...

The IndeX Files 21-03-2023

Equities Bounce Back As Traders Look Beyond Banking Troubles Global equities benchmarks are climbing strongly at the start of the week. Despite a sea of red as we opened yesterday, losses were quickly...

Precious Metals Monday 20-03-2023

Gold Rally Continues on Risk Aversion It’s been a bumper start to the week for gold and silver with both metals enjoying firm demand across early European trading on Monday. Gold prices are trading at...