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Crude Reality: How Geopolitical Tensions Are Driving Oil Prices in 2025

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The global oil market in 2025 is a complex beast, constantly shifting under the weight of supply, demand, and most crucially, geopolitical tensions. While economic factors and the slow march of renewable energy play a role, it’s the simmering conflicts and unpredictable policy shifts across the globe that are truly stirring the pot, leading to […]

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Navigating the Energy Landscape: Top Commodities for the Future

Forex Trading and Miscellaneous, Market Analysis, Market Commentaries

The energy industry is experiencing a significant shift, fueled by the pressing demand for cleaner energy solutions and the growing global need for electricity. This presents both challenges and exciting opportunities for investors. Identifying the top energy commodities for the future requires a deep understanding of current market trends, technological advancements, and the evolving global

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Trading Grain Futures Contracts

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Grain futures trading is a fascinating and rewarding way to engage with the agricultural market. These contracts enable participants to buy or sell specific grains, such as wheat, corn, or soybeans, at a set price on a future date. Farmers, traders, and investors use these contracts for various purposes, including hedging risks and speculating on

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Inflation data and GDP results are the focus for analysts and traders this week

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Investors will monitor COVID-19 figures and the vaccines’ progressive rollout this week. The concluding chapter of the new US stimulus package was closed on Friday, February 5 after Vice President Kamala Harris used her deciding 50/50 vote in the Senate, to ensure the financial assistance would become law. Inflation (CPI) in the United States and

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US equity indices approach record highs, European indices close positive for the fourth session in series

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Signs that the Labour market is improving in the USA combined with encouraging earnings figures helped drive leading US equity indices to near-record highs during Thursday’s New York session. The weekly jobless claims number came in below Reuters forecast of 830K at 779K, the third week in a row the claims number has fallen. Continuing

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Equity and currency markets trade in narrow ranges due to inconclusive calendar data

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WTI oil ended the trading day close to a yearly high on Wednesday, due to US reserves falling sharply (by close on 1 million barrels) during the week according to the latest data from US authorities. At 21:40 UK time, the commodity traded at $55.82 a barrel up 1.97%. Precious metals experienced a mixed day’s

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Why Do Most Currencies Trade Against the Dollar?

US and European markets rally on Tuesday, USD continues its current momentum trend versus its main peers

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European markets rallied from the London open during Tuesday’s sessions. The latest GDP figures for the Eurozone and individual countries provided investor optimism that if the COVID-19 vaccine rollouts are successful, growth will quickly re-appear. GDP for the Euro Area beat forecasts coming in at -0.7% for Q2 2020 after a revision for Q3 revealed

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Silver Begins To Outshine Gold

Silver prints an eight-year high, US factory growth slows, oil rebounds from early session losses

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Silver’s market price rose to an eight-year intraday high of just over $30.00 per ounce during Monday’s trading sessions, breaching R3 before slipping under that critical psyche handle, ending the day trading close to R2 and at $28.78, up 6.79%. Analysts and market commentators suggested that the cohort of Reddit activist traders, who allegedly helped

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Nervous investors and traders will look for monetary policy instructions from the Fed, BoE and RBA to underpin sentiment

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Last week’s trading sessions ended with many global equity markets selling off as the risk-on sentiment dominating investor thinking over recent months suddenly evaporated. The SPX 500 closed Friday’s New York session down –2.22% on the day and –3.58% weekly and the NASDAQ 100 –2.36% down during the Friday session and –3.57% weekly. The NASDAQ

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Wall Street recovers despite the worst contraction in the US of -3.5%, the worst reading since the 1940s

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The leading US equity markets bounced back on Thursday after experiencing a sell-off during Wednesday’s sessions. Wall Street banks and brokers voiced their relief after online brokers such as Robin Hood, Ameritrade and Interactive Brokers suspended trading in stock such as GameStop, AMC and Blackberry. These equities have been the subject of intense speculation by

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