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Oil prices are under pressure amid demand concerns

18 Oct 11.12

Oil prices are under pressure amid demand concerns

Brent crude nears $74 per barrel, marking a significant weekly decline. Concerns over demand, particularly from China, and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are influencing market dynamics.

Crude Oil

Brent

BRN

18 Oct 10.25

Gold has reached above $2,700!

Gold surged past $2,700 per ounce, reaching a record high due to heightened demand for safe-haven assets and expectations of interest rate cuts. Geopolitical tensions and disappointing fiscal measures in China also fueled the increase, though strong US economic data limited further gains.

Gold

Bullion

XAUUSD

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CHINAH stock index edges further into “bull market”

13 MAR

11:12

CHINAH edges further into “bull market”

Discover why our brand-new stock index has climbed by over 20% since its January low, and is outperforming its peers around the world so far in March.

CHINAH cfd on indices indices bull market

12 MAR

16:33

GBPUSD dragged down by US, UK data

Fundamental events today are forcing “cable” to now test a key Fibonacci support level, even while this FX pair had been ripe for a technical pullback.

GBPUSD British Pound Sterling US Dollar inflation Bank of England Federal Reserve

This Week: Yen bulls may have more room to run

11 MAR

12:55

This Week: Yen bulls may have more room to run

JPY has been the best-performing G10 currency against the US dollar, not just for today, but also so far in March 2024. Two critical events this week could further boost the Japanese Yen.

USDJPY Japanese Yen Bank of Japan Federal Reserve rate hike negative interest rates inflation

08 MAR

10:50

BRN edges higher towards it's 2024 high ($84.14/bbl)

Oil prices continue to rise amid the markets anticipation of the itnerest rate cuts following the Fed's chair Jerome Powell's speech in Congress.

Crude Oil Oil Brent

08 MAR

08:50

Gold rally to continue?

XAUUSD continues to trade close to an all-time high (~$2164.56), driven by the market’s expectations of the interest rate cuts in the United States.

Gold XAUUSD Bullion

07 MAR

11:31

JP225 slides below its 40000 milestone

After reaching an all-time high, JP225 has slid towards 39000 support level amid growing speculation of a potential rate hike.

Jap 225

13 Mar

11:12

CHINAH edges further into “bull market”

Discover why our brand-new stock index has climbed by over 20% since its January low, and is outperforming its peers around the world so far in March....

CHINAH

cfd on indices

indices

bull market

12 Mar

16:33

GBPUSD dragged down by US, UK data

Fundamental events today are forcing “cable” to now test a key Fibonacci support level, even while this FX pair had been ripe for a technical pull...

GBPUSD

British Pound

Sterling

US Dollar

inflation

Bank of England

Federal Reserve

11 Mar

12:55

This Week: Yen bulls may have more room to run

JPY has been the best-performing G10 currency against the US dollar, not just for today, but also so far in March 2024. Two critical events this week ...

USDJPY

Japanese Yen

Bank of Japan

Federal Reserve

rate hike

negative interest rates