The price of US crude has fallen sharply so far this month and will likely drop further as traders shrug off heightened political tensions in the Middle East and concentrate…
Crude oil prices and energy stocks weakened as investors worried about rising Covid-19 cases and rather hawkish commentary from the Fed. WTI may be at risk of bearish technical signals.
Gold prices fell after the Fed's Vice Chair fueled policy tightening bets, driving the US Dollar higher to XAU/USD's detriment. A Death Cross is undermining the technical view.
Wall Street stocks pulled back broadly on Wednesday as a weaker private jobs report and viral resurgences dampened reflationary hopes. Crude oil prices plunged 3%. Asia-Pacific markets to open mixed.
The US Dollar remains tilted lower against most ASEAN currencies with the exception of the Thai Baht. The Singapore Dollar, Philippine Peso and Indonesian Rupiah face their next tests.
The Australian Dollar was on the way up following this week's RBA rate decision. However, Fed commentary sent AUD/USD lower. Australia's June trade balance figures are in focus.
Brazil’s Central Bank raises the Selic rate by 100 basis points to 5.25% and indicates that its baseline scenario includes quicker monetary tightening to tame inflation.