Oil prices slump as continued Chinese lockdowns hit demand expectations May 9, 2022 Oil prices tumbled heavily this morning, with waning demand in Asia and weak data in China prompting fears of supply shortage.
1 Minute Market Rundown – 9th May 2022 May 9, 2022 | City Talk Path of Least Resistance Remains Lower Economic Slowdown Main ConcernUSD Remains King Friday’s highly anticipated NFP print did little to stop the rot as risk markets continue to remain on the backfoot. Stocks have fallen yet again today and the greenback has climbed higher as the market continues to focus on a potential economic slowdown [...]
1 Minute Market Rundown – 6th May 2022 May 6, 2022 | City Talk Old Lady Signals a Pause to Come Crypto and Risk Assets Come Under PressureUSD Remains King; GBP Destroyed To understand the magnitude of the sell off yesterday here are some facts: ● The Nasdaq suffers its largest one day percentage drop since June 11, 2020 ● The DOW suffered its largest one day percentage drop [...]
What a difference a day makes: Markets go into full reversal mode as recession concerns grow May 6, 2022 What a difference a day makes? Having rallied strongly in the aftermath of the Federal Reserve’s decision to hike rates by 50bps on Wednesday evening, and not go harder, US stock markets went into full reversal mode yesterday, dragging European markets down with them. Bond yields also shot back up, with the US 10 year [...]
OPEC+ maintains modest hike in oil production as EU weighs up Russian import ban May 5, 2022 OPEC+ has agreed a modest increase in its oil production targets next month, following a meeting earlier today.
1 Minute Market Rundown – 5th May 2022 May 5, 2022 | City Talk Powell Not as Hawkish as Market Priced In…But Not Dovish By Any MeansCrypto Bounces with Risk Assets So the highly anticipated FED meeting came and went and all things considered…we feel we are exactly where we were before the meeting minus a little bit of cleaner positioning in the market. If you will recall yesterday’s [...]
OPEC+ forecasts oil surplus as high prices and lockdowns bite into demand expectations May 4, 2022 OPEC+ anticipates oil supply to exceed demand later this year by nearly two million barrels per day amid reduced growth expectations.
Plus500 hit by revolt on pay as shareholders ramp up pressure in AGM season May 4, 2022 London-listed fintech giant Plus500 was struck a blow by investors yesterday as shareholders voted down the firm’s remuneration report at its annual general meeting.
Gold prices hit by resurgent dollar and upcoming interest rate hike May 3, 2022 Gold prices showed some signs of recovery this afternoon after tumbling to a two-and-a-half month low earlier in the day.
Citi trader error sparks flash crash in European markets May 3, 2022 A flash crash in European stock markets yesterday was sparked by an error in a single sell-order trade by a Citigroup employee, it has emerged.