Q&A: Are we heading towards a commodity super-cycle? June 15, 2022 | City Talk Commodities have achieved strong price gains recently, prompting speculation that we could be in the early stages of a so-called super-cycle; a sustained period of growing demand exceeding supply. Global commodity prices have moved higher in the past few months, partly due to geopolitical issues such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A mismatch of demand [...]
Coinbase to cut staff by 18 per cent as it warns of crypto winter June 14, 2022 Crypto exchange Coinbase will lay off 18 per cent of its workforce as it warned of a recession and a crypto winter. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the decision was based on the need to manage expenses and increase efficiency as the company looked to “stay healthy during this economic downturn”. “We appear to be [...]
UBS hikes oil price expectations as supplies tighten across global markets June 14, 2022 Low oil inventories, dwindling spare capacity, and supply fears have prompted UBS to rise its pricing forecast for crude oil this year
Gas prices soar as flows dip from key markets June 14, 2022 European gas prices have spiked again this morning amid both lower flows from Norway and Russia, and weak wind output.
1 Minute Market Rundown – 14th June 2022 June 14, 2022 | City Talk Celsius Insolvent?Risk ClatteredAll Eyes on Powell It was crypto that led the charge down both yesterday and over the weekend, with ETH at the vanguard. BTC had its worst single day performance in a year, while ETH slumped 18% over further concerns around its proposed merge. News on the day of Celsius’s insolvency exacerbated the [...]
Crypto plummets as Binance pauses Bitcoin withdrawals and Celsius stops redemptions June 13, 2022 Major cryptocurrencies plunged on Monday after Binance halted Bitcoin withdrawals and Celsius suspended all redemptions. Bitcoin dropped over 18% while ether fell more than 20% on Monday afternoon after Binance , the world’s largest crypto exchange, suspended Bitcoin withdrawals. The suspension came after crypto lender Celsius announced it would halt withdrawals, swaps, and transfers between [...]
Oil prices flat as tight markets compete with dropping demand ahead of IEA report June 13, 2022 Oil prices have flatlined - with benchmarks being pulled from both directions by competing factors in a volatile market.
Ministers unveil new digital strategy to boost UK tech sector June 13, 2022 Ministers have today unveiled plans to boost the UK’s tech sector and spur investment into the digital economy in a bid to cement the country “as a global tech superpower”.
Gold prices dive as hawkish Federal Reserve prepares to counter inflation with interest rate hike June 13, 2022 Gold prices plummeted $20 per ounce today with growing expectations of a hefty basis point hike in interest rates from the Federal Reserve this week.
1 Minute Market Rundown – 13th June 2022 June 13, 2022 | City Talk ETH Break Key SupportBTC Under Pressure There are days when I write this piece and hope I am wrong. Friday was one of those where sadly I was right and the world turned ugly. With risk already on the back foot Friday saw a huge CPI upside print and the rest is history. Global stocks [...]