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A quiet day for oil markets Oil prices edged higher on Friday in New York, as the persistent squeeze in refined petroleum products in the US, and ever-present Ukraine/Russia risk underpinned prices, with China slowdown and US recession noise limiting gains. Mind you, in one article I read this morning, China's recovery hopes were supporting oil while China's slowdown hopes were capping gains.

23-05-2022 05:56 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

US dollar pares gains in Asia

US dollar eases in Asia after firm CNY fixing The US dollar posted modest gains on Friday, despite weaker US bond yields, as traders reduced US dollar shorts into the weekend. The dollar index rose 0.15% to 103.05.

23-05-2022 05:45 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Asian equity markets are mixed

Asian markets cautious Asian equity markets are having a mixed session, mostly trading from the weaker side after a volatile session on Friday saw the gnomes of Wall Street finish the day almost unchanged, after unwinding some ugly intra-day losses. The S&P 500 finished 0.01% lower, the Nasdaq lost 0.30%, and the Dow Jones rose just 0.03%. For some reason, US index futures are rallying impressively today, perhaps in a delayed reaction to the easing of long-dated yields on Friday, or just in an

23-05-2022 04:56 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Asia starts the week cautiously

Recession concerns keep Asian markets in check Recessionary concerns continue to hold back the buy-the-dippers in Asia today, with Asian stock markets completely ignoring the strong rally by US index futures this morning. It is always worth taking Monday morning price action with a grain of salt and regional markets are probably placing more emphasis on a flat close by Wall Street, especially given another day of intra-session histrionics which saw the 3.0% swings intraday. Reaction to the Labou

23-05-2022 04:50 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Market Insights Podcast (Episode 332)

Jonny Hart speaks to APAC Senior Market Analyst Jeffrey Halley about news impacting the market and the week ahead. Welcome to a new week with policy decisions from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Bank of Korea, and Bank Indonesia. We start today's podcast with a quick overview of Asian markets.

23-05-2022 03:56 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Market Insights Podcast (Episode 331)

Jonny Hart looks back on the week's business and markets news with OANDA Senior Market Analyst Ed Moya in New York. This week they discuss the S&P 500 index decline to bear market territory, the oil market, and if king dollar's reign is over. They also discuss what the week ahead has in store for financial markets.

20-05-2022 15:26 GMT by Edward Moya

US Close - S&P 500 enters bear market, Fading Rallies, Deere shares hit hard, Footlocker rallies, Oil rises, Gold steady, Bitcoin lower

At the beginning of the year, no one thought that the S&P 500 was headed to bear market territory, but persistent inflation, another Fed policy mistake, and recession fears have unnerved investors. The S&P 500 has lost over 20% of its value from the January high and it seems that that technical selling will only accelerate. The way macro backdrop is unfolding, it seems traders will continue to fade any rallies that emerge until the Fed starts to show signs that they are worried about financial

20-05-2022 15:21 GMT by Edward Moya

Week Ahead - Recession fears increasing

It's been another turbulent week in financial markets and there's nothing to suggest it's going to ease up any time soon. For months investors have been asking themselves how many rate hikes are too many?

20-05-2022 11:57 GMT by Craig Erlam

Gold - A sustainable rebound?

OANDA Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam talks about why gold has rebounded in recent days and whether it can continue.

20-05-2022 09:22 GMT by Craig Erlam

Oil drifting, gold rises on recession fears

Oil flat but risks remain to the upside It's been another volatile week of trade in oil but Brent and WTI are set to end it roughly where they started. They're seeing small gains on the day but price action remains very choppy.

20-05-2022 08:40 GMT by Craig Erlam

Recovering into the weekend

Equity markets are back in positive territory on Friday but I'm struggling to get too excited by the moves we see going into the weekend. The rebound may partly reflect the scale of the declines we've seen in the previous couple of sessions, while the cut to the five-year loan prime rate in China may also be giving global markets a bit of a lift. But ultimately, very little has changed and I expect that will continue to hold these markets back. The rate cut announced by the PBOC is obviously goo

20-05-2022 08:34 GMT by Craig Erlam

Is the yen making a comeback?

After a brutal slide over the past two months, the Japanese yen is showing some bounce in its step. Japanese yen bounces back The yen registered 10 straight losing weeks but finally ended that nasty streak last week, with gains of about one per cent. Barring any surprises today, the yen will repeat with another strong week.

20-05-2022 07:56 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Pound yawns on mixed retail sales

The British pound is drifting on Friday, after showing unusually strong volatility this week. The pound rebounded on Thursday, racking up gains of 1.06% and briefly breaking above the symbolic 1.25 line. UK retail sales showed a strong gain in April, with a gain of 1.4% MoM.

20-05-2022 05:00 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

US Close - Stocks near bear market, Oil higher on supply concerns, Gold pops, Bitcoin stabilizes

US stocks edged lower as Wall Street became more focused over a deteriorating growth outlook that could see stubbornly high pricing pressures for the Fed into a much more aggressive tightening cycle. It doesn’t seem like we will see a deceleration in pricing pressures and that has many traders worried that the Fed will send the economy into a recession. Right now markets are functioning properly but if we see another 5% decline with stocks, credit conditions will worsen and that could provide t

19-05-2022 15:52 GMT by Edward Moya

Gold - Back in favour?

Or just a blip? Gold has very much fallen out of favour over the last month as it fell 10% on the back of coming within a whisker of $2,000. But has something changed? We've seen plenty of risk aversion in the markets over the last 24 hours, with stock markets falling heavily, and rather than being particularly supportive for the dollar, it's gold that has performed well which hasn't really been the case in recent weeks. Perhaps that's because higher inflation and therefore interest rate expe

19-05-2022 11:26 GMT by Craig Erlam

New Zealand dollar roars

The US dollar is in retreat on Thursday, and the New Zealand dollar has taken full advantage. NZD/USD has surged 1.57% and is trading at 0.6390 in the North American session. The New Zealand government released its annual budget today and announced measures aimed at tackling the cost of living crisis.

19-05-2022 10:52 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Oil downturn continues, gold climbs

Oil slips as economic concerns weigh Those economic concerns are filtering through to the oil market which is seeing the third day of losses, down a little more than 1% today. We were bound to see some form of demand destruction if households continued to be squeezed from every angle and it seems we may be seeing that expectation weigh a little as we move into the end of the week. Meanwhile, China is reportedly looking to take advantage of discounted Russian crude to top up its reserves in a mov

19-05-2022 09:23 GMT by Craig Erlam

Another turbulent day

It's been another turbulent session after stock markets turned sharply lower on Wednesday as investors fret over the outlook for the economy this year. Results from Walmart and Target this week have brought into sharp focus the plight facing companies and consumers as inflation begins to bite. And that's in a country that is still performing relatively strongly with a consumer that still has plenty of savings built up over the last couple of years.

19-05-2022 09:20 GMT by Craig Erlam

Pound stems bleeding, retail sales next

The British pound has reversed directions on Thursday, after sliding 1.22% a day earlier. GBP/USD is trading at 1.2402 in the European session, up 0.50% on the day.

19-05-2022 06:26 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

Aussie rebounds on jobs report

Unemployment falls to record low The Australian dollar has rebounded on Thursday. AUD/USD is trading at 0.6980 in the European session, up 0.38% on the day. Australia's April employment report was a further confirmation that the labour market remains tight.

19-05-2022 05:22 GMT by Kenneth Fisher

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