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​Oil edges upwards, gold pushes higher
Continuing higher Oil prices are a little higher again on Wednesday trading around the peak we saw earlier this month. The optimism that's driving equity markets higher is filtering through to commodity markets as well, with the prospect of stronger growth in the world's two largest economies boosting demand expectations. A move back towards $90 in Brent would take us to levels not seen since early November and suggest traders are feeling much better about the global economic outlook.
by Craig Erlam
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US Close: A busy Tuesday (China’s GDP, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Empire, ECB),  Commodities mixed, Cryptos soften
US stocks are wavered as traders digest mixed bank earnings, a disheartening Empire manufacturing report, and as Treasuries rally at the front-end of the curve. The Dow’s decline is mostly thanks to Goldman Sachs massive earnings miss.  China’s GDP The good outweighs the bad with the outlook for China’s economic future.  China’s latest swathe of economic data points provide significant optimism that their reopening momentum could impress throughout the year.
by Edward Moya
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