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Oil falls around 3% as investors eye U.S. Fed rate hikes
Oil prices tumbled around 3% on Wednesday as investors worried that rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could push the U.S. economy into recession,...
Analysis: High energy prices could sink U.S. stocks during earnings season
Sky-high oil prices pose yet another obstacle to U.S. corporate earnings, and some on Wall Street are worried this could sink stock prices even...
API Reports Biggest Crude Oil Inventory Rise Since February
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a build this week for crude oil of 5.607 million barrels, while analysts predicted a draw of 1.433...
The fall in US bond yields strengthens the international appeal of gold
Gold prices rose on Wednesday as US Treasury yields retreated and the dollar strengthened its appeal amid growing recession fears.As of 10:31, the international...
How to Short Forex: Short Selling Currency Explained
Short selling currency involves taking positions under the pretence of a bearish sentiment. Historically short selling has been used in the commodity markets under...
Wall St Week Ahead Cloudy valuations give investors pause in buying beaten-up U.S. stocks
Whipsawing bond yields, surging oil prices and a Federal Reserve bent on squashing the worst inflation in four decades are hampering investors' ability to...
Types, uses and impacts of crude oil
Crude oil is a liquid fuel source located underground.It is extracted by drilling Wells.Crude oil is used in transportation, petroleum products and plastics. composition: Fifty to...
The ECB could hedge under the new facility
To avoid stoking inflation, the ECB may opt to neutralise bond purchases under its new crisis-fighting facility. Bond purchases by the ECB through any new...
What about a 75 basis point rate hike?
The overshooting of inflation has been followed by an overshooting of interest rates, the largest in nearly three decades since 1994, by a single...
Us stocks and us bonds rebounded strongly after the Fed raised interest rates by a large margin
In June, the Federal Reserve's FOMC raised interest rates by 75 basis points, the largest increase in nearly three decades since 1994, to levels...
Powell: 75 basis point rate hike won’t be normal The next 50 or 75 basis points may not show signs of a broad-based slowdown
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the Fed's rate-setting meeting on June 15. Powell said inflation led the Fed to raise...
Warren Buffett: How does inflation fool stock investors
Summary of Warren Buffett's Views in Fortune (May 1977) : 1. Bond investors stand to lose a lot in inflation, and equity investors are not...