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The Crude Chronicles - Episode 103

Oil Traders Increase LongsThe latest CFTC institutional positioning report shows that crude traders increased their net long positions last week by 4k contracts, taking the total upside position back...

Demand for Risk Seems to Hit Ceiling Before Powell's Speech

The wave of risk-on that swept markets in the first two days of the week apparently ebbs. Dollar rebounded, commodities struggle to extend the bounce, bond yields ticked higher while equity markets...

Powell Cancels In-Person Appearance At Jackson Hole

Hawkish Risks FadingThe prospects of Fed chair Jerome Powell giving any clear signal as to the start of tapering ate the Jackson Hole symposium this week appear to have diminished. While traders were...

Chinese Central Bank Pushes Back Against Higher Market Rates

Liquidity InjectionThe Chinese central bank (PBoC) announced its latest easing measures today, noting that it had increased the amount of funding offered through its seven-day reverse repos to 50...

Swift Oil Recovery Could be a Trap for Bulls

Oil prices posted one of the strongest daily gains on Monday since March, with Brent benchmark closing 5.5% higher. Part of the rally reflected a surge in demand for risk assets, as doubts that the...

UK & US PMI's Weaken in August

Yesterday’s slew of PMI data sets painted a fairly dim picture of recent economic performance in the US and UK alike. On the back of the bumper gain and solid trajectory seen over the second half of...

The Rebound of EURUSD may be Short-lived as Fed Powell speech is Ahead

Oil prices escape the grip of sellers and stage rebound on Monday after spending almost entire last week in correction. Equity markets rebounded as well which drove sell-off in USD as risk-off flows...

Precious Metals Monday 23-08-2021

GoldA muted start to the week for the yellow-metal as higher equities prices and a firm US Dollar offset any residual safe-haven demand for gold. Price has remained range bound over recent sessions...

Dollars Surges on Equity Correction, Markets Fear Fed Tightening

July Fed Minutes released on Wednesday hit risk appetite despite lack of clear hawkish shift in the tone of wordings. Markets saw renewed selling pressure albeit with more vigor thanks to synergy of...