On Thursday, April 15, multidirectional price dynamics was observed in the financial markets. Brent crude oil at the end of trading on Thursday was able to hold positions above $ 66 per barrel, which continues to indicate that investors are still bullish on energy. Strong price resistance for Brent will be the level of $ 70 per barrel, where a large number of sell orders are likely to be…
Stock Markets Group – The price of oil has shown significant gains during the week, thanks to an upward revision of the forecast for global oil demand by the International Energy Agency and OPEC, as well as data indicating a more significant-than-expected drop in US…
European stock markets continued to rise. The pan-European stock index STOXX 600 closed up 0.5% and hit new highs, the British FTSE 100 fell 0.63%, the German DAX rose 0.3%, the French CAC 40 – 0.41%. Consumer prices in Germany and France in March rose by 2% and 1.4%…
The dollar’s weakening since early April appears to be outside of the monthly or quarterly rebalancing range. US stock indices are rewriting historic highs, while emerging market currencies are growing at an accelerated pace. These are all clear signs of the recovery in demand for risky assets. Markets are paying more attention to the recovery of activity in North America and several…
On Thursday, oil added in price again, but on a much more modest scale than the day before. Today Brent maintains an upward bias, pushing monthly highs to $ 67.36 a barrel. Futures have risen 6.5% since the start of the week and are now targeting the $ 70 level. This week…
The Russian stock market is growing despite another package of sanctions
April 16, 2021
Despite the announcement of new sanctions by Washington, which affected the debt market, Russian assets are growing in trading on Friday. Moreover, if the Moscow Exchange index rises within 0.2%, then the RTS adds almost 1%, winning back the strengthening of the ruble…
At the moment, the RTS index is in positive territory (+ 0.92%). This week the “puzzle” for the “bulls” was successful. New US anti-Russian sanctions turned out to be minimal. In addition, there has been a tangible decrease in geopolitical tensions. The US President wants to meet with the Russian President. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he does not plan a military…
The main event that influenced the market this week was the tightening of the US sanctions rhetoric against Russia. This includes the possible imposition of sanctions on the Russian government debt: since June, non-residents will not be able to buy government bonds. As the…
Stock Markets Group – Gold prices hovered around seven-week highs on Friday as the dollar weakened and US Treasury yields plummeted, making the precious metal more attractive. Spot gold hit 1,772.73 an ounce, while gold futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose…
The US Treasury Department has banned American companies from buying on the primary market bonds issued after June 14, 2021 by the Central Bank, the NWF, or the Russian Ministry of Finance. In addition, the US has now officially recognized the link between Russia and the hacker group APT29 (also known as Cozy Bear and The Dukes). Plus, those European companies that are owned by 50% or more of…
