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Oil, Metals, Soft Commodities
AGL and The Mike Cannon-Brookes Take Over. Part 2.
Continuing from my previous article on Mike Cannon-Brookes and the take over of AGL, there has been some very important breaking news from the Australian giant and the country’s biggest polluter, AGL Energy. To give you some background information; Mike Cannon-Brookes (MCB) had launched a takeover of the company as he felt he could change the...
May 31, 2022Read More >Western Countries consider new sanctions against Russia, limiting their access to gold.
The USA and other Western nations have intimated that they are planning to block Russia's access to its international stockpile of gold. Russia has so far been able to use gold to support the Rubel as a tool to reduce the impact of sanctions. Russia has been able to trade gold assets for more liquid foreign exchange that have not been subject to cu...
March 25, 2022Read More >Oil spikes again on fears of supply shortages
US indices retraced overnight as the market took a step back to assess the recent rally. The Nasdaq finished down 1.32%, the Dow Jones Index was down 1.29% and the S&P 500 was 1.23% in the red. Despite the selling, the session was still a far cry from recent sell-offs. In Europe, the DAX slumped 1.31% after showing some strength early in the...
March 24, 2022Read More >The USA and the UK ban Russian oil imports as Gold price approaches all-time high
The USA and the UK announced measures to ban Russian oil imports in order to isolate Russia from the global economy. This follows on from sanctions imposed on Russia’s top oligarchs and government officials along with its central bank in a bid to push against Russia’s war on Ukraine. The market responded to the news with a volatile trading sess...
March 9, 2022Read More >Commodities finish the week on a high as indices falter
The market closed the week down overall as volatility continues due to the Russia and Ukraine conflict. The Dow Jones dipped 0.5%, the S&P500 fell 0.8%, and the NASDAQ performed the worst, declining 1.7%, despite generally positive sentiment from the USA concerning the employment figures released on Friday. Employers added 678,000 jobs to the w...
March 7, 2022Read More >Energy crunch sees coal, oil and gas soar.
Coal and Gas prices have surged and joined gold and oil as demand surges due to the supply shortages stemming from the Russia and Ukraine conflict. The global indices were up overall as the market still remains unsure of how to react to the unfolding crisis. In Europe, the FTSE provided strength with a 1.36% gain and the DAX provided a small bou...
March 3, 2022Read More >Surging commodities and high volatility the theme as the Ukraine conflict continues
US and European equity markets remained volatile as fighting between Russian and Ukraine forces continued and negotiation talks failed to result in any progress. Both parties however have committed to another round of discussions. The VIX, Wall Street’s volatility measure surged 12% to 30 indicating the increased fear investors are feeling fro...
March 2, 2022Read More >Russia and Ukraine’s Crisis: Brent and Crude Oil Price action
In the midst of the Russian, Ukraine crisis, there are huge ramifications that affect us all in the global market. Energy is a critically important export. Russian oil and gas exports make up a fifth of Russia's economy and half of its earnings from exports. The country is the European Union's biggest oil trading partner, according to the lates...
March 2, 2022Read More >GOLD and how it moves in times of crisis
For years, gold has been considered a store of value. As a physical commodity, it cannot be printed like money, and its value is not impacted by interest rate decisions made by a government. Because gold has historically maintained its value over time, it serves as a form of insurance against adverse economic events. When an adverse event occur...
February 25, 2022Read More >Crude Oil – Saudi Production Cuts Spark Rally
USOIL- Hourly USOIL- It's been an impressive start to the year for Crude Oil prices so far, with prices steadily rising to over $50 per barrel and returning to pre-pandemic levels. It would seem many underestimated such a speedy recovery. Still, with the general uptick in global commodity prices and a pledge from Saudi Arabia to cut production ...
January 12, 2021Read More >OPEC and allies reach a compromise
The oil industry has remained pressurized by a supply glut and the ongoing uncertainty on the demand outlook with respect to the structural changes in the energy market and the pandemic. The recent vaccine updates and hopes that the pandemic may soon be under control, is providing support to a fundamentally battered energy market. As the year com...
December 4, 2020Read More >Crude Oil Market
An oil price war and the pandemic struck the crude oil market at a time where the industry was already faced with a simultaneous demand and supply shock. Put simply, crude oil prices were already under pressure due to a flood of supply at a moment of diminishing demand. A Supply Glut which is mainly driven by US shale producers and a Weak Oil D...
October 16, 2020Read More >The US Dollar and Gold
Investors generally piled-up in the Gold and the US dollar as those assets are viewed as safe-haven during times of crisis or uncertainties- be it economical, political or policy uncertainties. 2020 has been a year of extreme uncertainty and volatility which saw the world battling an unprecedented and paralleled health and economic crisis in mod...
September 24, 2020Read More >OPEC and G20 Meetings Not Guaranteed
On 8 March 2020, Saudi Arabia initiated an oil price war with Russia, triggering a rout in the oil market at a time where the world is facing a pandemic and many countries forced to shut down their activities and borders. Crude oil prices have lost nearly half of their prices, battled by a simultaneous demand and supply shock. Last Thursday, Pr...
April 8, 2020Read More >First Quarter: Crisis, Volatility, and Opportunities
The first quarter of 2020 was marred by unpredicted events that rattled the financial markets: Tensions between US and Iran; The extreme weather conditions across the globe as a result of climate change; The novel coronavirus; and An oil price war between Saudi Arabia, the oil kingdom, and Russia. A Trio of Crises Faced by an unpreced...
March 31, 2020Read More >
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