The coming week is set to bring heightened volatility across global financial markets, with investors focusing on major corporate earnings, inflation readings and key economic releases from the United States, United Kingdom and Japan. The previous week saw oil prices retreat following signals of potential de-escalation between the United States and Iran, while rising US […]
The sell-off in the cryptocurrency market, which has been ongoing for several days, reached its peak on Friday. Bitcoin (BTC) broke below the psychological barrier of $70,000 and plunged by more than 3% to the $68,660–$69,145 range, hitting its lowest levels since August. The drop below key support levels triggered a domino effect in the […]
The euro remained on the defensive against the US dollar on Friday, with EUR/USD trading near 1.1050 and hovering close to its weakest level since May 2025. The currency pair was heading towards a third consecutive weekly decline as expectations of further Federal Reserve interest-rate increases continued to support the greenback. The latest US Producer […]
Global financial markets enter the week beginning November 16 with several major events likely to influence investor sentiment, currency movements, energy prices and government bond yields. Nvidia’s upcoming earnings report will be a central focus for equity investors, providing an important assessment of demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure and the sustainability of global AI investment. […]
Government bond yields moved higher across major markets on Friday, with Greece recording the largest increase among the countries listed. The Greek 10-year government bond yield climbed 9.70 basis points, followed by New Zealand, Australia and Japan, highlighting broad upward pressure across international sovereign debt markets. European bond yields also advanced, with Germany’s 10-year yield […]
Metals markets recorded broad losses across several major contracts, with silver leading the declines after falling 2.50%. Copper dropped 2.08%, while platinum declined 1.85%, highlighting weakness across both precious and industrial metals. The broader market picture was mixed, however, as lithium carbonate advanced 1.88% to lead the gainers, while gold edged higher by 0.14%. The […]
Energy commodity markets recorded mixed performance, with natural gas and European and UK gas contracts leading the declines. US natural gas fell 2.93%, while European natural gas dropped 2.82% and UK natural gas declined 2.81%. On the positive side, ethanol led the reported gainers with a 2.41% increase. Brent crude oil and crude oil also […]
Agricultural commodity markets recorded mixed performance, with oat prices leading the major gainers and wheat also advancing. Wool posted a further increase, while rice was the biggest loser among the reported commodities. The latest market snapshot highlights stronger buying interest across selected agricultural markets, although performance remained uneven across the wider sector. Agricultural Commodities Market […]
Crude oil and gasoline futures closed lower on Friday as a stronger US dollar and expectations of a global oil surplus outweighed continuing concerns about supply disruptions in the Middle East. December WTI crude oil (CLZ26) settled 0.18 lower at the end of the session, a decline of 0.20%, while December RBOB gasoline (RBZ26) fell […]
Natural gas futures came under renewed selling pressure on Friday, with December Nymex natural gas (NGZ26) settling 0.110 lower at the end of the session, a decline of 3.29%. Prices weakened as a larger-than-expected increase in US gas inventories reinforced concerns about comfortable supply levels, while forecasts for warmer temperatures across the eastern United States […]