Oil Crude prices rallied as hopes grow that China will continue to loosen their COVID rules and on expectations that OPEC+ will do whatever...

It has been a busy start to the week for EUR/USD, which gained 100 points earlier in today but has given up almost...

EUR/USD is unchanged on Thursday, trading at 1.0393. With the US markets closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, we’re unlikely to see much movement...

Bitcoin was exchanging lower on Thursday, in front of the upcoming month to month nonfarm payrolls (NFP) report. The U.S. work market has as...

The New Zealand dollar has started the week in negative territory. NZD/USD is down 0.50%, and is trading at 0.6825 in the North American session. The currency enjoyed its best week since August 2021, with gains of 1.75%. The war in Europe has drained risk appetite, but the kiwi, although sensitive to risk, is also a […]

Jonny Hart looks back on the week’s business and markets news with OANDA Senior Market Analyst Ed Moya in New York.  This week they discuss how financial markets reacted to the War in Ukraine, what does the latest nonfarm payroll report does to Fed rate hike expectations, and recapped what happened with energy markets. They also […]

US stocks might be less exposed to the war in Ukraine, but the hit to global growth and inflation impact can and will eventually drag down the US economy.  Equities declined after Russia seized Europe’s largest nuclear plant. It does not seem like the Kremlin will be backing down anytime soon and that is leading to […]

After starting the week with gains, the euro has been on a nasty slide, which has continued on Friday.  EUR/USD has dropped below the symbolic 1.10 level in the European session and is at its lowest level since June 2020. Fire at Ukraine nuclear plant sends euro lower The intensified fighting which is raging in […]

Massive uncertainty remains It’s been another week of significant volatility in financial markets and there’s little reason to expect next week will be any different. The Russian invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves around the world and the ripple effects were felt throughout the markets as investors were forced to consider what the consequences would […]

The total nonfarm payroll in the United States rose by 467,000 in January, far exceeding expectations

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US stocks traded mixed after a surprisingly strong employment report made some investors nervous the Fed will be forced to be much more aggressive with fighting inflation. The Nasdaq was boosted after yesterday’s flawless Amazon earnings report.  Amazon delivered strong eps and AWS revenue beats, reported a $12 billion gain from their bet on Rivian, […]

Oil Crude prices seem to have a one-way ticket to $100 oil.  This week’s rally in crude was supported by the OPEC+ decision to stick to their gradual increase strategy and as US production fell again.  An artic blast is also disrupting some production in Texas and that is driving this latest price surge. Initially […]