1 Minute Market Rundown – 19th April 2022 April 19, 2022 | City Talk Russia – UkraineRisk Holds InCrypto ConsolidatesPowell to Speak Later in the Week We spoke last week of the path of least resistance being the USD higher and yields higher and that continues to be the main themes of the markets at the moment. The greenback has made fresh 2 year highs, especially against the low [...]
Oil prices rebound amid looming prospect of EU sanctions April 15, 2022 Oil prices have surged amid reports the European Union could finally phase in a ban on Russian oil imports.
1 Minute Market Rundown – 14th April 2022 April 14, 2022 | City Talk Russia – UkraineChina Indicates Looser Monetary PolicyCrypto ConsolidatesECB in Focus We have spoken about the path of least resistance being the USD higher, yields higher and risk lower. Thus naturally it made sense that we saw the total opposite yesterday… We saw, in our minds, a relief rally across the board heading into the ECB [...]
Oil prices continue resurgence amid escalating supply shortage fears April 13, 2022 Both major benchmarks extended gains today, with Russia revealing peace talks with Ukraine had reached a dead end.
Russia to pursue alternative buyers as West ramps up sanctions April 13, 2022 Russia will pursue alternative markets for its energy exports, revealed President Vladimir Putin, amid escalating tensions with the West.
‘Don’t tell anyone’: Whatsapp messages exposed £400m ‘Essex boys’ traders to US lawsuit April 13, 2022 A group of traders dubbed ‘the Essex boys’, who made more than £400m profit in a day of frenzied oil trading in 2020, exposed themselves to a US lawsuit due to a Whatsapp exchange, it has been revealed.
1 Minute Market Rundown – 13th April 2022 April 13, 2022 | City Talk Russia – UkraineCore CPI a Touch SofterCrypto ConsolidatesEarnings in Focus US CPI was the key focus of the markets yesterday. As we predicted, the bar was set high for the print as the markets expectations of a hawkish FED has run rampant. As such the USD was sold off following the print, as we thought [...]
Top traded stocks within stocks and shares ISAs April 12, 2022 | City Talk As the new tax year commences, we look at why you should make the most of your ISA allowance within an IG stocks and shares ISA and dig into the most popular shares in IG clients’ stocks and shares ISAs. Utilising your ISA allowance The new tax year is almost upon us and with this [...]
OPEC and EU tensions drive oil prices as China eases pandemic restrictions April 12, 2022 Oil prices rebounded nearly five per cent across both major benchmarks amid growing tensions OPEC and EU tensions.
OPEC warns of global supply shock if EU sanctions Russian oil April 12, 2022 OPEC has warned the European Union sanctions on Russian fossil fuels could create one of the worst global oil supply shocks in history.
