Day: March 6, 2022

Bond Market
Bond Traders
Bond Yields
US Treasuries

Bond Traders Primed for Wild Swings With Inflation, War in Focus

(Bloomberg) — After a tumultuous week of big yield swings and heightened volatility in the U.S. Treasury market, investors are bracing for another hot inflation report, while the war in Ukraine increasingly casts a pall over Europe and the global economy. Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine began to rewrite the script for U.S. bond […]

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Oil
Oil Price
Oil Production
Oil Products
Oil Stocks

Oil Prices Soar as Russian Embargo Talk Fuels Fears of Supply Shortage

(Bloomberg) — Oil soared in Asia — jumping as much as 18% early in the session — after reports that the U.S. was discussing a ban on Russian crude imports sent shock waves through an already-reeling market. Brent quickly pared around half those gains to trade near $130 a barrel, a level that’s still exacerbating […]

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Crude Oil
Oil
Oil Price

Oil Traders Are Betting Prices May Pass $200 a Barrel This Month

(Bloomberg) — Traders piled into options that oil could surge even further after rising to the highest since 2008, with some even placing low-cost bets that futures will rise above $200 before the end of March. Prices to buy call options for higher crude prices surged Monday as the market assessed the possibility of a […]

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Debt Default
Debt Recovery
Government Debt

Moody’s Cuts Russia’s Rating Deeper Into Junk Territory to CA

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings were cut to Ca from B3 with a negative outlook by Moody’s Investors Service on expectations that capital controls by the Central Bank of Russia will restrict cross border payments including for debt service on government bonds. The change comes less than a week after […]

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Gold
Gold Bullion
Gold Stocks
Trade Of The Day
TradersPro Sunday

Top Gold Stock To Consider This Week

IAMGOLD Corporation, through its subsidiaries, explores for, develops, and operates gold mining properties in North America, South America, and West Africa. IAG $3.3300 0.0800 % 2.4600 Iamgold Corp Sector : Basic Materials Industry : Mining – Gold Signal Short Term Trend Long Term Trend BUY UP DOWN Day: 2.46% Wk: 8.47% Mo: 30.59% Yrly: 8.47% […]

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Gold
Top Stocks
Top Stocks To Watch

3 Gold Stocks To Consider Now

Click the symbol for the chart and signal Orla Mining Ltd. (ORLA) Orla Mining Ltd. acquires, explores for, and develops mineral properties. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper deposits. It owns 100% interests in the Camino Rojo project that consists of seven concessions covering an area of 163,129 hectares located in […]

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Oil Price
Recession

History Suggests Oil Shock Raises Probability of U.S. Recession

(Bloomberg) — Historically, a surge in crude-oil prices of this magnitude have ended U.S. economic expansions and tipped the U.S. economy into recession, according to Pictet Asset Management. In the past 50 years, every time oil prices, adjusted for inflation, rose 50% above trend, a recession followed, data from Luca Paolini, chief strategist at Pictet, […]

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Gold
Gold Bullion
Gold Miners
Gold Stocks

Gold Set for Biggest Weekly Gain Since 2020 as War Boosts Havens

(Bloomberg) — Gold headed for its biggest weekly gain since July 2020 as the war in Ukraine fueled demand for haven assets. Investors are assessing the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, which is disrupting flows of energy, grains and metals. The resulting surge in oil prices has stoked concerns about global growth […]

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Exports
Food Protectionism

Food Protectionism Is Spreading as Hungary Bans Grain Exports

(Bloomberg) — Governments around the world are taking steps to safeguard domestic food supplies after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine roiled trade and sent prices of key staples soaring. Hungary is banning grain exports, its agriculture minister told television channel RTL on Friday. Argentina and Turkey also made moves this week to increase their control over […]

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