Sergey Ershov / Blog
The past week ended with mixed performance across markets. The euro stabilised around 1.1700 against the dollar, Bitcoin fluctuated just above 111,000, Brent crude fell toward 65 dollars per barrel, while gold climbed to 3,600, setting new all-time highs...
In the final days of August, the dollar weakened after Jerome Powell’s dovish remarks at Jackson Hole. The Fed Chair hinted at a possible rate cut in September, which sent the Dollar Index (DXY) sharply lower. Over the past week, the index failed to recover those losses and closed at 97.77...
The chart of the dollar index (DXY) last week resembled the Greek letter “Λ.” Accordingly, the dynamics of major dollar-paired assets can be illustrated as a Latin “V.” For most of the five trading days, the U.S. currency strengthened, but then Jerome Powell delivered a blow...
In recent years, the online trading market has been expanding rapidly, and the presence of traders from Muslim-majority countries has become increasingly visible. According to the Pew Research Center, the global Muslim population now exceeds 1...
The past week showed a mixed performance across key markets. Thanks to a weaker dollar, the euro recovered part of its earlier losses, while bitcoin bounced from its August 3 lows. Oil prices, following “Trump’s command,” continued to fall, and gold strengthened amid strong safe-haven demand...
August begins amid mixed signals from global financial markets. The main drivers were the United States – Trump’s tariff policies, the Federal Reserve’s decisions, and US labour market data...
By Saturday, 26 July, the US Dollar Index had slipped below the 98.00 mark, recording its sharpest weekly drop in a month...
After the sharp rally in April, which saw gold break above $3,500 per troy ounce for the first time, the market has entered a phase of consolidation. As of now, XAU/USD is holding within the $3,285–$3,400 range, with the price most often stabilising around $3,350...