For the first time since November, 2014 oil continued to move higher this week managing to get above the level of 80 USD. The energy crisis that’s getting worse in the EU has now spread to the US and China. While the whole energy sector has been rising, investors seem to ignore the strengthening US dollar or...

Bond prices collapsed for the third consecutive day on Monday, sending yields sharply higher, with the 10-year yield trying to breach above the psychological level of 1.5%. From August 2020 until March 2021, the yield on the 10-Year Treasury rose rapidly as inflation entered the US financial system and the economy. Inflation is the biggest...

First, what are stocks?  Stocks are instruments that generate interest-bearing payments (dividends) to investors. So basically, when you buy a stock, you buy a percentage of ownership in a business. Let’s say if you own a property for years you can be sure that you will be able to sell it for more money than you...

This Monday the US stock indices were down 2-3%. In addition, during the three last weeks the medium-term top has been formed. It was caused by the recent situation with a real estate collapse in China that forced investors to sell risky assets in a fear of contagion.  So what actually happened? The Chinese real...

On Monday, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil climbed above the critical 70 USD, while the European Brent benchmark advanced toward 74 USD. Oil continued to rise amid Hurricane Ida’s impact on US output. About three-quarters – or about 1.4 million barrels per day – of the offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has remained halted...

The answer to this question is pretty simple to understand. The main difference has to do with time.  When it comes to stock trading, you’re buying and selling shares in companies within a short window of time with the goal of making a profit in the shorter term. To do that, traders jump in and...

Last Friday the monthly non-farm payrolls were released and they showed the US economy created only 235,000 new jobs in August, way below the expected 750,000. However, this helped traders to sell the USD. The unemployment rate slid (improved) to 5.2% from 5.4% previously, while average hourly earnings (wage growth) rose to 4.3% from 4.1%...

The last week’s correction has gone too fast for this week’s bull market to be resumed with the same speed and record highs. This week is expected to be pretty volatile due to the upcoming Jackson Hole Symposium that will happen this Thursday. The Jackson Hole Symposium is an annual event for the central bankers,...

Last week, the OPEC+ group had to start boosting oil production by the request of the White House. It was necessary to slow rising gasoline prices that could affect the economic recovery in the world. It resulted in a problem with oil commodity itself. The boosting of oil production was criticized by the president’s administration...

An award-winning forex and commodities broker HotForex has announced about the Grand Prix trading contest that will take part in the Mexico City from August 9 until October 8 2021. The main prize is the access to the Mexico City Grand Prix 2021 and the chance to win it is available for all the HotForex clients and race fans.  The participants...