Category: business

By Bas Kooijman, CEO and Asset Manager of DHF Capital S.A  The Japanese yen weakened today, extending this week’s pullback after last week’s strong gains. The tone shifted at the beginning of the week after Japan’s Q4 GDP barely grew, coming in far below expectations and reinforcing concerns that momentum remains…

 By Konstantinos Chrysikos, Head of Customer Relationship Management at Kudotrade Oil prices were higher today, rebounding after Tuesday’s decline, as geopolitics continue to affect market direction. Yesterday’s drop came after the latest US-Iran talks in Geneva produced an understanding on the guiding principles of the negotiations, which reduced immediate supply-disruption…

By Tony Sage, CEO of Critical Metals  Rare earths are rapidly evolving into a strategic asset class as nations strive to reduce reliance on China, which retains overwhelming dominance in mining and refining capacity. Driven by surging demand from critical industries and heightened government intervention, the market infrastructure is maturing…

By Antonio Di Giacomo, Senior Market Analyst at XS.com  Gold has staged a technical rebound after marking a weekly low of $4,843 per ounce and is now attempting to approach the psychological $5,000 threshold once again. The move follows a correction that saw the metal decline more than 3% from…

By Rania Gule, Senior Market Analyst at XS.com – MENA The USD/JPY pair is moving within a pivotal zone where growth, inflation, fiscal, and monetary policy considerations intersect on both sides of the Pacific, making the outlook more complex than simply tracking headline data. In my view, the current fluctuation…

New cohesive talent experience enables long-term workforce reliability and scale to address the rapidly escalating administrative capacity crisis  SAN FRANCISCO – Feb. 19 –Edge announced Edge Elevate, a significant evolution of its talent experience designed to support scalable growth across roles, markets, and categories globally. Employers are shifting from hiring…

 By Eric Chia, Financial Markets Strategist at Exness   The dollar posted modest gains on Wednesday, underpinned by a broad rise in Treasury yields. The 10-year yield stabilized after touching multi-month lows in the previous session, offering support to the greenback.  Markets are in wait-and-see mode ahead of the release…

Mumbai, Feb 18: Equirus, one of India’s leading diversified financial services groups, has appointed Mohit Kapoor as Associate Director in its Investment Banking division. The appointment reinforces the firm’s growing focus in the Industrials space, which continues to witness strong fund raising as well as M&A activity. Mohit brings over a…

By Samer Hasn, Senior Market Analyst at XS.com Oil prices are drifting sideways following the aggressive whipsaw moves seen since early February, as the geopolitical risk premium temporarily cools. However, the market remains dangerously prone to a volatility spike amid contradictory signals emerging from the latest US and Iran negotiations. The…