Financial Updates – Page 9 – Financial Updates

How Oil Prices Shape Currencies: Trade Balances, Risk & Emerging Markets

Oil price movements primarily affect currenci...

Since the US became a net oil exporter around...

Risk sentiment can override fundamentals, wit...

Energy transitions, policy interventions, and...

Precious Metals Set to Outshine Oil in 2026: Why Gold & Silver Could Lead

Global Forecast Financial Services

Forecasts for 2026 see gold remaining strong ...

Silver is expected to outperform with structu...

Oil faces a comparatively bearish outlook as ...

Key uncertainties include Fed rate decisions,...

How Gold’s Record Rally, Fed Rate Cuts & Inflation Shape Strategic Investing in 2026

Global Markets Financial Services

Gold is hovering near a seven-week high as tr...

The Fed cut rates by 25 basis points to 3.50%...

Lower yields, ongoing central bank gold buyin...

Upside for gold is constrained by risks of st...

U.S. Dollar Holds Global Reserve Lead Amid Slow Shift toward Alternatives

Global Markets Financial Services

The U.S. dollar remains the dominant global r...

Gold’s rising share of reserve asset value re...

Dollar dominance is underpinned by deep marke...

Near-term shifts point to slow, incremental d...

How to Dodge Foreign‐Exchange Markups When Traveling: 3 Smart Strategies

Global FYI Financial Services

Airport currency exchange counters often add ...

Ordering foreign currency in advance from a b...

Travelers should compare banks’ exchange rate...

Using credit or debit cards with no foreign t...

Institutional Strength Predicts Sharper Currency Declines After 2024 US Election

Global Markets Financial Services

Using minute-by-minute data for 73 currencies...

Contrary to prior expectations, countries wit...

This institutional effect on depreciation rem...

The findings suggest that in a more transacti...

Global FX Market: $9.6T Daily Turnover & Rising USD Dominance Shaping Strategy

Global Markets Financial Services

The foreign exchange market is a decentralize...

Daily FX turnover reached about USD 9.6 trill...

The U.S. dollar remains dominant while the eu...

Trading is concentrated in major hubs such as...

How Mastercard’s FX Rate Lock & Network Rates Can Cut Cross-Border Payment Costs

Global Markets Financial Services

The Mastercard Currency Converter uses Master...

The FX Rate Lock feature guarantees that the ...

Foreign transaction fees and Dynamic Currency...

Uncertainties remain around timing of rate ap...

Global Markets Enter 2026: Mixed Returns & a Metals Surge Shake Outlook

Global Markets Financial Services

Global stocks traded mixed in thin year-end s...

Open Asian and European markets saw small mov...

Precious metals and base metals surged for th...

Analysts expect potential volatility as marke...

Silver’s 2025 Rally Hits Resistance: Margin Hikes & Macro Headwinds Amid Supply Tightness

Global Markets Financial Services

Silver has surged about 150% in 2025 and roug...

CME/COMEX raised initial margins on March 202...

Near-term risks include year-end tax selling,...

Longer-term bullish drivers remain strong, le...