US: Small Business Optimism Index Increases in May, Marking First Improvement of 2025  

Oil prices dipped slightly on Thursday after reaching multi-month highs the previous day. Brent crude dropped to $81.66 per barrel, while U.S. WTI crude fell to $79.69. These declines followed substantial gains on Wednesday due to falling U.S. crude stockpiles and new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a larger-than-expected […]

As shown on the XNG/USD chart, today, the price of natural gas fell below $2.16 for the first time since 8 August. Bearish sentiment is being driven by the fact that: → This is the last week of summer. Gas consumption typically decreases in mid-September as the use of air conditioning declines; → Gas storage […]

Markets The US and China agreed to restore the Geneva trade truce after a two‐day trade talk marathon in London. Both sides accused each other of violating the terms in recent days but have now found common ground. The news broke overnight and after US trading hours. Asian stock markets welcome the news but only […]