EIA vs. Speculators: Waiting for Oil at $200? While benchmarks are trying to overcome the sacred level of $100 per barrel, options traders are actively exploring the zone 10 figures higher. Yesterday, the most popular oil contract was an option to buy Brent at $200 in March 2023.Options traders are... Read more

Target levels and forecast for the week 07.11  11.11Recall the fundamental events that you need to pay attention to (GMT 0 time):Tue, 08GBP: BRC Retail Sales Monitor (00:01)AUD: NAB Business Confidence (00:30); RBA Governor Lowe Speaks (09:30)NZD: Inflation Expectati... Read more

Smart money prefers physical gold: isn't it time to buy a couple of bars? A strong dollar puts pressure on the price of gold: the exchange price is at two-year lows, but the demand for physical gold is growing steadily. Gold bars remain attractive to the smart investor  this is the best investm... Read more

What is dissatisfied with Mr Yen or how much money Japan has BOJ remains the only central bank in the world with negative rates but does not intend to change monetary policy. Japan spent 6.3499 trillion in October. ($42.8 billion) on exchange interventions, but the BOJ assures that the poss... Read more

Market hopes in vain: the Feds reversal is not relevant yet When Jeremy Powell starts his press conference tomorrow, the bond market will be especially attentive to listen and analyze every word. And size of the bet in this speech is not the most important information. Markets need to understand ho... Read more