Gold prices rise, set for strong weekly gains on Russia-Ukraine jitters

Investing.com– Gold prices rose in Asian trade on Friday and were headed for a strong weekly gain as increased tensions between Russia and Ukraine sparked a broad rush into traditional…

Asian FX muted as dollar remains at 1-yr high; yen steady as inflation rises

Investing.com– Most Asian currencies were muted on Friday as the U.S. dollar remained near a 13-month high, while the Japanese yen steadied after consumer inflation came in slightly above expectations.ย …

Oil heads for weekly gains on anxiety over intensifying Ukraine war

By Florence Tan (Reuters) -Oil prices extended gains on Friday, heading for a weekly uptick of more than 4%, as the Ukraine war intensified with Russian President Vladimir Putin warning…

Oil prices rise, head for weekly gain on Russia-Ukraine tensions

Investing.com– Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Friday and were headed for a positive week as increased concerns over Russia and Ukraine saw traders attach a greater risk premium…

Oil rises as intensifying Ukraine war increases supply risk

By Laila Kearney (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Friday after Russia said it had fired a ballistic missile at Ukraine and warned of a broadening conflict, raising the prospect…

Exxon group pulls out of talks with Guyana over shallow water oil block, government says

By Kemol King GEORGETOWN (Reuters) – U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and partners have pulled out of negotiations with Guyana’s government on terms for exploring and developing a shallow-water…

US Consumer Watchdog Tightens Oversight on Nonbank Payment Services

The US consumer protection watchdog in the financial sector has tightened its oversight on nonbank firms offering digital payment services. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a rule targeting…

Dollar rises after claims data, bitcoin continues rally

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar rose to a 13-month high in choppy trading on Thursday as investors assessed the latest labor market data and comments from Federal…

Exxon Mobil pulls out of talks with Guyana over shallow water oil block, gov says

GEORGETOWN (Reuters) – U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) has pulled out of negotiations with Guyana’s government on terms for exploring and developing a shallow-water block, the South American country’s…

PayPal Restores Services After Two-Hour Global Outage Disrupting Crypto and Venmo

Payments firm PayPal (PYPL.O) announced it had resolved a global outage that disrupted services for nearly two hours today (Thursday). The issue began at 1053 GMT. It affected multiple PayPal…