Oil cheapens but US dollar appreciates! | MarketTalk
About this video
Oil prices are falling as the interim US-Iran agreement raises hopes that the worst of the Middle East disruption may be behind us. But the stronger dollar – on hawkish Fed policy - is offsetting part of the benefit from lower oil prices. Because commodities are priced in dollars, a stronger greenback makes energy and raw material imports more expensive for the rest of the world. As a result, markets are caught between relief from cheaper oil and concerns about tighter US monetary policy.
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0:00 Intro
0:59 Oil down but...
4:38 USD is up
9:09 Gold near critical support
Ipek Ozkardeskaya has begun her financial career in 2010 in the structured products desk of the Swiss Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. She worked at HSBC Private Bank in Geneva in relation to high and ultra-high net worth clients. In 2012, she started as FX Strategist at Swissquote Bank. She worked as a Senior Market Analyst in London Capital Group in London and in Shanghai. She returned to Swissquote Bank as Senior Analyst in 2020, and launched her own website ipekScope.com in 2025.
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