Euro/Dollar
The single European currency fell against the US dollar to the level of 1.1125. The pair was within the range of 1.1220 -1.1125 for the duration of trading. However, at the end of the US session, the dollar failed to turn sharply, which indicates the predominance of short positions in the market.
The yield of United States Treasury bonds has seen a significant rise to the level of 1.925%.
European currencies were seriously affected after the start of the military operation in Ukraine, which affected the increased volatility in the market.
Investors are increasingly turning to defensive assets, including the dollar, which has risen significantly in a few days.
The war in the East, in addition to the ruble and hryvnia, hit the Hungarian, Swedish and Polish currencies, which lost more than 1%. At the moment, traders are preparing for the consequences associated with the tightening of EU sanctions against Russia.
Geopolitical tension is not the only thing that worries investors. The market is concerned about whether the Fed will raise the rate at the March meeting.
The expectation is growing that the Central Bank will immediately increase the rate by 50 basis points against the background of a rapid increase in consumer prices.
The University of Michigan is expected to publish the inflation rate in the country today.
Pound/Dollar
In the pound/dollar pair, there is a consolidation at the support level of 1.3358, which shows a strong depreciation of the exchange rate. Traders are in no hurry to buy the currency, expecting a reversal from the weekly low.
Meanwhile, the yield of British bonds has risen to February peaks, to the level of 1.4435%.
The disturbing news of recent days has a strong impact on the dynamics of trading. The ruble fell to its lowest level since 2016 after Putin's introduction of troops into Ukraine. This led to a halt in trading on the Moscow exchanges.
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has made an attempt to stabilize the financial market by increasing the daily volume of American currency offered through swap operations with banks to $ 5 billion.
Today, the exchange rate may react to the consumer expectations index, as well as to the personal expenses index.
Gold
At the auction on Thursday, gold showed negative dynamics and an attempt to make a reversal against the recent correction. For two months in a row, market participants have been actively buying up bank metal against the backdrop of rapidly growing inflation and the rapid spread of a new strain of coronavirus “omicron".
Against the background of the military operation in Ukraine and the tightening of sanctions against the Russian Federation, there was a “collapse” of Russian stocks on Thursday. The indices of the Moscow Stock Exchange and RTS have reached the minimum of the last few years. Prices of most of the largest companies fell by 52.5%.
Yesterday, there was a decline in US stock indices, as well as a sharp decrease in the value of airline and bank securities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 2.36%, the Standard & Poor's 500 fell by 1.94%.
Russia's military operation in Ukraine will lead to an even greater weakening of the global economy, which has already suffered from the consequences of the global pandemic. Economists note that European countries will suffer the greatest losses.
Cryptocurrencies
BTC showed a reversal from the $36335 resistance line, which may be due to the beginning of profit-taking after purchases in the American session. The cost of bitcoin per day decreased by 10%.
Thursday's results showed the capitalization of the cryptocurrency market in the amount of 1.62 trillion US dollars. On Wednesday, there was a figure of 1.68. The growth in US bond yields negatively affected the dynamics of trading.
The media reports on the arrest of the organizers of a financial pyramid in the Chinese province. Law enforcement agencies confiscated more than $5.4 million from fraudsters.
The Ripple UnionPay Community application was promoted through social networks, where users were offered a monetary reward for attracting investors. New participants only had to purchase tokens and replenish the balance.