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Crude Oil Week Ahead: Oil extended its rebound toward the $64 resistance on renewed trade deal hopes and U.S. strikes on Yemen's oil port. With major markets in a holding pattern, next week’s moves hinge on unfolding headlines and geopolitical shifts, especially as Trump offers sanction relief for Russia on Ukraine peace proposal

Crude Oil, Gold Oulook: The combination of peace deals, weakening economic optimism, and prospects of lifted sanctions on Russia has fueled downturns in both oil and gold charts, reinforcing concerns about potential long-term bearish trends.

Crude Oil Week Ahead: Crude oil prices have experienced bearish dominance for the fifth consecutive week, retesting the critical $70 psychological level, while natural gas has reached 11-month highs. Geopolitical developments continue to be a major concern.

EUR/USD is poised for a potential breakout if PMIs come in better-than-expected; in that scenario, a quick continuation toward the key 1.0600 level is likely.

As Europe tries to rely less and less on Russia for its energy needs, the price of natural gas may continue to rise.

The longer the Russian/Ukraine continues, the more likely the possibility that the EU will end up sanctioning natural gas.

Eastern European EM pairs may be a good alternative to USD/RUB for the short-term trader.

With the positive headlines regarding the Russia/Ukraine conflict, the DXY has been selling off and EUR/USD has been bid.

Investors who were unease about the ongoing Russia/Ukraine conflict now have even more to worry about.

There is a strong positive correlation between the direction of WTI Crude Oil and USD/HUF

US stocks are set to move lower after strong gains yesterday. Concerns over progress in peace talks and rising oil prices hurt sentiment. Jobless claims beat.