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The dollar Index (DXY) slides by 0.07% but manages to remain above the 96.02 figure as the New York session winds down. Omicron-related positive news improved market mood.So, improvement in the market sentiment increased the appetite for riskier assets and consequently weakened the dollar’s safe-haven status despite upward bias, though …

Surging American demand draws investment as well as interest and attention of investors from overseas while at the same time supply chains working to keep pace and driving up pricesAs the cost of groceries, clothing and electronics have gone up in the America, prices in Japan have stayed low. In …

US stocks rose for the third straight session on Thursday, the S&P gained 0.7% marching towards intraday record high of 4,743 hit on November 22nd, the Dow Jones added more than 200 points and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.8% as fears that the omicron variant would derail economic growth receded …

WTI crude futures rose more than 1% to trade around $73.5 per barrel on Thursday, hovering near 4-week highs, amid an improvement in risk appetite as economic optimism grows. Despite the rise in Covid-19 cases and new restrictions, investors are betting that the economic recovery will not derail as studies …

Analysts at Wells Fargo, in line with market consensus see a cumulative 125 bps of rate hikes during 2022 and 2023. They expect an initial 25 bps rate hike during the third quarter and a cumulative 125 bps of rate hikes being completed by the third quarter of 2023. The …

Data released on Thursday showed GDP rose in Canada 0.8% in October and the Canadian economy is expected to grow at a 6.5% rate during the fourth quarter. GDP in Canada rose 0.8% in October as supply chain disruptions eased, at least temporarily. Motor vehicle and parts manufacturing jumped 19% …

The major averages are comfortably higher on low volume as investors start to head for the exits and start the holidays.The S&P are up by +0.7%, Nasdaq +0.7% and Dow +0.6%. Ten of 11 S&P sectors are higher, led by Industrials and Materials. Real Estate is the only decliner. All …

The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment for the US rose to 70.6 in December of 2021, from 67.4 last month and above preliminary estimates of 70.4 points. The gauge for expectations was revised higher to 68.3 from 67.8 and the current conditions subindex was revised lower to 74.2 from 74.6. …

During trading today, Thursday, in the currency market, only three of the currencies in the list of major currencies achieved profits and gains against other currencies. The list of winning currencies was presented by the pound sterling, followed by the Australian dollar, followed by the New Zealand dollar. The profits …

There were 205,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending December 18, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading matched the market consensus.