Bitcoin’s price movement and stock market performance have diverged as a result of the banking collapse and the turbulent events of the past week. Experts noted the split in Bitcoin and evaluated whether the asset would begin trading as a flight from danger.Before correcting to the $25,100 mark, the price …
Read More »Traders rush to US-listed options after Credit Suisse fears
Traders and investors hastily flocked and piled into US-listed options on Credit Suisse at a record pace on Wednesday, as worries over the future of the beleaguered Swiss bank severely impacted its shares and added to existing concerns about instability in the banking sector.The volume of options on Credit Suisse …
Read More »SNB to Provide Credit Suisse With Liquidity If Necessary
On Wednesday morning, new issues at Credit Suisse added to market anxieties, but by the afternoon, a Swiss regulator announced that the nation’s central bank would offer additional liquidity if required.Once its greatest sponsor decided it could no longer help, the European bank’s stock deteriorated by more than 20% and …
Read More »USD/CAD climbs on buoyant US dollar amid risk-aversion on Credit Suisse
The USD/CAD climbs on market sentiment deterioration, as investors seeking safety bolstered the US Dollar. US Retail Sales were lower than expected, but prices paid by producers cooled. The pair rallies on safe-haven flows towards the American dollar sponsored by the US financial banking crisis woes threatening to spread around …
Read More »Risk aversion drags S&P 500 lower on banking contagion linked fears
The major US Indexes; S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100, and the Dow Jones collapsed as the banking system crisis deepened. The US Producer Price Index cooled, while Retail Sales dropped after an outstanding January report.Investors anticipate that the Federal Reserve will maintain the Federal Funds Rate at its upcoming meeting. …
Read More »EUR/GBP falls to 0.8700 on expectations of less hawkish ECB
Reacting to widespread market concerns over banking contagion, the EUR/GBP pair widens its losses. The mood on the market is starting to turn negative. The Euro is specifically penalized by this prior to the European Central Bank’s interest rate decision.As the UK Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt revealed the new budget …
Read More »Australia’s Employment Forecasts By Five Major Banks
Australia is expected to report its February employment figures on Thursday, and as markets get closer to the release time, forecasts, from economists and researchers at five major banks regarding the upcoming employment data, are worth consideration.Australia is expected to have added 48.5K jobs versus the previous reading -11.5K in …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 14/03/2023
Despite rising Treasury rates and CPI on Tuesday, the US dollar was unable to recover. Wall Street recovered and ended its five-day losing streak. The dollar continued to decline on Tuesday, although it managed to stay above Monday’s lows while remaining weak. The Nasdaq increased by more than 2%, while …
Read More »After SVB Collapse, Fed’s Bowman: America’s banking sector remains resilient
In a statement published by Reuters late on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman dispelled rumours that the US banking industry would face difficulties in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) scandal.Fed’s Bowman noted that the banking sector has strong capital and liquidity and that the Fed board …
Read More »WTI slides lower post CPI reading
Following the US CPI inflation reading for February, which increased at an annualised 6% pace, in line with predictions and down from 6.4% in January, oil prices are falling in noon trading. Inflation in the United States remains far over Fed’s target, raising the possibility of a recession, particularly in …
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