The US economy has kept growing in the face of the rapid spread of omicron. The US leading index rose a solid 0.8% in December, signaling steady growth even as the record spread of the omicron virus nibbled at the edges of the economy. Economists polled by The Wall Street …
Read More »Eurozone Consumer Confidence falls in January
The Eurozone Consumer Confidence has fallen to -8.5 in January flash estimate versus expected decline to -9.0According to the flash estimate of the European Commission’s Eurozone Consumer Confidence survey, the headline index fell to -8.5 in January versus forecasts for a drop to -9.0 from -8.4 the month prior. December’s …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 21-01-2022
The US dollar traded with a soft tone on Thursday, ending the day mixed across the board. The EUR was among the weakest, while the AUD and the CAD were the strongest. Economic DataDisappointing US employment-related figures were behind the broad dollar’s weakness at the beginning of the American session, …
Read More »US Shares In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb
Dow Jones futures fell slightly overnight, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures lost some ground. For the second straight in a row, the major indexes tried to rebound but were pulled lower with sharp losses, extending the stock market correction.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9% in Thursday’s stock …
Read More »How Is US Dollar Hit by Employment Data?
The US dollar traded with a soft tone on Thursday, ending the day mixed across the major currencies. The EUR was among the weakest, while the AUD and the CAD were the strongest.Disappointing US employment data was behind the broad dollar’s weakness at the beginning of the American session, as …
Read More »US Shares Briefly Up As focus Turns To Netflix Earnings
US equities are trading broadly higher on Thursday, as stocks in the region track gains seen in Europe and, before that, Asia markets are the PBoC on Thursday took further steps to ease monetary policy. The Chinese central bank cut its one-year loan prime rate to 3.7% from 3.8% and …
Read More »UK Pound Struggles Amid Potential PM Replacement
The GBP/USD pair has maintained choppy performance on Thursday with the US dollar seeing a mixed reaction to weaker than expected initial jobless claims and housing data, though the pair has for the most part remained well supported to the north of the 1.3600 level. At current levels in the …
Read More »Gold Price Reacts To Yields’ paused correction
On Thursday, gold price is trading almost unchanged on the day around 1,843, as it fades its uptick from fresh two-month highs of $1,848. The latest leg down in gold price could be associated with a tepid bounce seen in the US Treasury yields, which helps put a fresh bid …
Read More »EUR/USD Pressured As US Dollar Bounces With T-Yields
The EUR/USD pair is holding the lower ground below 1.1350, as the US dollar attempts to bounce in tandem with the Treasury yields amid a risk-on mood.The sentiment on Wall Street improved dramatically, in anticipation of the corporate earnings reports. That fueled a fresh selloff in the US Treasuries, which …
Read More »WTI Recovers Around USD 86.00 On Back of EIA Inventory Data
Front-month WTI futures have leapt above their previous intra-day USD 85.00- 86.00 per barrel trading range to hit highs in at USD 87.00 in recent trade and, at current levels near USD 86.50, now trade back in the green territory on the day. WTI crude oil still trades about USD …
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