Texas factory output grew in December at the same pace compared with the previous month, data from a survey compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas showed Monday.The production index of the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey which is a key measure of state manufacturing conditions, fell slightly to 26.7 …
Read More »Wall Street Surges To All Time Highs As Year End Looms
The S&P 500 has risen by 0.75% as the New York session begins. As the Santa Rally extends, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq surge between 0.39% and 1.16%.The S&P 500 has witnessed an upward bias, as buyers have tended to the 50 and the 100-DMA to open new buying …
Read More »Gold Price Subdued Around $1800 Amid Flat US Real Yields
The XAU/USD Index has advanced by 0.09% as the last trading week of the year kicks in. The market sentiment is mixed, as a result of Omicron fears and transmissibility, despite being less dull.The weekly chart depicts a neutral bias, though a descending triangle has formed, threatening of pushing prices …
Read More »EUR/USD Remains Within Narrow Trading
The EUR/USD pair has remained on the defensive heading into the early North American session, and rather has managed to hold its neck above the 1.1300 round-figure mark.Having failed to make it through the 1.1340-50 resistance zone on Friday, the EUR/USD pair witnessed a subdued price action on the first …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 24-12-2021
Gold rose for the second successive week and finished slightly below $1810 after rebounding from $1783. It was unable to hit fresh monthly highs.The precious metal continued to improve its outlook, with a close above the 55-week simple moving average. The upside continues to face resistance around $1810/15. A break …
Read More »Why IMF’s Worries About Cryptocurrencies
The International Monetary Fund is concerned about cryptocurrencies, chiefly because the promising market is growing at a noteworthy pace and regulation is not coping with such a pace.The total market value of all crypto assets surpassed USD 2 trillion in September this year, representing a 10-fold jump from levels seen …
Read More »Latest inflation Wave Worst Obstacle Ahead US Economic Recovery
Over the course of a year, consumer prices rose by 5.7%, the fastest surge of inflation seen in decades. Now, the omicron variant of COVID-19 is threatening any progress the country’s economy has made.In the late 1970s when inflation surged to 7, 8, 9, up to 11%, it was a …
Read More »EUR/USD Above 1.1300 Ahead Of Christmas Eve
The shared currency losses against the US dollar but remains above the 1.1300 figure. EUR/USD price is barely down late in the European session, trading at 1.1318. As US markets as a whole remain closed on Christmas eve, the market sentiment is positive. On Friday, the US dollar benefits from …
Read More »European Stocks Close Mixed On Christmas Eve
The European stock markets closed mixed on Christmas Eve with the French CAC easing 0.1% from 5-week highs.The Dutch AEX flat around 2-week highs and the UK’s FTSE 100 finishing 0.2% up around 21-month highs amid thin trading volumes and as investors were monitoring developments around omicron coronavirus variant and …
Read More »Bitcoin Surges Above USD 50000 In Holidays Week
Bitcoin moved above $50,000 for the first time since 13 December though the cryptocurrency trading on Friday around USD 50870.90, continued to take investors on a roller coaster ride in 2021.One thing that stood out was how crypto went mainstream. The biggest change was El Salvador becoming the first country …
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