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The Employment Cost Index report released on Tuesday had an unusual impact across almost all financial markets, particularly the US dollar that weakened following the index reading.Analysts pointed out that the reading is one more inflation-linked indicator that is seen as easing. While the report supports inflation moving back toward …

The Sterling continued to weaken versus the US dollar ahead of the Fed’s interest rate decision. US inflation continues to impact the pair as the Employment Cost Index drops. The International Monetary Fund expects the UK economy to hit a recession in 2023. The Sterling has extended its losses for …

ExxonMobil stock dipped before recovering in premarket trading on Tuesday, after confirming expectations of one of corporate America’s biggest ever annual profits. The oil and gas group said it made $12.8 billion in the final quarter of the year, bringing total profit for 2022 to $55.7B. Reported earnings per share at $3.09 …

Official data showed on Tuesday that Turkey’s foreign trade deficit rose 137 percent year-on-year to $109.54 billion in 2022, according to the general trade system. The deficit increased in December by 42 percent from the previous year. According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, exports rose in 2022 by …

Over the past year, the Bank of England (BoE) has increased its interest rate from almost zero to 3.5%, adopting a more aggressive escalation policy during the second semester as the inflation rate soared to double digits for the first time in nearly fifty years. The Fed signalled a slowdown …

European stocks fell on Tuesday, dragged down by healthcare stocks, as investors refrained from aggressive bets and expected another round of interest rate hikes by major central banks this week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2% by 0816 GMT, but was on track to end January on a positive …

Gold prices fell on Tuesday, but are on track for a third consecutive month of gains, as traders await the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision this week. Spot gold fell 0.3 percent to $1,917.56 an ounce by 0547 GMT, but it is on track for a monthly gain of more …

Bitcoin received a breakout and rejection against $23,878.62 and later, retreated on Monday as the rally came under pressure by profit-taking. The most famous cryptocurrency is trading at $ 22747.00 at the time of writing. Some analysts do expect bitcoin to drop near $21,969 by the end of this week …

The AUD/USD pair has encountered intermediate support around 0.7050, however, more downside seems potential as well amid ongoing risk aversion on the eve of the first day of the Fed’s first policy meeting in 2023. Investors have turned risk-averse ahead of the release of the interest rate policy by the …

WTI crud has dropped by over 1% on the day and is trading around $78.40 at the time of writing after falling from a high of $80.44 and reaching a low of $77.91 so far on the day, ending a bullish start to the year towards month-end and following its …