West Texas Intermediate has fallen to the lowest in nearly one year. Recession-linked concerns dominate the market sentiment and the Fed’s rate decision next week is awaited with all open eyes.The American crude fell to the lowest in nearly a year on Wednesday despite the good news in China’s steps …
Read More »AUD/USD bulls stay the course as US Dollar slides
The AUD/USD pair holds on positive performance despite risk aversion. The Australian economy expanded less than expected in the third quarter, so investors’ eyes are still on the economic data.The AUD/USD pair is higher on the day having climbed from a low of 0.6668 and reaching a high of 0.6734 …
Read More »GBP/USD edges higher despite risk aversion
Weaker than expected economic data in China threatens to derail economic growth and trigger risk aversion. The US central bank seems pressured by Solid US economic data released since last Friday ahead of the awaited US inflation data.The GBP/USD pair is upward biased, and could even test Tuesday’s high of …
Read More »USD/CAD slides following BoC’s rate decision
The USD/CAD falls during the US tgrading session after the Bank of Canada hiked rates by 50 bps, from 3.75% to 4.25%, in line with analysts’ expectations, triggering a fall from around 1.3700 to 1.3505. At the time of writing, the USD/CAD remains volatile, trading around 1.3600-1.3615.The Bank of Canada …
Read More »Oil is falling near its lowest level in 2022, under pressure from economic concerns
Oil futures witnessed little change in Asian trading on Wednesday, December 7th, as fears about the impact of the cap imposed by the West on the price of Russian oil were offset by hopes for an improvement in demand from China, which kept the markets in anticipation after a sharp …
Read More »European stocks fell for the fourth day amid fears of a recession
European stocks fell on Wednesday, December 7, affected by investor anxiety, amid growing fears of a recession, although the strong push of the healthcare sector limited losses. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2%, extending its losses for the fourth consecutive day, after it began to recover from its fall …
Read More »Gold is locked in a narrow range
Gold traded within a narrow range on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week to assess the bank’s monetary policy stance. And gold in instant transactions witnessed a slight change to $ 1772 an ounce by 0650 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.1 percent to $1,783.90. A …
Read More »China’s exports and imports contracted at a sharper pace in November
The General Administration of Customs said on Wednesday, December 7, that dollar exports fell 8.7% in November compared to the previous year to $296 billion, which is the lowest level since April, when Corona restrictions led to the closure of Shanghai factories and roads and prevented companies from placing goods …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 06/12/2022
Uncertainty is prevalent regarding the Fed’s intentions that will unfold after FOMC meeting, later in December. Fed officials hinted at an easing pace of quantitative tightening starting as soon as this month, despite signs of easing inflation, but doubts are increasing lest the economy should fall in long-lasting recession.ECB’s Constantinos …
Read More »Explainer: How Does CAD React To Expansion of Canada’s Economic Activity
Fresh data has indicated expansion of Canadian economic activity at a faster pace in November and a measure of price pressures cooled according to Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data, released on Tuesday.The seasonally adjusted index rose to 51.4 in November from 50.1 in October. The Ivey PMI measures the …
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