The dollar fell on Tuesday but remained within its recent swing range as investors awaited a speech by US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at a session of Congress later on Tuesday. European shares rose in early trading after a rebound in late trading in the US stock market, while …
Read More »A Marginal Decline in The Unemployment Rate in The Euro area in November
The unemployment rate in the eurozone declined marginally in November, that is, before the start of the Omicron outbreak, which caused lockdowns in a number of countries on the continent, due to its rapid spread. And data from the statistics agency Eurostat revealed on Monday that the unemployment rate fell …
Read More »Gold Rises With Falling Treasury Yields And Anticipation of US Inflation Data
Gold prices rose on Tuesday, January 11th, supported by a decline in the dollar and US Treasury yields, as investors awaited the release of inflation data for December, this week, which may support a decision by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates sooner than expected. And the price of …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 10 January
The US dollar seesawed between gains and losses, attempting to find a clear direction and led by US Treasury yields once again. As the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield spiked to start 2022, investors have been rotating into more cyclical and value names. On Monday, the 10-year climbed as high as …
Read More »Crude Oil Falls On Easing Supply Disruptions
Oil prices weakened Monday as supply problems in Kazakhstan and Libya eased, while concerns grew about the rapid rise of Omicron cases in China, the second largest economy in the world. West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark for US crude, settled down by 67 cents, or 0.9%, at $78.24 per barrel. …
Read More »Tuesday’s Powell Testimony Remarks Released
Federal Reserve Jerome Powell will appear before the Senate for his official reappointment hearing on Tuesday. In prepared remarks he will state that the “economy is expanding at its fastest pace in many years, labor market is strong”. On Monday, Powell’s prepared remarks for reappointment confirmation hearing were released. Powell …
Read More »Could Omicron Worsen Labour Shortage, Slows Economy, Boost Inflation?
The majority of grocery stores have had trouble stocking up during the pandemic due to shortages of supplies and labour. Omicron is adding to the present trouble. Canceled flights, bare shelves at grocery stores, reduced bus schedules and schools closed due to staff shortages are only a few examples.The rapid …
Read More »Could Semiconductor Stocks Become The New Oil In Financial Markets?
A Wall Street firm sees a bumpy yet rewarding wave with semiconductor stocks in 2022 and named Nvidia stock its top pick. Several analysts are still optimistic about semiconductor stocks, despite their recent downturn. Some go further to call semiconductors the new oil of the rapidly digitizing global economy.Semiconductors do …
Read More »Disney Hong Kong Closure Could Push Risk Aversion Ahead
An investor’s mind is a funny thing when it comes to risk-return judgment. Research on risk-aversion has found that most investors dislike losses more than they find joy from gains. The result from this is that the magnitude of market selloffs pushed by news are worse than the velocity of …
Read More »Bitcoin Briefly Lowest Since September As Investors Shed Risk
The price of bitcoin fell at one point Monday to its lowest low since September 2021, as rising rates continue leading investors to shed positions in risky, growth-oriented assets.Bitcoin fell as much as 6% to touch a low of $39,771.91, according to Coin Metrics, but has since reclaimed some of …
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