Market Update

European stocks rose on Wednesday, supported by gains in Novo Nordisk and other healthcare stocks, with eyes focused on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision later in the day. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.3% by 0814 GMT, after a 6.7% jump last month when it posted its biggest …

Oil prices were generally stable on Wednesday as markets awaited the meeting of OPEC and its allies, the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates, and US government data on crude and fuel inventories. Brent crude futures fell 11 cents, or 0.1 percent, to $85.35 a barrel by 0949 GMT, while …

Japan’s Nikkei index gave up early gains to end Wednesday’s session little changed, as caution dominated the market ahead of a crucial Federal Reserve decision later in the day. At the same time, the difference between the winning and losing stocks was significant, amid investors’ interaction with the local earnings …

The dollar settled largely against other major currencies on Wednesday, after falling in the previous session following US data that indicated a lull in wage pressures, while investors awaited the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. The US central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis …

The data published by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) showed on Wednesday that private sector employment in the US rose by 106,000 in January. This reading followed December’s growth of 253,000 (revised from 235,000) and missed the market expectation for an increase of 178,000 by a wide margin.

The US dollar surged throughout the first half of the day helped by risk-off. Asian stocks spent the day with negative performance. European stocks trimmed their losses ahead of the close, but gains  were recorded to strong January on Wall Street. Economic Data The market’s sentiment improved following the release …

After seven consecutive increases in 2022, traders and investors expect the Fed to raise rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, with increases of 50 basis points by the European Central Bank and the Bank of England on Thursday.If markets are expecting a 25 basis point hike and eventually a …

Oil prices closed steadily on Tuesday after recovering from a near three-week low, attracting support from the intraday weaker US dollar and on data showing that US demand for crude and petroleum products rose in November.The more active second-month Brent contract settled at $85.51 per barrel, up $1.09 or 1.29%, …

The EUR/USD pair is getting prepared for reaction to the key economic events this week, including rate decision by the Fed and ECB as well as Friday’s NFP data.EUR/USD is, therefore, seen at a crossroads trading at 1.0873 at the time of writing slightly up on the day by .015% …

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 …