Market Update

 Asian shares firmed on Monday as optimism about China’s reopening offset concerns the Bank of Japan (BOJ) might temper its super-sized stimulus policy at a pivotal meeting this week, while a holiday in U.S. markets made for thin trading. The yen climbed to its highest since May after rumours swirled …

Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Monday, but held near their highest levels since the beginning of the year amid optimism that demand for fuel will increase in China, the world’s largest crude importer, after the reopening of borders and the easing of restrictions imposed to combat Covid. …

This weekly recap is tracing key developments across most financial assets during the previous trading week that witnessed the release of the CPI data in the United States and improved risk appetite benefiting some assets while impacting others:US DollarThe dollar was slightly lower against most of its G10 counterparts to …

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the buck’s performance against a basket of six rivals, erases its earlier gains, down 0.04%, at 102.201. During the session, the USD/CHF cleared the 20-day EMA at 0.9293 and cleared the 0.9300 mark. Nevertheless, as the dollar weakened, the major retreated those gains …

The USD/CAD pair finished Friday’s session with gains, though it hesitated to go past the 1.3400 mark. The pair is trading at 1.3393 at the time of writing. The USD/CAD prolonged its weekly losses and tumbled for the fourth consecutive week, losing 0.36%, but on the day, the USD/CAD is …

Shares of JPMorgan, which is the biggest US bank by assets, surged more than 2% after the firm posted Q4 profit and revenue that topped expectations. The New York-based bank said profit jumped 6% from the year earlier period to $11.01 billion, or $3.57 per share. Interest income at the …

Consumers kicked off the new year feeling more optimistic about the US economy, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan’s consumer survey. The consumer sentiment index rose to 64.6 in the first two weeks of January, rising 8% from the previous reading of 59.7 for December and coming …

The yen continued to rise, supported by speculation that Japan might adjust its ultra-loose monetary policy, while the dollar approached its lowest level since June against major currencies. The Bank of Japan differs from most central banks in the world by sticking to stimulus while other banks raise interest rates, …

Germany’s preliminary Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 1.9% on an annualized basis in 2022 when compared to the +1.8% market consensus and +2.6% previous, Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland reported on Friday. Gross domestic product growth came in at 1.9 percent in all of 2022, compared with expectations of 1.8 percent growth …

European stocks rose on Friday, approaching their highest levels in nine months, supported by the rise in health care stocks and the unexpected growth of the British economy in November, as investors awaited the results of the operations of major US banks. The European STOXX 600 index rose 0.2% by …