Market Update

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester reiterated on Tuesday that policymakers have not achieved much in their endeavors nor made any progress on lowering inflation.The US Dollar Index stays under bearish pressure despite these hawkish comments and was last seen losing 0.43% on the day at 112.70.Key Quotes“Monetary …

Gold price is slightly up during the North American session, but the precious metal is still pressured due to high US Treasury bond yields, as well as the stronger US dollar. The US 10-year Treasury bond yield is down by four bps but around YTD highs at 3.92%, while the …

The Bank of England (BoE) accepted 1.363 billion sterling of offers in the daily purchase operation of conventional long-dated bonds on Tuesday.The BoE rejected 47.6 million GBP of offers in the same operation. The 2-year UK bond yield pushed lower with the initial reaction and was last seen losing nearly …

Most of the global stock indices declined due to the escalation of political tensions and fluctuations in some commodities and currencies traded in global markets. The performance of European stock indices declined significantly, affected by political tensions and the emergency meeting of the Group of Seven that was announced yesterday, …

Oil prices fell more than 2% on Tuesday, extending losses of about 2% also in the previous session, as fears of a global recession and an increase in Corona virus infections in China exacerbated concerns about slowing global demand. World Bank President David Malpass and International Monetary Fund Managing Director …

The dollar climbed back to September’s highest levels in years on Tuesday, as investors worried about rising interest rates and geopolitical tensions, while the Japanese yen fell close to the level that called for intervention last month. Strong US labor market data and expectations of continued inflation expected to be …

Japanese stocks posted their worst daily performance on Tuesday in more than two weeks as index-heavy tech stocks fell after a sell-off in global markets. Still, travel-related stocks rose when Japan reopened its borders to regular tourism. The Nikkei index fell 2.64 percent after returning to trading from the weekend, …

Gold prices fell slightly on Tuesday, weighed by gains in the dollar amid expectations of further interest rate hikes, while caution prevailed ahead of key inflation data due later this week. Spot gold prices fell 0.1% to $1,665.89 an ounce by 0612 GMT, after touching the lowest level since October …

Coronavirus cases are increasing across China, prompting many local authorities to tighten control over movement. According to a model from Nomura, about 4.8% of China’s GDP was negatively affected by COVID controls as of Monday, October 10. This is up from 4.3% last week. According to official announcements, three districts …

Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending losses of about two percent in the previous session, as a stronger dollar and an increase in coronavirus infections in China led to fears of slowing global demand. By 0342 GMT, Brent crude futures fell 27 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $ 95.92 a …