Market Update

US stocks are strongly back into the green territory, putting on a short squeeze following the pre-market and opening selloff that ensued on the back of hot Consumer Price Index data. Stocks plunged to lows for the year but bulls moved in at a big discount, sending the Dow Jones …

The EUR/USD dived to a daily low of 0.9631 as a reaction to US inflation, but the pair was able to recover later. CPI jumped more than estimated by 6.6% YoY, topping August 6.3%. Contrarily, headline inflation edged lower from the previous month’s 8.3% to 8.2%, almost 1% lower than …

The US dollar is maintaining the best performance across the board. Economists forecast that the next phase of US dollar’s resilience will be less linear than it has been in 2022.In the light of Thursday’s CPI reading, Fed has to keep going at 75 bps increases and the US dollar …

The West Texas Intermediate crude oil is under pressure during the US trading session following US hot inflation reading release that has caused risk aversion across financial markets.At the time of writing, WTI is down around 0.6% is recovering to the $88.28 high after managing to rise from earlier fresh …

The British pound rose on Thursday in volatile trade as investors awaited the imminent deadline set by the Bank of England to end its emergency bond purchase program. The fragile yen approached a new 24-year low as markets worried before US inflation data was released later on Thursday, looking for …

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday that inflation in the US, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined to 8.2% on a yearly basis in September from 8.3% in August. This reading came in higher than the market expectation of 8.1%. The Core CPI, which …

The International Energy Agency said on Thursday that the decision of the OPEC + group of oil producers last week to curb production led to higher prices and could push the global economy into recession. It stated in its monthly oil report that with persistent inflationary pressures and higher interest …

French gas pipeline operator GRTgaz said on Thursday that Germany received its first direct deliveries of gas from France via a pipeline link, under an agreement aimed at helping the two countries deal with current energy supply problems. France is less dependent on Russian imports from Germany because it gets …

European shares fell on Thursday, dragged down by technology and real estate stocks, while investors focused on US inflation data to be released later on Thursday for indications of the direction of the Federal Reserve’s rate hike. By 0714 GMT, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.6 percent, to record …

Japanese stocks fell on Thursday, as investors awaited important US inflation data that could influence central banks’ statements around the world regarding interest rate hikes. The Nikkei index started the session higher, but gave up its early gains and fell 0.6 percent to close at 26,237.85 points. The broader Topix …