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Market Analysis
October, 2021
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12 October 2021 7:38 pm
Europe’s stocks fall as inflation concerns accumulate
European stocks fell as investors’ concerns about rising energy prices and events in China are building up. Stock indexes have been dragged lower in choppy trading in recent weeks. Frankfurt’s DAX was 0.3% lower, underperforming other European indexes. Germany’s ZEW survey of economic sentiment weakened for the fifth straight month …
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12 October 2021 7:14 pm
GBP continues to skyrocket towards ¥155
The British pound initially dipped slightly to open up the Asian portion of the trading session on Tuesday, but turned right back around to rally towards the ¥155 level.The British pound has initially pulled back just a bit against the Japanese yen during Asian trading, only to turn around and …
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12 October 2021 6:32 pm
Currencies Overview: The Japanese Yen is The Biggest Loser
The Japanese Yen recorded a substantial decline in trading today, Tuesday, and the major currencies were most affected by losses of about 1.59%, influenced by the Japanese prime minister’s statements earlier today. He stressed that his government prefers the weak Japanese yen. During his remarks on Tuesday, Japan’s new Prime …
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12 October 2021 4:06 pm
German ZEW Economic Sentiment Index Drops in October
The German ZEW headline numbers for October showed that the Economic Sentiment Index worsened to 22.3 from 26.5 previous and below expectations of 24.0. The Current Conditions sub-index dropped to 21.6 in October as against 31.9 seen the previous month and 29.5 expected. The Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment for October …
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12 October 2021 3:14 pm
Gold Rises on Risk Aversion And Inflation Concerns
Gold prices rose on Tuesday, October 12 as risk aversion and inflation concerns added to the yellow metal’s allure, but expectations that the US Federal Reserve would start cutting economic stimulus capped gains. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,759.56 an ounce by 07:20 GMT, while US gold futures rose 0.3% …
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12 October 2021 2:18 pm
European Shares Decline Ahead of Corporate Results
European shares fell on Tuesday, October 12 as investors feared higher commodity prices would hurt the recovery of corporate earnings, and the sentiment was also affected by fresh evidence of problems at Chinese real estate investment group Evergrande. The European STOXX600 index fell 0.9% by 07:11 GMT after similar declines …
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12 October 2021 1:27 pm
The Turkish Lira Continues to Decline to a Record Level Against The Dollar
The Turkish lira fell to a new record low above nine lira to the dollar on Tuesday, October 12th, affected by uncertainty about political pressures to cut interest rates further and the dollar’s rise in general. The price of the lira recorded its record level, which it reached last night …
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12 October 2021 12:40 pm
Auto Sales in China Fell by 20% in September
Auto sales in China fell 19.6% from the same month a year ago, according to data released Tuesday, October 12, falling for the fifth month in a row as production was disrupted by a long-running global shortage of semiconductors. Data from the China Automobile Manufacturers Association revealed that total sales …
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12 October 2021 12:20 pm
Oil is Falling After a Series of Gains
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, October 12 for the first time in four days in what analysts described as a respite after weeks of gains due to rebounding global demand contributing to energy shortages in major economies. Brent crude prices fell to $83.59 a barrel, after touching a three-week high …
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12 October 2021 3:18 am
Bitcoin climbs above $57000
Bitcoin climbed above $57000 on Monday as it continues to dominate institutional capital flows and traders resume push for record highs.The largest cryptocurrency rose for the first time since May extending its two-week rally. It’s up over 30% in October, currently trading at around $57187.Bitcoin’s surge is due to two …
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12 October 2021 2:48 am
NZD/USD pressured below 0.6950 amid stronger USD
NZD/USD has surrendered the previous session’s gains on Tuesday in the Asian session. The buying pressure in the U. S. dollar keeps NZD/USD unsteady. NZD/USD is trading at 0.6933, down 0.12% for the day, the U. S. Dollar Index (DXY), which measures its performance against its six major rivals, trades …
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12 October 2021 1:56 am
Markets need answers to U. S. labour shortage puzzle
Companies and businesses, across the U. S. A., encounter staffing shortages. The whole country wonders why these labor deficiencies take place.One reason is that a lot of people have lost jobs Since COVID-19 plagued America, but people also have reset their job related preferences. Changes also impact what people accept …
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