The week started in slow motion, with little action across the board. Chinese data released at the beginning of the day provided a modest boost to high-yielding assets, which changed course during European trading hours. US markets were closed due to the celebration of Martin Luther King Day, with no …
Read More »EUR/USD Surges as US Inflation Stokes Fed Rate Cut Doubts
The EUR/USD pair powered through a second straight week of gains, climbing to a high of 1.1730 and s…
Sanctions and Inflation Sink Russia as Putin Hits Alaska’s Stage
As world leaders gear up for a high-stakes summit in Anchorage, Alaska, Russia’s walking into the ri…
Dow Jones Hits Record High but Stumbles as Consumer Confidence Wanes
The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared to a fresh all-time high of 45,277 on Friday, breaking past …
Dollar Struggles as Gold Holds Steady Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
The US Dollar struggled to gain traction on Friday, keeping bullion prices firm as market participan…
Yen Surges as Japan’s GDP Shines, US Economic Data Falters
The Japanese Yen (JPY) is gaining ground against the US Dollar (USD), pushing the USD/JPY pair towar…
USD/CHF Slides Toward 0.8050 as Weak US Data Puts Pressure on the Dollar
The Swiss Franc (CHF) strengthened against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, with the USD/CHF pair easi…
Gold Struggles Near Two-Week Low as Rising Yields Offset Dollar Weakness
Gold prices hovered near a two-week low on Friday, finding limited support from a softer US Dollar, …
Trump and Putin Meet in Alaska for High-Stakes Talks on Ukraine and Nuclear Deal
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet on Friday at a Cold…
European Stocks Near Five-Month High as Earnings Optimism Outweighs Inflation Concerns
European equities advanced on Friday, with the pan-European STOXX 600 climbing 0.2% by 07:17 GMT, bu…
Gold Edges Up in Asia Despite Weekly Losses Amid Fed Rate Speculation
Gold prices in Asian trade on Friday inched higher, though they were set for a weekly decline, as in…
Market Analysis
January, 2022
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18 January 2022 2:03 am
Meet Mohamed Hashad on Dubai TV 01/17/2022
Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Professional Technical Analysts, Mohamed Hashad, was interviewed Monday morning by Dubai Channel to comment on the most outstanding developments in the financial markets during the second week of 2022, as oil continued to reap gains …
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17 January 2022 10:49 pm
WTI Holds Support Around $84.00 AS Physical Market Builds
Amid holiday-thinned trading conditions with US markets shut for MLK Day, oil prices have been broadly stable on the first trading session of the week, with front-month WTI futures subdued near $84.00 per barrel.Prices hit a fresh two-month high in the $84.70s early on during Asia Pacific trade, but profit-taking …
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17 January 2022 9:02 pm
Wells Fargo Expects A Quieter Fed Meeting In January
The FOMC’s first meeting of the year is likely be a quieter affair than its December meeting, when the Committee accelerated its taper plans and outlined a more aggressive policy path for 2022. According to Wells Fargo, “there will not be a fresh Summary of Economic Projections, and we expect …
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17 January 2022 8:01 pm
BoJ Preview: Eight Major Banks Speculating On Price Risks
The Bank of Japan will announce its policy decision on Tuesday, January 18. The central bank is unanimously expected to keep its policy settings at the conclusion of its two-day meeting and as it gets closer to the release time, here are the expectations forecast by the economists and researchers …
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17 January 2022 7:54 pm
BoC Survey: Business Sentiment In Canada Improves Again
The Bank of Canada’s Business Outlook Survey (BoS) for Q4 revealed on Monday that the business sentiment in Canada improved again, with the BoS indicator coming in at a new record high of 5.99, up from 4.73 in the third quarter. The data for the latest survey was collected prior …
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17 January 2022 4:53 pm
Russia Fines Google For Not Removing Content Banned by Moscow
A Moscow court said on Monday it has fined Alphabet Inc’s Google 4 million Russian rubles ($52,526) for providing access to content banned in Russia, the latest in a string of fines for the US tech giant. Russia has stepped up its efforts to pressure big tech companies, imposing huge …
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17 January 2022 3:17 pm
The dollar is stable, traders are reassessing their bets on raising interest rates
The US dollar fell somewhat on Monday as traders believed the US Federal Reserve’s rate hike steps had already been absorbed while the euro retreated from Friday’s two-month high. The Chinese central bank’s sudden cut in key lending rates has highlighted the bank as a tweeter out of the fray …
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17 January 2022 2:15 pm
Saudi Energy Minister: It’s U.S. Prerogative to Draw on Strategic Oil Reserves
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Monday it was up to the United States whether or not to withdraw more supplies from its strategic oil reserves. The administration of US President Joe Biden said in November that it would withdraw about 50 million barrels from its reserves …
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17 January 2022 1:30 pm
China’s Economy Grows 8.1% in 2021, Exceeding The Government Target
Official data showed today, Monday, that China’s economy achieved stable growth in 2021 despite challenges, including the re-spread of the epidemic and the complex external environment. According to the National Statistics Authority, China’s gross domestic product rose 8.1 percent year on year to 114.37 trillion yuan (about 18 trillion US …
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17 January 2022 12:20 pm
Oil Rises on Supply Fears And Limited Impact on Omicron
Oil prices rose on Monday, with Brent futures reaching their highest levels in more than three years, as investors bet that supplies will remain limited due to pressures on production from major producers, while global demand was not affected by the spread of the new mutant Omicron from the Coronavirus. …
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17 January 2022 11:25 am
The People’s Bank of China sets the yuan at 6.3599 dollars
The People’s Bank of China set the exchange rate of the yuan against the US dollar at 6.3599 yuan per dollar, at the same time, expectations were for the Chinese yuan to stabilize against the dollar at 6.3604 yuan per dollar, and the previous value of the yuan was 6.3677 …
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17 January 2022 10:18 am
Japan PM: Coronavirus Response is Government’s Highest Priority
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday that the coronavirus response is the government’s highest priority, as reported by Reuters. “Serious shortage of hospital beds needs to be avoided at all cost,” Kishida added and noted that they will bring forward COVID-19 vaccination booster shots for the elderly and …
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