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February, 2022

• 17 February 2022 1:13 am

  US Stock Indexes Mixed Following FOMC Minutes

  

  US stock indexes have maintained mixed performance on Wall Street in afternoon trading Wednesday following Fed meeting minutes. The Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting showed policymakers discussing the possibility of a more aggressive pace of interest rate hikes as the central bank moves to fight inflation. The S&P 500 was …

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• 17 February 2022 12:50 am

  WTI Slumps On Closer Us-Iran Nuclear Deal News

  

  The WTI crude oil has been selling off sharply in recent trade on headlines suggesting that a US/Iran nuclear deal is near. A deal that saw US sanctions on Iranian oil exports removed could add well over 1M BPD to global markets. WTI has fallen $2.0 in the last hour …

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• 17 February 2022 12:42 am

  Bitcoin Finds Initial Support at $40K, Pauses Price Jumps

  

  Bitcoin was trading in a tight range between $43,000 and $44,000 over the past 24 hours. Support is nearby, which could limit pullbacks over the short term.Buyers will need to maintain a price floor above $40,000 to sustain the uptrend from $36,000 that occurred on Feb. 3. Intraday charts appear …

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• 17 February 2022 12:29 am

  Iran: Closer Than Ever To An Agreement

  

  Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani tweeted on Wednesday that, following weeks of intensive talks, the JCPOA participants including the US and Iran are closer than ever to an agreement. However, he added that “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”. His tweet comes after French officials had said …

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• 16 February 2022 11:53 pm

  State Department: Russian troops taking fighting positions

  

  The US State Department said that more Russian troops, not fewer, are on the Ukraine border and they’re moving concerningly into fighting positions. However, they say there is still room for diplomacy unless they make the decision to go in. The latest Ukrainian intelligence report shows no evidence of Russian …

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• 16 February 2022 11:38 pm

  Fed rate decisions will be made on meeting-by-meeting basis

  

  Federal Reserve officials last month agreed that, with inflation widening its grip on the economy and employment strong, it was time to tighten monetary policy, but also that decisions would depend on a meeting-by-meeting analysis of data, according to minutes of the Jan. 25-26 policy meeting.Participants agreed that the US …

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• 16 February 2022 11:23 pm

  FOMC Minutes: Most Policymakers Suggested Faster Interest Rate Hike

  

  The minutes of the 25-26 January FOMC meeting, released on Wednesday, said that most participants suggested that a faster pace of increases in the target rate for the Federal Funds rate than in the post-2015 period would likely be warranted. Additional Quotes Participants continued to stress that maintaining flexibility to …

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• 16 February 2022 11:16 pm

  Us Treasury Yields Sharply Fluctuate On Comments By Fed’s Harker

  

  US Treasury yields retreated on Wednesday’s session, despite the significant improvement in the US retail sales figures which came as a result of statements out of the Federal Reserve that reflected the adherence of members of the Central Bank’s Board of Governors not to exceed the rate hike next March …

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• 16 February 2022 10:56 pm

  Gold Awaiting FOMC Minutes For Direction

  

  Gold prices found good support in the $1850 area and has advanced on Wednesday in the run-up to Fed minutes. Geopolitical angst regarding Russia/Ukraine remains elevated, underpinning gold, which is also being supported by technical factors.The price of the yellow metal is going and froing between the day’s range of …

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• 16 February 2022 10:49 pm

  Lane: BoC will be forceful in using tools to combat inflation

  

  Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Timothy Lane said on Wednesday that the central bank will be nimble and, if necessary, forceful in using its monetary policy tools to tackle inflation, according to Reuters.We are alert to the risk that inflation may again prove more persistent, he continued, adding that we …

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• 16 February 2022 10:20 pm

  EUR/USD Eying Golden Ratio

  

  As per a series of analyses this week, EUR/USD bulls are eying 61.8% golden ratio, but bears are in the slipstream, and EUR/USD bulls tread around with caution in a field of land mines and disruptive Russian headlines, meanwhile the price stays on course.Analysis has also taken into account the …

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• 16 February 2022 10:13 pm

  Kazimir Defends ECB Policy In Clash With Minister Over Prices

  

  Some European Central Bank officials are coming under increasing heat from Eurozone governments as accelerating inflation stokes tension.Governing Council member Peter Kazimir of Slovakia defended the Frankfurt-based ECB on Wednesday against his country’s economy minister, Richard Sulik, who said asset purchases under the bank’s quantitative easing program were hurting consumers. …

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• 16 February 2022 9:58 pm

  Canadian Dollar Gains As Investors Digest Hot Inflation Data

  

  The Canadian dollar strengthened against its US counterpart on Wednesday as oil prices rose and domestic data showed inflation further heating up in January.Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated in January to a 30-year high of 5.1%, as food and housing costs continued to rise, while the average of the Bank …

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