Market Analysis

November, 2021

  • 10 November 2021 1:17 am

    U. S. Shares Threaten to End 8 Day Gains

    U.S. shares retreated back from record levels on Tuesday’s U. S. session, threatening to disrupt an eight-day gaining sessions for the S&P 500 Index, the first time since 1955. The benchmark index fell by 0.5% in afternoon trading. The S&P 500 pulled back to end an 8-session winning line of …

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  • 10 November 2021 12:38 am

    Will Lael Brainard be Powell’s Successor as Fed Chair?

    The biggest signal that Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard is a major candidate to succeed Jerome Powell as U. S. Fed Chair has generated a wave of speculations over how financial markets would react if Biden announced her as his nominee.The longest wait for the announcement in the modern era …

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  • 10 November 2021 12:29 am

    Investors Eye Fresh Jobless Readings

    The Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending on November 6 will be revealed on Wednesday. New weekly jobless claims are expected to touch a fresh pandemic-era low again this week, as labour shortages and companies’ endeavors to bring about change and retain workers are helping to put a cap …

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  • 10 November 2021 12:12 am

    BRIEXIT, Article 16 Warn GBP Traders

    The start of the current week came with renewed fears of a Brexit showdown as the United Kingdom has threatened to trigger emergency unilateral provisions in the Brexit divorce deal widely known as Article 16.Article 16 is a clause in the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, a key part of the …

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  • 10 November 2021 12:00 am

    WTI jumps sharply on STEO report

    U. S. WTI sharply advances in the New York session, up by almost 2%, trading at $82.93 per barrel. Earlier, Tuesday, oil retreated under the $81.00 psychological figure, but later found support at the 1-hour 50-simple moving average at $80.99, which capped the downward pressure on the U. S. crude …

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  • 9 November 2021 11:46 pm

    Wednesday’s CPI Data Helps Investors Conceptualize U. S. Inflation

    On Wednesday, the U. S. economic scene will witness the latest release of the Consumer Price Index, CPI, for October. This data is awaited by investors and traders, as the Federal Reserve dovish tone spurred a selloff in the bond market, while US Treasury yields fall.CPI is unlikely to offer …

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  • 9 November 2021 10:47 pm

    Will Wednesday’s CPI Impact EUR/USD?

    The U. S. dollar was wavering between 93.90 and 94.10 in the New York session after data showed US producer prices increased solidly in October. While this was indicating that high inflation could persist for a while amid tight supply chain difficulties related to the pandemic, there were no great …

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  • 9 November 2021 10:30 pm

    Fed’s Daly: Prices will moderate as U. S. gets through pandemic

    San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly was speaking at the National Association of Business Economists virtual meeting.Daly said it is too early to know how far the US economy is from full employment, adding that there won’t be better clarity until the middle of next year.“It’s going to take time …

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  • 9 November 2021 10:12 pm

    BOE & ECB Interest Rate Expectations Updates

    Rate hike chances are gaining more appeal throughout financial markets for the BOE after the November meeting, given the actual inflation profile, in which there was a 95%+ chance of a 15-bps hike. The European Central Bank has made clear that it does not intend on raising rates anytime soon, but …

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  • 9 November 2021 9:55 pm

    ECB’s Schnabel: Central banks must pay attention to house prices

    Isabel Schnabel said that house prices need more attention from financial stability and price stability viewpoint. Schnabel indicated that owner-occupied housing would have contributed between 0.4 and 0.5 pp to data released by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP).The member of ECB’s executive board also insisted that monetary policy …

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  • 9 November 2021 9:19 pm

    BoE to Assess Crypto Pound in 2022

    The Bank of England will begin a consultation next year to assess the case for a central bank digital currency (CBDC).If it is concluded that there is feasibility for a digital pound, the earliest that one could be rolled out is the second half of the decade, the Bank of …

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  • 9 November 2021 8:32 pm

    Investors Digest Bailey’s Hints on Rates Hike

    Andrew Bailey has insisted that the Bank of England will raise interest rates if expectations of higher inflation drive up wages.The BoE’s Governor stressed that policymakers would intervene to avoid the prospect of heightened price growth becoming “generalized” across the British economy.He was participating in a virtual question and answer …

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  • 9 November 2021 7:42 pm

    Swiss Franc Vulnerable to a Reversal

    With central banks having already said their piece, seasonal, valuation and positioning still looks favorable for the USD. On these measures, the CHF looks vulnerable to a reversal.CHF could be a major laggard in the coming weeks, yet the CHF is the most overloved currency on most positioning dashboard. It …

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