US Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown expects to wait until January to hold hearings on President Joe Biden’s nominees to the top two Federal Reserve positions.Biden last month nominated Fed Chair Jerome Powell to a second four-year term as head of the US central bank and picked Fed Governor …
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December, 2021
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8 December 2021 9:23 pm
Erdogan: Volatility Will Stop Eventually, Asks Turks To Be Patient
Turkish President Recep Erdogan said on Wednesday that volatility in markets will stop eventually. Erdogan said that the price hikes stemming from rising energy costs would soon stabilize and asked Turks to be patient and trust the government over the new economic model. The current price hikes in Turkey, he …
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8 December 2021 9:06 pm
BoC Leaves Key Interest Rate Unchanged at 0.25%
Canada’s central bank raises concerns about the potential impacts of recent flooding and the Omicron variant. The Bank of Canada kept its benchmark overnight interest rate on hold and its forward guidance unchanged, even as it warned that the Omicron variant of Covid-19 had introduced more uncertainty into the country’s …
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8 December 2021 7:38 pm
Poland’s Central Bank Raises Interest Rate
The Narodowy Bank Polski (NBP), Poland’s central bank, raised its benchmark interest rate by 50bps as expected to 1.75% on Wednesday. The central bank also raised each of its other interest rates by 50bps; the discount rate on bills of exchange was lifted to 1.85% from 1.35%, the Lombard rate …
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8 December 2021 7:17 pm
WTI Crude Swings Between Gains And Losses
Crude oil prices have been choppier on Wednesday than the previous two days. WTI crude futures have dumped within a USD 71.00 – 72.70 range over the past few hours, swinging between gains and losses. WTI slump back under the USD 72.00 to around USD 71.75, where it trades broadly …
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8 December 2021 6:22 pm
Market Drivers – European Session 08-12-2021
During Tuesday’s trading, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recorded their best days since March, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 492 points, supported by gains in Apple, Salesforce, and American Express. The S&P 500 also posted gains, up 2.1%, and the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite was the outperformer, gaining more …
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8 December 2021 5:38 pm
US Stock Futures Continue to Rise During Today’s Trading
US stock futures rose in morning trading on Wednesday, after shares continued their recovery in the main market trading yesterday. Dow Jones Industrial Production futures rose 14 points, S&P 500 futures rose 0.1%, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.3%. During Tuesday’s trading, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recorded their best …
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8 December 2021 4:26 pm
Gold Rises as The Dollar Falls, Eyes on US Inflation Data
Gold prices rose to their highest in a week on Wednesday as the dollar and US bond yields fell and the precious metal received a boost as a safe haven due to tensions related to Ukraine with US consumer price data due later this week. The price of gold in …
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8 December 2021 3:06 pm
The Most Stable Sectors Support European Shares
European shares rose on Wednesday after posting their biggest two-day gain in more than a year, as shares in sectors that are usually stable in times of crisis rose as investors weighed the effectiveness of available vaccines against the new mutated Omicron from the Coronavirus. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index …
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8 December 2021 2:16 pm
Market Drivers – Asian Session 8-12-2021
The Japanese economy contracted in the third quarter of 2021 by 3.6% on an annual basis and 0.9% on a quarterly basis, due to a decline in per capita consumption, which constitutes one of the basics of the equation for calculating the GDP of countries. The Nikkei average rose 1.4 …
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8 December 2021 1:45 pm
Japan’s Economy Shrank 3.6% Yoy in Q3
The Japanese economy contracted in the third quarter of 2021 by 3.6% on an annual basis and 0.9% on a quarterly basis, due to a decline in per capita consumption, which constitutes one of the basics of the equation for calculating the GDP of countries. This per capita consumption decreased …
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8 December 2021 1:20 pm
Japan Shares Extend Gains as Omicron Fears Recede
Japanese stocks jumped on Wednesday as investors raised hopes that the impact of the omicron on the global economy will be less than initially expected. The Nikkei average rose 1.4 percent to 28,860.62, its highest closing level since November 25. The broader Topix index advanced 0.6 percent to 2002.24 points. …
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8 December 2021 3:31 am
Market Drivers – US Session – 7-12-2021
President Joe Biden told Russian Counterpart Vladimir Putin that the United States is prepared to launch strong economic measures in case Russia decides to invade Ukraine. The Bank of Canada is expected to keep the major part of focused spotlight on inflation at its policy decision, as the country’s central …
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