Higher inflation does not affect all households equally, with people on fixed incomes taking a bigger hit, New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said Friday.
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EUR/USD Retreats as ECB Signals Policy Pause
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Oil Prices Slip as U.S. Fuel Stockpiles Rise, Saudi Price Cuts Add Pressure
Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session as rising U.S…
The Euro’s Moment? Weak US Data and ECB Action Set the Stage
The euro strengthened against the US dollar, with the EUR/USD pair climbing above 1.14. This shift c…
Post ADP Data: USD/JPY Decline Highlights Yen’s Strength, Economic Shifts
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Uncertainty Fuels Gold’s Surge as US Data Signals Slowdown
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Market Analysis
November, 2021
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13 November 2021 1:35 am
EUR/USD bounces off yearly lows
EUR/USD hardly declines during Friday’s session, consolidating around 1.1446, down by 0.01%. The Euro has failed to gain traction against the American currency, which has maintained same demand level during the Asian and the European session, with limited gain as the New York session begins.The Euro’s downfall has extended for …
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13 November 2021 1:22 am
Is Rivian Investors’ Next Tesla?
Some investors bet that Rivian can become the next Tesla, whose own market cap stands above $1 trillion, while others say It is a bad bet.U. S. Electric automaker Rivian closed trading yesterday with value nearing $105 billion, two days after completing the largest U.S. IPO since Alibaba in 2014. …
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13 November 2021 12:52 am
Elon Musk Slammed for His Rivian Comments
The “Big Short” movie star Michael Burry returned to Twitter Friday. After earlier remarks about inflation, SEC and Fed policies, the movie star who is also CEO of Scion Asset Management says that Elon Musk has wrong calculations and had it not quite right with his Rivian comments.Earlier in the …
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12 November 2021 11:59 pm
APEC Leaders Tackle Economic Recovery, COVID-19, Climate
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum vowed on Friday to address economic recovery in the region by shoring up supply chains.The summit is tackling labour issues and continuing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit is held amid heightened U.S.-China tensions.Biden and Xi expected to meet virtually …
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12 November 2021 11:41 pm
USD/CHF Slid By U. S. Consumer Sentiment
USD/CHF tends to end Friday’s session flat slightly gaining at 0.9200 level. The pair had at one point been nearly as high as 0.9240, but a sharp, surprise worsening in Consumer Confidence in November according to the University of Michigan’s Index that pushed the pair from highs and back towards …
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12 November 2021 11:28 pm
U.S. Dollar Retreats As Consumer Sentiment Declines
The USD/CAD pair is currently trying to hold below the support at 1.2550 while the U.S. dollar is losing some strength because of inflation and the retreat of customer sentiment.The U.S Dollar Index is stuck in the range between the support at 95 and the resistance at 95.20. In case …
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12 November 2021 11:16 pm
Listing, Trading Shares of Vaneck Bitcoin Trust Disapproved
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday rejected rule changes that would have allowed the listing and trading of the VanEck bitcoin exchange traded fund.In March, the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. filed a proposed rule change to list and trade shares of the VanEck Bitcoin Trust under BZX Rule.The …
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12 November 2021 10:17 pm
Baker Hughes Reports Rise of U.S. Oil Drilling Rigs
Baker Hughes on Friday reported that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil rose by four to 454 this week. That followed increases in each of the previous two weeks, including a climb of six oil rigs last week, Baker Hughes data show. The total active U.S. rig …
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12 November 2021 10:01 pm
XAU/USD Dips to $1850 as Fed Williams’ Speech Eyed
XAU/USD prices have recovered back to trading flat on the day, having at one point prior to the U. S. open been trading with losses of nearly 1.0%. Gold appeared to find good demand at $1850 as gold bulls and those seeking inflation protection bought the dip.As Fed encounters pressure …
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12 November 2021 9:17 pm
S&P 500 opened higher before U. S. Data
Wall Street’s main indexes trade in the positive territory on Friday. Tech shares push higher after the opening bell.Major equity indexes in the U. S. started the last day of the week in the positive territory on the back of improving market sentiment. The CBOE Volatility Index, Wall Street’s fear …
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12 November 2021 9:02 pm
XAU/EUR Reaches Fresh High
Gold against the EUR is trying to extend its weekly uptrend for seven successive days, trading at €1,627 during the New York session.Early in the Asian session, the precious metal retreated to give back some of its weekly gains, as bears pushed gold towards the 50-simple moving average on the …
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12 November 2021 8:53 pm
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Drops on Inflation Concerns
U.S. consumer sentiment fell in early November to the lowest level in 10 years as surging inflation cut into households’ living standards, with few believing policymakers are taking sufficient steps to mitigate the accelerating inflation.The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to 66.8 in its preliminary November reading, released …
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