All expectations that tightening signals by BoC and RBA would push the world’s biggest monetary policy actors to accelerate their own timelines for rate hikes ran into a wall with the U. S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank saying they would not hike interest rates so fast.Rate futures and …
Read More »European Stocks Trade Flat as Markets Eye U.S. CPI, U.K. Spending Review, and China Trade Talks
European stock markets opened Wednesday in narrow ranges as investors absorbed the implications of t…
Gold Rises as Trump Tariff Ruling Offsets China Trade Optimism; CPI Data Eyed
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Energy Market Story: Crude Retreats as Profit-Taking Caps Trade-Driven Surge
The energy market on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, saw West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil surge to a …
Market Drivers: Could CPI Data Shift Fed’s Potential Easing Path in September?
The US Dollar edged higher on Tuesday, rebounding from a weak start to the week, buoyed by cautious …
USD/JPY Treads Water as Trade Talks and CPI Data Loom
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Liquidity Crunch: Traders Face a Shifting Market in June 2025
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Dollar Climbs and US Stocks Ride Risk-On Wave on Trade Talk Optimism
The US Dollar Index, tracking the currency against six major peers, rose 0.13% to 99.07 from 98.94, …
Gold Prices Struggle To Hold Steady Amid US-China Talks, CPI Anticipation
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China’s Economic Rebound Faces Trade War Turbulence: Early Recovery Signals
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Bitcoin Surges on U.S.-China Trade Talk Progress, Altcoins Follow Suit
Bitcoin experienced a sharp rise on Tuesday as investors reacted positively to the progress in ongoi…
Market Analysis
November, 2021
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4 November 2021 9:40 pm
GBP Hammered After BoE’s Statement
The British pound was hit rather hard during the course of the trading session on Thursday as the Bank of England has decided not to raise interest rates. Although the market had been trying to price in some type of hike, the question now is whether or not 1.35 can …
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4 November 2021 8:52 pm
Labour shortage Threatens U. S. economic recovery
After enhanced unemployment benefits expired and schools re-opened, workers were expected to go back to work and the U. S. labor shortage was also expected to ease significantly by September. But recent data suggest that the shortage is getting more severe.Though the risk of a severe shortage continuing into 2022 …
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4 November 2021 8:20 pm
Domestic Demand Boosts U. S. Imports
Solid domestic demand in the U. S. has caused import growth to outpace exports for the most of the past year, according to Wells Fargo.Analysts pointed out that with consumption slowly rebalancing back toward services spending, imports should eventually slow and provide some relief at U. S. largest ports. Industrial …
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4 November 2021 7:25 pm
WTI crude oil reacts to OPEC’s decision by retreating to $81
As widely anticipated, OPEC+ has agreed to stick to their existing plan to increase output by 400K barrels per day/month in December. Despite this news, trade has been uneven over the last hour, with oil prices having fallen back sharply from earlier highs. Front-month WTI futures, which were above $83.00 …
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4 November 2021 6:46 pm
Market Drivers – European Session 04-11-2021
The markets saw some moves during the European session on Thursday. The main drivers of the markets were the British interest rate decision. The dollar rose again as the market continued after the FOMC meeting, with the dollar significantly outperforming all currencies except the yen. The Bank of England’s (BoE) …
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4 November 2021 5:55 pm
BoE’s Andrew Bailey Speech Highlights
Following the Bank of England’s (BoE) decision to leave the policy rate and the Asset Purchase Facility unchanged at 0.1% and £895 billion, respectively, BoE Governor Andrew Bailey is delivering his remarks on the policy outlook. “Cannot give a fixed time span for ‘transitory’ inflation.” “Unemployment is not expected to …
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4 November 2021 5:08 pm
US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decline to
There were 269,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending October 30, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 283,000 (revised from 291,000) and came in better than the market expectation of …
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4 November 2021 4:11 pm
Bank of England Leaves Policy Rate Unchanged
The Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to leave the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.1% following the November policy meeting. in line with the market consensus, market pricing was pointing out to a 50% chance of a 15 basis points rate hike.
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4 November 2021 3:59 pm
BoE Press Conference: Governor Bailey Speech Live stream – November 4
Governor Andrew Bailey will deliver his remarks on the monetary policy decisions in a press conference at 12:30 GMT on Thursday, November 4.
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4 November 2021 3:07 pm
German Factory Orders Rebound in September
The German Factory Orders rebounded less than expected in September, suggesting that the recovery in the manufacturing sector of Europe’s economic powerhouse seems to be losing momentum. Contracts for goods ‘Made in Germany’ jumped 1.3% on the month vs. 2.0% expected and -7.7% last, the latest data published by the …
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4 November 2021 2:28 pm
Oil Falls to Its Lowest Level in 4 Weeks
Oil prices fell to their lowest level in nearly four weeks on Wednesday after a larger-than-expected increase in US crude stocks, although gasoline stocks in the world’s largest consumer, the United States, sank to a four-year low. The global benchmark Brent crude contracts fell $2.73, or 3.2 percent, to settle …
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4 November 2021 1:51 pm
European Stocks Rise to Record Levels
European indices hit new record highs Thursday, November 4th for the fourth consecutive session after the US Federal Reserve indicated that it would be patient with interest rate hikes, thus diverting investors’ attention to the Bank of England’s interest rate decision. After the European Central announced that it was in …
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