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Market Analysis
November, 2021
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1 November 2021 7:45 pm
Bitcoin Higher after October’s Cryptocurrency Market Rally
Bitcoin price is around $62,130 per coin, while rivals Ethereum and Dogecoin are trading around $4,335 (+1.71%) 27.4 cents (3.95%) per coin, respectively.The October rally by bitcoin has stabilized the popular cryptocurrency ahead of central bank meetings in the U.S., U.K. and Australia to assess the status of inflation and …
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1 November 2021 7:22 pm
U. S. banks tried to kill crypto but failed
Seven years ago, as regulators in New York were exploring ways to control Bitcoin, executives at Wall Street’s biggest banks were afraid that regulation would also legitimize cryprocurrencies. At the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2014, Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank, called …
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1 November 2021 6:26 pm
Market Drivers – European Session 01-11-2021
The European session on Monday was quiet and generally flat. Just a moment ago, the Manufacturing PMI came out and came in negative; Were it scored 58.4 points, analyst expected it to score 59.2 points. Gold is now recording 1789.39, an increase of 0.34%, and gold contracts are recording 1790.35, …
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1 November 2021 5:39 pm
Turkey’s Trade Deficit Fell 39% to $1.46 Billion in October
Turkey’s trade deficit narrowed 39% year-on-year to $1.46 billion in October, the Turkish Ministry of Trade said. For his part, Minister of Commerce Mehmet Muş said that the ratio of exports to imports in the country reached 93.4 percent last month and that Turkey will reach a trade surplus soon. …
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1 November 2021 4:42 pm
UK Final Manufacturing PMI Revised Higher to 57.8
The UK manufacturing sector activity expanded in October, the final report from IHS Markit confirmed on Monday. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was revised higher from 57.7 to 57.8 in October, beating expectations of 57.7.
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1 November 2021 2:48 pm
Is the US Dollar Awaiting a Strong Rise?
The dollar rose in early European trade on Monday, extending gains from the previous session after strong inflation numbers reinforced monetary policy tightening at this week’s Federal Reserve meeting. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was up 0.1% at 94.243, just below …
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1 November 2021 1:58 pm
European Shares Start November With New Highs
European shares hit record highs on Monday, starting November with strong momentum on the positive business results, and the best performance of eurozone markets came in early trading. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.8% by 0829 GMT, surpassing its all-time high in mid-August. Global sentiment is supported by a …
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1 November 2021 1:54 pm
Market Drivers – Asian Session 01-11-2021
Monday’s Asian session was calm. The Nikkei index posted its biggest gain in more than 4 months, up 2.61% to 29,647 points, its highest since late September. The broader Topix index rose 2.18%, reaching its highest level in a month at 2044.72 points. Gold traded at $1,783.01 an ounce after …
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1 November 2021 1:08 pm
Dollar Strength Keep Gold Under $1800 an Ounce
Gold prices stabilized Monday, November 1 as pressure from the US dollar continued, while investors cautiously awaited the US Federal Reserve meeting after data showed another spike in inflation. The dollar settled near a more than two-week high hit on Friday, making gold less attractive to buyers of other currencies. …
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1 November 2021 12:32 pm
Japanese Shares at The Highest Level in a Month
Japanese stocks surged to a one-month high on Monday, November 1, boosted by expectations of government stability and more fiscal stimulus after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling party won a majority in parliamentary elections. Kishida’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) retained a majority in the House of Representatives in Sunday’s …
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1 November 2021 2:20 am
Weekly Recap 25-29 Oct
Wall Street The US stock market hit another round of record highs on Friday, as Wall Street appears to have overcome disappointing results from major companies to conclude its best month of the year. The S&P 500 rose 0.19% to close at 4,605.38, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.25% …
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October, 2021
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30 October 2021 11:44 am
Market Drivers – U. S. Session 29-10-2021
Fresh attacks and partisan row are ahead for U. S. economy as Republicans lawmakers and strategists are capitalizing on news that the economy expanded at a weak pace in Q3 to criticize Biden and Democrats, accusing them of unskilled recovery tactics from the pandemic recession. The U. S. Dollar Index …
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