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Market Analysis
December, 2021
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13 December 2021 7:48 pm
BoC Announces Inflation Target To Be Left At 2%
The Bank of Canada announced on Monday that it had agreed with the government to leave its inflation target at the 2.0% midpoint of a 1.0%-3.0% range for the next five years, as expected. Key Quotes:“Agrees with the government that monetary policy should continue to support maximum sustainable employment while …
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13 December 2021 7:37 pm
Shares Eye Policy Signals From Central Banks This Week
After quickly recovering from the Omicron-related scare, shares markets look prepared to start to receive, digest and handle a busy week for central banks.With some hawkish signals expected, markets could be in for a session of volatility in the closing days of 2021 even though some of the policy shifts, …
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13 December 2021 6:02 pm
US Stock Futures Are Rising
US stock index futures continued to rise with this week’s opening on Monday morning, especially the “S&P 500” index, which reached its highest level ever last Friday. Today’s gains came after a positive end last week on “Wall Street,” with US investors ignoring the data of the most significant annual …
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13 December 2021 5:20 pm
OPEC Optimistic About Oil Demand in 2022
OPEC on Monday raised its forecast for global oil demand in the first quarter of 2022 but left its full-year growth forecast unchanged, saying the Omicron mutant from the coronavirus would have a slight impact as the world coped with the pandemic. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) …
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13 December 2021 3:19 pm
Market Drivers – Asian Session 13-12-2021
Investors have been on the sidelines during the Asian session today ahead of this week’s big events and central banks meetings. The dollar rose in early European trading on Monday at the start of a week that includes a number of central bank meetings, including the Federal Reserve, while concerns …
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13 December 2021 2:32 pm
The Turkish Lira Falls to a New Low Against The Dollar
The Turkish lira fell to new record levels against the US dollar, to break the barrier of 14 Lira to the dollar for the first time in its history after the S&P credit rating agency changed its outlook for the Turkish economy from stable to negative. The agency, S&P, said …
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13 December 2021 1:21 pm
The Dollar is Rising And is Waiting For Positive Headlines
The dollar rose in early European trading on Monday at the start of a week that includes several central bank meetings, including the Federal Reserve. At the same time, concerns remain about the omicron mutating from Covid. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six other …
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13 December 2021 12:20 pm
Oil Rises on Optimism About Omicron
Oil prices rose on Monday, extending the gains made last Friday, supported by growing optimism that the impact of the mutated Omicron strain of the Coronavirus will be limited to global economic growth and fuel demand. US West Texas crude rose 69 cents, or 1.0 percent, to $72.36 a barrel, …
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13 December 2021 11:53 am
Japan Shares Rise as Wall Street Rises
Japanese stocks closed higher on Monday, following in the footsteps of US stocks, and technology shares led the gains as investors looked confident in the economic recovery in a week of central bank meetings. The Nikkei index rose 0.71 percent to 28,640.49 points, its first gain in three sessions, when …
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13 December 2021 8:14 am
Weekly Recap 6 – 10 Dec.
Central bank decisions, Omicron developments, and US inflation data were the past week’s highlights. The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to keep the interest rate at as low as 0.10% but left the door open to expectations of a rate hike earlier than previously thought in 2022. It indicated that …
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11 December 2021 4:33 am
Market Drivers – US Session – 10-12-2021
The US Dollar Index (DXY) which measures the performance of the US dollar against major currencies, has slid by 0.19%, settling at 96.04 during the New York trading session.The market sentiment was positive as the Wall Street session closed, with major US shares finishing in the green territory recording gains …
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11 December 2021 4:22 am
Why Bitcoin, Cryptos Sank This Week
Bitcoin ( BTC -0.69% ), Dogecoin ( DOGE -3.25% ), and Chainlink’s ( LINK -9.14% ) tokens fell roughly 10%, 17%, and 18%, respectively, so it has been another tough week of selloffs for the broader cryptocurrency market.In addition to concerns about cyclical pricing trends and regulatory risks, cryptocurrency prices …
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