Market Analysis

January, 2022

  • 26 January 2022 5:02 pm

    Microsoft Generates $51.73 Billion in Revenue in Q2

    Today, Microsoft announced its results for the second quarter of its fiscal year, which came in better than expected. The company achieved earnings per share, which amounted to about $2.48, compared to an expected $2.31, while revenues were recorded at $51.73 billion, compared to an expected $50.88 billion. Revenue increased …

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  • 26 January 2022 4:03 pm

    German government cuts 2022 Economic growth forecast to 3.6% from 4.1%

    Germany’s economy ministry on Wednesday cut its growth forecast for this year to 3.6% from the October estimate of 4.1%. Still, it said that Europe’s biggest economy remains “robust” and will return to its pre-pandemic growth in 2022. According to preliminary official figures, GDP grew 2.7% last year, but the …

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  • 26 January 2022 3:10 pm

    European shares continue to recover

    European shares extended their rally on Wednesday, as cautious traders awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting, which concludes later Wednesday, for indications of tightening monetary policy in the face of rising inflation. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 1.1 percent, with all sectors gaining, led by the …

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  • 26 January 2022 2:04 pm

    The euro is falling amid tensions around Ukraine

    The euro hovered near one-month lows against the dollar and the yen on Wednesday, weighed by fears of a military conflict in Ukraine and ahead of the conclusion of US Federal Reserve meetings that could usher in an accelerated tightening of monetary policy. The Bank of Canada is scheduled to …

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  • 26 January 2022 1:46 pm

    Oil Falls Amid Profit-Taking Ahead of Fed

    Oil prices fell on Wednesday as investors booked profits ahead of the announcement of a Federal Reserve decision and US Energy Information Administration data on crude stocks. Still, concerns about supply shortages due to geopolitical tensions limited losses. Oil prices hit a seven-year high last week amid fears of tight …

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  • 26 January 2022 1:10 pm

    Gold is Stable, And Ukraine Risks Offset The Possible US Rates Hike

    Gold prices stabilized on Wednesday as investors held off big bets ahead of a decision on the pace of monetary policy tightening at the US Federal Reserve meeting, while tensions surrounding Ukraine kept gold near a 10-week high hit in the previous session. And gold settled in spot transactions at …

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  • 26 January 2022 12:30 pm

    Japan Shares Fall Before The Fed

    Japan

    Japan’s Nikkei index ended lower on Wednesday, with technology heavyweights tracking the losses of their US counterparts on Tuesday night on fears of the Federal Reserve’s increasing hawkish tone and tensions surrounding Ukraine. The Nikkei fell 0.44 percent to close at 27,011.33 points, after touching earlier in the session a …

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  • 26 January 2022 3:01 am

    Market Drivers – US Session – 25 January 2022

    Traders and market participants await the US Fed to adopt firm plans to raise interest rates and taper its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities, which have swollen its balance sheet to about $9 trillion.The Fed’s two-day meeting ends Wednesday. Analysts’ views of the meeting are mixed, with …

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  • 26 January 2022 2:48 am

    Euro falls to one-month low as Ukraine tensions persist

    The Euro fell to a one-month low on Tuesday as tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine drew investors to the dollar, a day before the Federal Reserve is expected to reveal details on its plans to tighten monetary policy.Tensions remained high after NATO said on Monday it was …

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  • 26 January 2022 2:20 am

    IMF slashes US and China growth forecasts

    The pandemic will continue to stoke uncertainty and inflation in its third year, undermining the global recovery from the coronavirus and pushing total economic losses toward $14 trillion. That’s according to the International Monetary Fund, which on Tuesday slashed its global growth forecast for 2022 by half a percentage point …

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  • 26 January 2022 1:38 am

    Bulls Still Control Gold Price Ahead Of Fed’s Rate Decision

    The gold index (XAU/USD) has rallied on Tuesday, adding around 0.5% to the scale after climbing from a low of $1,834.95 to a high of $1,853.88 so far. The US dollar has come under pressure after reaching a two-week peak over tensions between Russia and the West. However, there was …

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  • 26 January 2022 1:14 am

    Major Currencies Trade With Pro-Risk Bias

    Uneven and rather unpredictable trading conditions have prevailed for a second successive session on Tuesday. Ahead of the US close, the S&P 500 is still trading in the red territory but has recovered sharply off earlier session lows, giving a sense of De-Ja Vu after yesterday’s ferocious late-session recovery.The net …

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  • 25 January 2022 11:28 pm

    USD/CHF Near Two-Week Highs Amid Speculations On SNB Intervention

    The USD/CHF pair hit its highest level in nearly two weeks on Tuesday as the Swiss franc lost its safe-haven shine despite further downside in US (and global) equities and ongoing Italian political uncertainty. The pair broke to the north of its 200 and 21-day moving averages in the 0.9160 …

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