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February, 2022

• 9 February 2022 10:33 pm

  GBP/USD Performs Passively Within Familiar Ranges

  

  The sterling remains passive on Wednesday during the New York session, so far up 0.02% in the day and the GBP/USD pair is trading at 1.3539. Financial markets mood is positive, as European equity indices finished in the green territory. US equity indices led by the heavy tech Nasdaq Composite …

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• 9 February 2022 10:17 pm

  Fed’s Mester Supports Rate Increase In March

  

  Loretta J. Mester, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, is crossing the wires and has stated that there’s a strong case to start reducing accommodation and she supports rate increase in March.Key RemarksFuture rate increases will be guided by the economy.If inflation is not coming down …

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• 9 February 2022 9:36 pm

  EIA Crude Oil Stocks Fall By 4.756M Barrels

  

  Versus the expected 369K Increase, commercial crude oil inventories in the US dropped by 4.756 million barrels in the week ending on 5 February, a weekly report published by the US Energy Information Administration revealed on Wednesday. Market consensus pointed to an increase in crude oil stocks.Distillate stocks saw a …

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• 9 February 2022 9:27 pm

  BoC’s Macklem: Global supply chain problems may have peaked

  

  Macklem is speaking live to the Canadian chamber of commerce.Key QuotesCovid recovery phase is chance to make long overdue gains in Canadian productivity.Productivity growth is vital to economic growth, increasing wages without raising unit labour costs.US capital has moved to higher-productivity sectors in larger amounts than in Canada, ‘has been …

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• 9 February 2022 8:56 pm

  ECB’s Schnable: Rate hikes wouldn’t lower energy prices

  

  Isabel Schnabel, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), mentioned during a Twitter session of Q&A that rising interest rates would not lower energy prices. She added that if current inflation “threatens to lead to a de-anchoring of inflation expectations, we may still need to respond”. …

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• 9 February 2022 7:30 pm

  USD/TRY Maintains Dull Price Action

  

  USD/TRY navigates a narrow range around the usual 13.50/60 band on Wednesday. The pair remains sidelined around the familiar 13.50/60 territory for an additional session, extending the muted price action that kicked in in mid-January.The Turkish lira appears vigilant and follows the recent developments from a series of meetings between …

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• 9 February 2022 7:08 pm

  AUD/USD Steadily Climbs Ahead Of US Inflation Report

  

  The AUD/USD has printed gains for the third successive day, so far up 1.5% in the week as market players prepare for Thursday’s US inflation figures. At the time of writing, the AUD/USD is trading at 0.7185.Wednesday’s economic docket is light, except for Fed speakers Michelle Bowman and Loretta Mester, …

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• 9 February 2022 6:35 pm

  Market Drivers – European Session 9-2-2022

  

  Oil prices stabilized at around $90 a barrel on Wednesday, but the prospect of increased supplies from Iran and the United States kept prices under pressure. Brent crude futures fell 36 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $90.42 a barrel by 1150 GMT. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 43 cents, or …

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• 9 February 2022 5:15 pm

  Robust Imports Boost U.S. Trade Deficit to Record High

  

  The US trade deficit widened in December as imports soared, hitting the largest-ever level in all of 2021. The Commerce Department said on Tuesday that the trade deficit rose 1.8 percent to $80.7 billion in December. November’s data was revised down to $79.3 billion, instead of $80.2 billion in the …

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• 9 February 2022 3:31 pm

  Gold Locked in a Narrow Range as Investors Await Inflation Data

  

  Gold prices were little changed on Wednesday as falling US Treasury yields ahead of the widely expected strong inflation data kept gold investors on the lookout. And the price of gold in spot transactions rose 0.1 percent to $ 1827.20 an ounce, and US futures settled at $ 1828.40. Analysts …

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• 9 February 2022 2:48 pm

  The Euro Stabilizes And The Dollar Stabilizes Ahead of Inflation Data

  

  The price of the euro settled on Wednesday, at a level below its highest level in three weeks after Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank played down the possibility of a significant rate hike. The dollar stabilized a day before the US consumer price index data, which may …

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• 9 February 2022 2:16 pm

  Lyft’s Fourth-Quarter Results Better Than Expected

  

  Lyft reported fourth-quarter results that beat estimates for adjusted earnings per share and revenue, but said it had fewer active passengers than the previous quarter. Shares fell more than 6% in after-hours trading after executives said the Omicron virus variant will affect first-quarter numbers. Earnings per share were adjusted 9 …

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• 9 February 2022 1:24 pm

  Gold Nears Two-Week High Ahead of US Inflation Data

  

  Gold prices headed during trading, today, Wednesday, near the highest level in two weeks during the previous session, before the release of inflation data in the United States, which is expected to come in strong this week, despite the fact that the rise in US Treasury bond yields prompted investors …

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