Market Analysis

October, 2021

  • 12 October 2021 2:48 am

    NZD/USD pressured below 0.6950 amid stronger USD

    NZD/USD has surrendered the previous session’s gains on Tuesday in the Asian session. The buying pressure in the U. S. dollar keeps NZD/USD unsteady. NZD/USD is trading at 0.6933, down 0.12% for the day, the U. S. Dollar Index (DXY), which measures its performance against its six major rivals, trades …

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  • 12 October 2021 1:56 am

    Markets need answers to U. S. labour shortage puzzle

    Companies and businesses, across the U. S. A., encounter staffing shortages. The whole country wonders why these labor deficiencies take place.One reason is that a lot of people have lost jobs Since COVID-19 plagued America, but people also have reset their job related preferences. Changes also impact what people accept …

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  • 12 October 2021 1:22 am

    Oil price jumps above $80 as natural gas races higher

    Crude prices surged as traders expect oil and natural gas production will be limited by a global drive to lower carbon emissions and a mix up secure supplies.U.S. crude rose 1.5% to $80.52 a barrel on Monday, closing above $80 for the first time since 2014 and bringing its climb …

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  • 12 October 2021 1:05 am

    Gold markets go back and forth on Monday

    Gold, XAU

    Gold prices have gone back and forth during Monday’s trading session, and continued to hang out above the $1750 level.Investors continue to pay close attention to interest rates in the U. S, as they will have a massive influence on what happens next.A breakdown below the $1750 level could send …

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  • 12 October 2021 12:17 am

    U.S. material and energy stocks rose over oil prices surge

    Oil prices surged on Monday to significant highs, the move is boosting U.S. materials and energy stocks, but concerns that rising prices would worsen supply chain caused Wall Street to give up early gains.U.S. crude jumped 2.5% to $81.31 per barrel, a level not seen since late 2014, and Brent …

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  • 11 October 2021 11:53 pm

    Investors still digest USD’s performance after NFP report

    The US dollar has significantly surged during the course of the trading session on Monday to start the week and slice through the ¥112.50 level.The dollar ticked up to a 2-1/2-year high versus the yen on Monday after a soft U.S. payrolls figure did little to alter market expectations that …

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  • 11 October 2021 10:46 pm

    Rising tensions, rate cut drag Turkish lira to record low

    Turkey’s lira dropped to a record low on Monday as a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on emerging market currencies, adding to bearish momentum on the lira since the central bank unexpectedly cut interest rates in September. In addition, the latest statements by President Erdogan concerning the elimination of threats from …

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  • 11 October 2021 10:10 pm

    White House stands by calls for OPEC+ to do more on oil prices

    The U. S. supports calls for OPEC+ to do more to manage the economic recovery worldwide, a White House official said on Monday, as crude prices hit multi-year peaks. The official noted that Biden’s administration is closely monitoring the cost of oil and gasoline and using every tool to address …

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  • 11 October 2021 9:35 pm

    U. S. stocks rise on Big Tech strength

    U.S. stock indexes rose on Monday as growth and financial stocks gained, shrugging off inflation concerns in the run up to third-quarter earnings reports from later this week.The S&P 500 financial sector index rose 0.7%, while banks added 0.6% ahead of earnings reports from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank …

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  • 11 October 2021 9:09 pm

    Cautions raised on Facebook’s move into finance

    Agustín Carstens, general manager for the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) warned of Big Tech’s increasing reach into financial servicesCarstens said that Big Tech needs monitoring as it broadens its scope of services into credit and beyond. He added that Facebook’s Diem, in particular, needs scrutiny.Carstens delivered his remarks as …

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  • 11 October 2021 8:20 pm

    AUD/USD jumps to new highs at 0.7370

    The Australian dollar has rallied about 0.9% so far today and is on track to close its best daily performance over the last months. The pair accelerated its uptrend, after breaking above the 0.7330 resistance area, to reach 0.7370 for the first time since mid-September.Australian dollar’s appreciation has been underpinned …

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  • 11 October 2021 7:52 pm

    ECB’s Lane: One-Off Wage Rise Not Sign of Sustained Inflation

    A one-off shift in workers’ pay in response to recent price spikes wouldn’t be a sign of sustainably higher inflation, European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane said.“Differentiating between transitory and persistent shifts in the growth rate of wages” will play an important role in assessing the progress of underlying …

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  • 11 October 2021 4:35 pm

    Crude Oil Rise on China’s Energy Crisis

    Crude oil prices have risen to their highest levels in seven years as domestic supply shortages in a number of pockets of the global energy market are intensified by investors seeking protection from “stagflation” by betting on prices that are still higher. Net speculative long positions in crude oil rose …

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