GBP/USD has retreated from the daily high around 1.3733, and advanced by 0.20% during the New York session, trading at 1.3688.The British pound could not hold to the 1.3700 level, broke the latter in a counter-trend move, which in 4-hours witnessed a 60 pip drop.Market sentiment has driven trading decisions …
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Gold Prices Struggles To Hold Steady Amid US-China Talks, CPI Anticipation
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Market Analysis
October, 2021
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15 October 2021 1:00 am
Dow Jones climbs 533 points over earnings
U.S. shares surged Thursday reacting to banks’ strong quarterly results. Dow Jones rose 533 points, or 1.55%, while the S&P 500 index advanced 1.71% to post its best day since March and the Nasdaq Composite index tacked on 1.73% for its best session since May.Strong gains came as jobless claims …
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15 October 2021 12:45 am
Inflation makes Fed divided on nearing taper
Despite a broadly shared view that the U.S. labor market has healed enough to allow the Federal Reserve to start tapering as soon as next month, policymakers remain divided over inflation and what they should do about it.The U.S. government reported on Thursday that producer prices rose 8.6% in the …
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15 October 2021 12:37 am
Fed’s Barkin: Lost Jobs won’t be recovered
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said changes in the U. S. economy could mean that some workers who left the job market during the pandemic won’t return.Citing the number of pre-pandemic jobs that haven’t been recovered, Mr. Barkin said, “I’m in the mood of giving a little …
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14 October 2021 11:38 pm
Treasury yields slid over economic indexes
The CRB commodity index hit an all-time high, PPI Thursday was at the highest in at least 10 years and yet yields are falling.Investors still digest a lighter-than-expected September producer inflation reading. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note gave up 3 basis points, falling to 1.519% at 2:35 …
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14 October 2021 11:24 pm
Fed bank chiefs pledge to comply with ethics code
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s regional bank presidents responded to criticism of their ethics rules by Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren with a joint letter welcoming a review of the matter by the Fed’s Board of Governors and pledging to make any changes that result from that process.“Recently, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome …
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14 October 2021 11:13 pm
What Earnings Tell About U. S. Economy
Citigroup and other major U.S. banks said customer spending has eclipsed pre-pandemic levels.U.S. stocks jumped Thursday, bolstered by better-than-expected earnings and economic data that helped ease investor concerns about inflationary pressures and a slowdown in growth.Wall Street is booming, or at least parts of it are. Merger mania and stock …
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14 October 2021 11:04 pm
Dow surges 500 points on strong earnings
Wall Street’s main indexes rallied on Thursday, boosted by technology stocks and strong quarterly results from Bank of America and Walgreens, while better-than-expected economic data eased some concerns about higher inflation.At 12:08 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 499.56 points, or 1.45%, at 34,877.37, the S&P 500 …
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14 October 2021 10:56 pm
U. S. wholesale inflation surges to new record
The inflationary uptrend in the United States is still dominating according to the Producer Price Index. The PPI surged 8.6 percent in September from the same period a year ago. That’s the biggest jump on records dating back to 2010.Producer prices rose only 0.5 percent in September. That was lower …
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14 October 2021 10:41 pm
Global economy caught by storm
Consumers worldwide are starting to feel the pinch from the surge in costs coursing through the global economy.The rebound as coronavirus restrictions are eased has exposed supply chain shortages, with firms scrambling for workers, ships and even fuel for factories, threatening the crawling economic recovery.Shortages of warehouse workers, truckers and …
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14 October 2021 10:01 pm
Commodities most affected by high energy prices
Energy prices have recorded multi-year highs, Capital Economics highlights the commodities most sensitive to these price fluctuations.The commodities that are likely to be most affected by the looming energy crisis are the industrial metals, agriculture, and the precious metals sector, Capital Economics commodities economist Edward Gardner said in a report.Historically, …
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14 October 2021 9:52 pm
WTI oil consolidates above $80.00
WTI futures capped at $81.61, and remain steady above $80.00. OPEC forecasts, US stocks weigh on oil prices.U. S. Oil prices consolidate between $79.45 and $81.60. Front-month WTI futures have been rejected at $81.61 session high earlier Thursday, and prices have retreated moderately during Thursday’s US trading session. Oil prices, …
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14 October 2021 9:45 pm
U. S. labor shortage could stay longer
The U.S. is missing around 4.3 million workers; a shortage many economists expect to last at least several more years Companies and businesses such are attempting to adjust. Scarce labor is becoming a constant reading of the U.S. economy, reshaping the workforce and prodding firms to adapt by raising wages, …
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