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March, 2022

• 17 March 2022 3:14 pm

  Gold Shines as Dollar Declines And Bond Yields Rise

  

  Gold prices rose on Thursday as the dollar fell after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, which makes the precious metal less expensive for holders of other currencies, but the rise in Treasury yields limited the gains. And spot gold contracts rose 0.4 percent to $ 1936.26 an ounce, after …

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• 17 March 2022 2:45 pm

  Euro Area Annual HICP Rises to 5.9% in February

  

  Annual inflation in the euro area, as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), rose to 5.9% in February, Eurostat announced on Thursday. This print came in higher than the flash estimate and the market expectation of 5.8%. the Core HICP, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, …

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• 17 March 2022 2:41 pm

  European shares rise after US interest rate hike

  

  European shares rose on Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains overnight after a widely expected hike in US interest rates, while optimism about Russia-Ukraine peace talks boosted sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.5% by 0900 GMT and is on track to recover all of its losses in March. Wall …

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• 17 March 2022 1:33 pm

  BoE Preview: Forecasts From Three Major Banks

  

  The Bank of England (BoE) will announce its decision on Thursday, March 17 at 12:00 GMT, and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations forecast by the economists and researchers of 3 major banks. Wells Fargo “We expect the BoE to raise its policy rate …

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• 17 March 2022 12:52 pm

  Oil jumps 3% after the International Energy Agency warns of a lack of supply

  

  Oil prices rose about 3 percent on Thursday after the International Energy Agency said markets could lose 3 million barrels per day of crude and refined products from Russia starting in April. The agency stated that the lost supplies would be much larger than the expected drop in demand of …

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• 17 March 2022 12:09 pm

  4 dead after 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Coast Off Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture

  

  Tens of thousands of Japanese families were still without electricity Thursday morning, ten hours after a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake killed at least four people and injured more than 100, as well as halting transportation to the northeast. Wednesday’s earthquake, off the coast of Fukushima, led to the indefinite suspension of …

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• 17 March 2022 11:34 am

  Nikkei Closes at More Than Two-Week High After US Interest Rate Hike

  

  The Nikkei index closed at its highest level in more than two weeks on Thursday, following a strong rally on Wall Street on Wednesday night, after the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) raised interest rates as expected, while boosting hopes of a breakthrough in the Russian conflict. Ukrainian morale. …

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• 17 March 2022 11:04 am

  Gold Stabilizes After The US Federal Reserve Rate Hike

  

  Gold prices stabilized on Wednesday as the dollar weakened after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in a widely expected move. And the price of gold in spot transactions rose 0.1 percent to $ 1920.45 an ounce (an ounce) at 1920 GMT, …

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• 17 March 2022 5:18 am

  Will BoE Hike Interest Rates To Pre-Covid Level?

  

  On Thursday, March 17 at 12:00 GMT, the Bank of England will announce its decision and as markets get closer to the release time, the British central bank is widely expected to raise the benchmark interest rate by 25 bps from 0.50% to 0.75%, marking a lift-off for a third …

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• 17 March 2022 4:54 am

  Solid Australian Employment Data Offer Support To AUD

  

  Australian employment sped past expectations in February as activity recovered surprisingly quickly from an Omicron outbreak, driving unemployment down to lowest since 2008. The latest data do add to pressure for an early interest rate hike. Latest floods in New South Wales and Queensland have come after the February reference …

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• 17 March 2022 3:12 am

  Market Drivers – US Session – 16 March

  

  The American dollar ended the day lower after the US Federal Reserve monetary policy decision. The US central bank hiked rates by 25 bps, as expected, with Bullard being the only dissenter voting for a 50 bps hike. Economic Data Canadian inflation hit 5.7% YoY in February, according to Statistics …

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• 17 March 2022 2:39 am

  New Zealand’s Economy Bounced Less Than Expected in Q4

  

  New Zealand’s economy grew less than economists expected in the final three months of 2021 as it bounced back from a contraction caused by a lockdown in largest city Auckland. Gross domestic product rose 3% from the third quarter, when it fell a revised 3.6%, Statistics New Zealand said Thursday …

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• 17 March 2022 2:13 am

  Gold Ignores Fed’s Seven Rate Hikes Announcement

  

  The XAU/USD Index has climbed near $1,930.00 after the announcement of the Fed’s monetary policy. An aggressive hawkish stance from the Fed has failed to deter gold bulls. The DXY has slipped near 98.40 in absence of an aggressive interest rate hike by the Fed. Gold prices have rebounded sharply …

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