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October, 2021

• 21 October 2021 1:06 pm

  Market Drivers – Asian Session 21-10-2021

  

  Japan’s Nikkei index fell nearly 2% at the close of today’s session, pressured by fresh concerns about China’s Evergrande ahead of a general election and concerns about the impact of rising costs on the future of companies. The Nikkei index closed down 1.87% at 28,708.58 points, while the broader Topix …

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• 21 October 2021 12:38 pm

  Japan Shares Fall Nearly 2% on Election Fears And Evergrande

  

  Japan’s Nikkei index fell nearly 2% at the close of today’s session, pressured by fresh concerns about China’s Evergrande Group anxiety ahead of a general election and concerns about the impact of rising costs on the future of companies. “The ruling LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) would probably win a majority …

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• 21 October 2021 4:15 am

  Market Drivers – U. S. Session 20-10-2021

  

  The U. S. session witnessed no significant developments in terms of economic data. Positive corporate earning posts continued to back Wall Street and benchmark indexes.Wall Street cheered solid earnings from several health care companies. Abbott Laboratories for medical devices and drugs rose 3.6% beating Q3 estimates. Health insurer Anthem rose …

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• 21 October 2021 3:08 am

  Bets on higher U.S. Treasury yields hurt dollar funding Market

  

  Bloomberg has said that bets on rising U.S. yields “are adding to pressure on interest rates in the short term funding market”, where corporate cash holders make overnight loans by Treasury securities as guarantee.Yields on two-year notes tipped 0.44% this week, the highest level in a year, while investors still …

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• 21 October 2021 2:40 am

  Wall Street closes higher with S&P 500 tipping fresh record

  

  The S&P 500 index, a proxy for the health of retirement and college savings accounts, has climbed by 0.4% for its sixth successive gain to close as solid earnings stir investors’ expectations and appetite.S&P 500 closed at 4,536.19. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.4% to 35,609.34 and Nasdaq …

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• 21 October 2021 2:05 am

  BofA: Carbon tax could add to inflation

  

  Francisco Blanch, Bank of America head of global commodities and derivatives research, told CNBC in a discussion on how much the energy sector is playing into the inflation story, why prices are elevated and how prices will look this holiday season.Blanch pointed out that surging energy prices in oil and …

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• 21 October 2021 1:50 am

  Poll: 62% of Americans hold Biden’s policies responsible for inflation

  

  62 percent of Americans hold Joe Biden as responsible for increasing inflation and believe the country is economically on the wrong track.A new poll released Wednesday said that Biden’s policies are responsible for inflation, which has hit its highest rate in 13 years.Morning Consult/Politico poll found that 18 percent believe …

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• 21 October 2021 1:34 am

  Weaker dollar pushes EUR/USD up to test 1.1650

  

  EUR/USD erased daily losses amid a decline of the dollar. EUR/USD pair is modestly rising after a rebound from 1.1615. During the American session, the pair climbed to 1.1651, slightly below the registered daily highs. On Wednesday, the U. S. dollar fell across the board amid risk appetite across financial …

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• 21 October 2021 12:49 am

  China’s sets plans to curb power crisis

  

  China’s power crisis has already impacted the domestic economy and raised concerns about winter’s cold weather which has started early in some provincesThermal coal futures have surged but senior officials keep promising to increase coal production and push energy prices lower. Beijing has stepped up its control over the nation’s …

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• 21 October 2021 12:34 am

  Credit Suisse: Market odds of a policy error by Fed jump to 40%

  

  The analysis on “The Eurodollar Curve” conducted by Credit Suisse found that “market-implied odds of the Federal Reserve committing a policy mistake have jumped to around 40% from just under 25% two weeks ago”A policy mistake by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank outranks all the scenarios being priced in by …

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• 21 October 2021 12:16 am

  Fed’s Beige Book: Supply chain roars and labor shortage slows economic growth

  

  U.S. economic growth slowed as a result of supply chain disruptions and a growing labor shortage according to a fresh Federal Reserve report. Fed’s Beige Book is a region by region compilation of economic information. In its latest edition issued Wednesday, Fed reported that several districts noted that growth overall …

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• 20 October 2021 9:51 pm

  Fed’s Quarles: More stimulus lets inflation continue longer

  

  A top Federal Reserve official said he expected elevated inflation pressures to decline without requiring a more aggressive response by the central bank next year.Fed Governor Randal Quarles says he is watching for signs that higher demand will keep prices elevated even after bottlenecks abate, but he warned of growing …

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• 20 October 2021 8:31 pm

  Gold rises as rate hike expectations played down

  

  On Wednesday, gold rose for a second day following comments by Federal Reserve Bank official that played down the possibility of imminent rate hikes.Gold gained positive traction for the second successive day and shot to fresh weekly tops, closer to the $1,790 level during the early North American session, meanwhile …

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