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January, 2022

• 26 January 2022 3:01 am

  Market Drivers – US Session – 25 January 2022

  

  Traders and market participants await the US Fed to adopt firm plans to raise interest rates and taper its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities, which have swollen its balance sheet to about $9 trillion.The Fed’s two-day meeting ends Wednesday. Analysts’ views of the meeting are mixed, with …

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• 26 January 2022 2:48 am

  Euro falls to one-month low as Ukraine tensions persist

  

  The Euro fell to a one-month low on Tuesday as tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine drew investors to the dollar, a day before the Federal Reserve is expected to reveal details on its plans to tighten monetary policy.Tensions remained high after NATO said on Monday it was …

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• 26 January 2022 2:20 am

  IMF slashes US and China growth forecasts

  

  The pandemic will continue to stoke uncertainty and inflation in its third year, undermining the global recovery from the coronavirus and pushing total economic losses toward $14 trillion. That’s according to the International Monetary Fund, which on Tuesday slashed its global growth forecast for 2022 by half a percentage point …

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• 26 January 2022 1:38 am

  Bulls Still Control Gold Price Ahead Of Fed’s Rate Decision

  

  The gold index (XAU/USD) has rallied on Tuesday, adding around 0.5% to the scale after climbing from a low of $1,834.95 to a high of $1,853.88 so far. The US dollar has come under pressure after reaching a two-week peak over tensions between Russia and the West. However, there was …

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• 26 January 2022 1:14 am

  Major Currencies Trade With Pro-Risk Bias

  

  Uneven and rather unpredictable trading conditions have prevailed for a second successive session on Tuesday. Ahead of the US close, the S&P 500 is still trading in the red territory but has recovered sharply off earlier session lows, giving a sense of De-Ja Vu after yesterday’s ferocious late-session recovery.The net …

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• 25 January 2022 11:28 pm

  USD/CHF Near Two-Week Highs Amid Speculations On SNB Intervention

  

  The USD/CHF pair hit its highest level in nearly two weeks on Tuesday as the Swiss franc lost its safe-haven shine despite further downside in US (and global) equities and ongoing Italian political uncertainty. The pair broke to the north of its 200 and 21-day moving averages in the 0.9160 …

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• 25 January 2022 10:29 pm

  Hot CPI Data Shield Australian Dollar From Stock Market Losses

  

  The AUD/USD pair is stable in the 0.7140 area on Tuesday after Monday’s brief dip below 0.7100. Hotter than expected Australian CPI data is helping shield AUD from further risk appetite-related losses as US equities slide.After coming within a fraction of hitting the December 20 lows just above 0.7080 on …

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• 25 January 2022 9:06 pm

  S&P 500 Dips As Monday’s Late Session Momentum Fades

  

  After Monday’s stunning late-session recovery that saw the major US indices post and incredible recovery from intra-day lows, sentiment has taken a turn for the worse again. The S&P 500, which recovered a more than 4.0% dip to as lows as the 4220s on Monday to close above 4400, is …

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• 25 January 2022 8:53 pm

  US: CB Consumer Confidence Falls To 113.8 Above Expectations

  

  According to the latest US Conference Board survey, headline Consumer Confidence fell to 113.8 in January from 115.2 (revised lower from 115.8) in December, less than the expected decline to 111.8. The drop slight drop reflects the impact of the rapid spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant in the US …

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• 25 January 2022 7:59 pm

  Traders Reluctant Ahead Of BoC’s Rate Decision

  

  The USD/CAD pair has dropped back from earlier session highs in the 1.2660s to the 1.2640 area, to put it back to trading with Asia Pacific 1.2620-1.2650ish trading ranges. The Canadian dollar and other risk-sensitive currencies remain highly sensitive to US equity market volatility. Major US indices have been taking …

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• 25 January 2022 7:40 pm

  Gold Prices Jump Boosted By T-Yields Drop

  

  A quick drop in US yields boosted XAU/USD that jumped from $1840 to $1853, reaching the highest level since November 19. It then pulled back all the way to $1840 and now is approaching the $1850 area again. Prices remain volatile in metals, stocks and bonds. The spike in gold …

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• 25 January 2022 7:00 pm

  Market Drivers – European Session 25-1-2022

  

  The European session has been fairly quiet as stocks seem somewhat more cautious after the bounce on Wall Street yesterday. US futures have fallen since Asian trading and maintained this trend throughout European morning trading. The dollar received some support before the Federal Reserve. EUR/USD fell to fresh five-week lows …

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• 25 January 2022 5:12 pm

  Pfizer and Biotech launch a trial of a vaccine targeting Omicron

  

  Pfizer and Biotech said Tuesday they have started a clinical trial to test a new version of their vaccine specifically designed to target the omicron mutant of COVID-19 that has eluded some of the protection provided by the original two-dose vaccine regimen. The two companies intend to test the immune …

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