The Bank of Canada took a new major step to pull back on the amount of stimulus it has been providing to support the domestic economy on Wednesday.The latest step constitutes ending net new purchases through its quantitative easing program and moving up its forecast for when it could decide …
Read More »Weekly Recap: FOMC’s Rate Cut – A Lifeline or A Risky Bet?
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French Unrest Undermines Euro’s Fragile Rally
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Stephen Miran Bets Immigration Crackdowns Will Tame Inflation
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Pound Pressure Persists: GBP/USD Dips to 1.3476 Amid Diverging Central Bank Paths
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U.S. Stock Futures Steady as Markets Digest Fed Rate Cut
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Gold Holds Firm After Fed Rate Cut Despite Dollar Rebound
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Market Analysis
October, 2021
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27 October 2021 7:07 pm
German 10 year yield lowest in over a week
German 10-year bond yield retreated to the lowest in more than a week, a development that caused yield curve to be flattened on Wednesday.After a brief break, the government yield curves across developed markets are back to flattening over the last couple of successive sessions.This low reflects concern that central …
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27 October 2021 6:16 pm
BoC Leaves Policy Rate Unchanged
The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced on Wednesday that it left its key rate unchanged at 0.25% following the October policy meeting as expected. More importantly, the BoC decided to end its weekly purchases of the government of Canada bonds, the quantitative easing program. The policy statement revealed that the …
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27 October 2021 6:13 pm
Market Drivers – European Session 27-10-2021
US stocks rose slightly at the open on Wednesday, supported by a fresh batch of strong earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 78.55 points, or 0.22 percent, to open at 35,835.43 points. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 5.43 points, or 0.12 percent, to 4,580.22 points. The …
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27 October 2021 4:56 pm
US: Durable Goods Orders Decline in September
Durable Goods Orders in the United States declined 0.4%, or $1 billion, in September to $261.3 billion, the data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Wednesday. This reading followed August’s increase of 1.3% and came in better than the market expectation for a contraction of 1.1%.
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27 October 2021 3:16 pm
German Economy Ministry: 2021 GDP Forecast Lowered in April
Germany’s economy ministry announced on Wednesday that they have lowered the 2021 growth forecast to 2.6% from 3.5% reported in April, per Reuters. Raised 2022 GDP forecast to +4.1% from April forecast of +3.6%. Expecting GDP growth of +1.6% in 2023.
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27 October 2021 2:45 pm
BoC: Forecasts From Three Major Banks
The Bank of Canada (BoC) will announce its monetary policy decisions at 14:00 GMT. here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of Three major banks TDS “We expect the BoC to argue that the inflation surge is largely transitory, and to hold forward guidance for the …
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27 October 2021 1:54 pm
European Shares Fall on Lower Mining Sector
European shares fell on Wednesday, with mining stocks leading losses after concerns about Chinese government intervention impacting metal prices, while mixed corporate earnings data kept investors on the alert. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2 percent but settled just below its August high. Asian technology stocks fell on an …
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27 October 2021 1:30 pm
Market Drivers – Asian Session 27-10-2021
The Nikkei index fell eight points to close at 29,098.24 points, maintaining most of the gains it made in the past days, which amounted to about 500 points. The index had fallen earlier today to 28,870.25 points. But the broader Topix index fell 0.23 percent to 2013.81 points. In a …
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27 October 2021 1:07 pm
Nikkei Recovers Early Losses to Close Flat
The Nikkei index recovered its previous losses to end the day unchanged, as strong results for companies supported the market, despite the effect of the state of caution and anticipation ahead of the parliamentary elections at the weekend. The Nikkei index fell eight points to close at 29,098.24 points, maintaining …
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27 October 2021 9:22 am
Traders pronounce doubts on Bank of Canada’s rate hike schedule
Investors await fiscal policy announcement, Wednesday, for clues that Canada’s central bank is turning more hawkish. Led by Governor Tiff Macklem, the Bank of Canada is expected on Wednesday to raise its inflation forecast and to largely end stimulus related bond buying program, starting a countdown of sorts to the …
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27 October 2021 8:42 am
Market Drivers – U. S. Session 26-10-2021
WTI US crude oil rises during the New York session, trading at $84.30. The market sentiment has remained positive as U. S. shares are supported by U. S. Q3 solid corporate earnings, which helped ease investors’ nervousness around high inflation and central bank monetary policy tightening.In the meantime, the US …
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