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Market Analysis
November, 2021
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15 November 2021 2:53 pm
China: 4.9% Increase in Retail Sales in October
Data released by the National Statistics Authority Monday showed a 4.9 percent year-on-year increase in China’s retail sales of consumer goods in October. The total value of retail consumer goods sales in the country reached about 4.05 trillion yuan (about 633 billion US dollars) in October, the authority said. The …
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15 November 2021 2:00 pm
Japan’s Economy Shrinks More Than Expected in Q3
Japan’s economy contracted faster than expected in the third quarter of 2021 as global supply disruptions and new COVID-19 cases impacted business and consumer spending, posing challenges to the new government’s plans in Tokyo for growth. Preliminary GDP data showed Japan’s economy contracted at an annual rate of 3% during …
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15 November 2021 1:21 pm
Gold is Falling as Investors Focus on Next Step For Central Banks
Gold prices fell Monday, November 15, retreating from their highest level in more than 5 months in the previous session, as cautious investors assessed whether rising inflation would trigger a more aggressive response from central banks. Spot yellow metal prices fell 0.3% to $1858.73 an ounce, while US gold futures …
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15 November 2021 6:12 am
Weekly Recap 8-12 November
Inflation fears dominated the market this week. Wall Street closed higher Friday, November 12th, driven by the rise of market leaders, as investors shrugged off disappointing US economic data. The U.S. A University of Michigan survey showed that US consumer sentiment in early November plunged to a decade low as …
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13 November 2021 3:03 am
Market Drivers – U. S. Session – 12-11-2121
The “Big Short” movie star Michael Burry returned to Twitter Friday. After earlier remarks about inflation, SEC and Fed policies, the movie star who is also CEO of Scion Asset Management says that Elon Musk has wrong calculations and had it not quite right with his Rivian comments. Earlier in …
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13 November 2021 2:47 am
What Investors Need To Know About Bitcoin’s Taproot
Taproot is the next upgrade of bitcoin, and even bitcoin’s first major upgrade since 2017, and it will impact the blockchain in several aspects. It is expected to go into effect in the coming days at block 709,632. It will go live as soon as Saturday.Taproot will introduce investors to …
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13 November 2021 2:04 am
Oil Prices Under Accelerating Pressure
A handful of bearish factors are driving oil prices lower, with both WTI and Brent set for a third successive weekly loss.While crude prices have been relatively range-bound recently, hovering within the $80-85 per barrel range, they are expected to suffer their third weekly decline in a row. Yet, beyond …
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13 November 2021 1:51 am
Fed’s Inflation Response Criticized
Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz SE, criticized the Federal Reserve’s long-standing narrative of transitory inflation on Friday following data that revealed prices are rising at the fastest rate since 1990.“There are lots of structural changes going on in the post-pandemic economy … you can’t simply dismiss them as …
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13 November 2021 1:41 am
NY Fed’s Williams: Inflation Impacts Fixed Income Families
Higher inflation does not affect all households equally, with people on fixed incomes taking a bigger hit, New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said Friday.
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13 November 2021 1:35 am
EUR/USD bounces off yearly lows
EUR/USD hardly declines during Friday’s session, consolidating around 1.1446, down by 0.01%. The Euro has failed to gain traction against the American currency, which has maintained same demand level during the Asian and the European session, with limited gain as the New York session begins.The Euro’s downfall has extended for …
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13 November 2021 1:22 am
Is Rivian Investors’ Next Tesla?
Some investors bet that Rivian can become the next Tesla, whose own market cap stands above $1 trillion, while others say It is a bad bet.U. S. Electric automaker Rivian closed trading yesterday with value nearing $105 billion, two days after completing the largest U.S. IPO since Alibaba in 2014. …
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13 November 2021 12:52 am
Elon Musk Slammed for His Rivian Comments
The “Big Short” movie star Michael Burry returned to Twitter Friday. After earlier remarks about inflation, SEC and Fed policies, the movie star who is also CEO of Scion Asset Management says that Elon Musk has wrong calculations and had it not quite right with his Rivian comments.Earlier in the …
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