Wall Street US stocks closed significantly lower in a broad sell-off Friday, September 17, at the end of a week a busy week with economic data, fears of an increase in corporate taxes, the mutated delta strain of the Coronavirus, and possible shifts in the schedule for the US Federal …
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EUR/USD Surges as US Inflation Stokes Fed Rate Cut Doubts
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Sanctions and Inflation Sink Russia as Putin Hits Alaska’s Stage
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Dow Jones Hits Record High but Stumbles as Consumer Confidence Wanes
The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared to a fresh all-time high of 45,277 on Friday, breaking past …
Dollar Struggles as Gold Holds Steady Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
The US Dollar struggled to gain traction on Friday, keeping bullion prices firm as market participan…
Yen Surges as Japan’s GDP Shines, US Economic Data Falters
The Japanese Yen (JPY) is gaining ground against the US Dollar (USD), pushing the USD/JPY pair towar…
USD/CHF Slides Toward 0.8050 as Weak US Data Puts Pressure on the Dollar
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Gold Struggles Near Two-Week Low as Rising Yields Offset Dollar Weakness
Gold prices hovered near a two-week low on Friday, finding limited support from a softer US Dollar, …
Trump and Putin Meet in Alaska for High-Stakes Talks on Ukraine and Nuclear Deal
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European Stocks Near Five-Month High as Earnings Optimism Outweighs Inflation Concerns
European equities advanced on Friday, with the pan-European STOXX 600 climbing 0.2% by 07:17 GMT, bu…
Market Analysis
September, 2021
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18 September 2021 3:26 am
U.S. Treasuries yields rise, Investors await Fed hints on taper timeline
U.S. government bond yields have surged on Friday, with the 10-year bill yield approaching a two month high, touching 1.3855%, its highest level since 2011 and was set for a fourth consecutive week of increases, the longest such successive band since March.Traders look forward to a busy week of Central …
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18 September 2021 3:24 am
Why gold mining stocks trade at yearly lows today
The latest strength of the USD and the rising Treasury yields have served as main series catalysts for gold mining stocks. Now, Gold is testing the support level at USD 1750. The U.S. Dollar Index, which measures the strength of the U.S. dollar against a broad basket of currencies, is …
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18 September 2021 3:20 am
Coinbase unveils Bitcoin and Crypto Predictions
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong released, Friday, a new list of predictions for Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency industry.Armstrong believes a billionaire Bitcoin based upon blockchain concepts will boost technological, scientific and charitable causes in the near future. He believes as soon as the price rises up to USD 200,000 per Bitcoin, …
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18 September 2021 3:14 am
Copper Deficit Impacts Global Economy
Copper price declined, this weekend, after China said that it would closely monitor market conditions. The Chinese state planner will also continue to free policies concerning copper, aluminum and zinc from its state reserves, in an effort to maintain balance and encounter long-term mismatches between supply and demand.As a direct …
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17 September 2021 11:00 pm
EUR/USD slides to fresh monthly lows, Investors awaiting FOMC meeting
EUR/USD has kept sliding for the second successive day. The pair has been exchanging hands at 1.1728 down 0.30%.After a stellar U. S. Retail Sales report on Thursday, the EUR/USD pair is trading at three-week lows, driven by USD’s strength as (DXY) Index is at three-week highsThe market mood is …
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17 September 2021 9:36 pm
Baker Hughes data indicate a second weekly climb in U.S. oil drilling
Baker Hughes, Friday, reported that the number of active U.S. drilling oil rigs rose by eight at 373 this week. The report signals a second successive weekly rise as last week, the oil rig count rose by six so, the total active U.S. rig count, including rigs drilling for natural …
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17 September 2021 9:25 pm
Dogecoin jumps 40% on Elon Musk’s cryptic endorsement
Crypto currency Dogecoin achieved some positive move on the road to recovery and jumped up Friday as traders are assessing feasibility and impact of its addition on Coinbase, one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges. The SHIB/USDT exchange rate rose up to 16.42% to USD 0.00000950 for the first time …
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17 September 2021 9:23 pm
Federal Reserve “won’t formally announce tapering next week”
The awaited critical event for markets next week will be the Federal Reserve meeting. As observers suggest, the meeting may prove unextraordinary. They do not expect the Fed to formally announce a decision on the reduction of the purchase program. After a disappointing August’s jobs report, instead, tapering outsized asset …
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17 September 2021 9:22 pm
U.S. Consumer Sentiment rebounds below expectations in September
Consumer sentiment in the United States has recorded a modest improvement in September after sharply falling in August, according to a preliminary report released by the University of Michigan on Friday.The report said the consumer sentiment index inched up by 71.0 in September from 70.3 in August, below economists’ expectations …
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17 September 2021 4:49 pm
Dollar Near 3-Week Peak After US Retail Sales
The dollar settled near three-week highs on Friday, September 17, after better-than-expected US retail sales data boosted bets on the strength of the US economy and the prospects of abandoning its stimulus program sooner than expected. The euro rebounded, recording $1.1783, but it remains close to a three-week low. US …
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17 September 2021 3:44 pm
Oil Settles Above $75 After Slow Return of US Supplies
Oil prices fell on Friday, September 17, but settled above $75 a barrel and remained on track for a weekly gain of more than 3 percent thanks to a slow recovery in US production after two hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico. Brent crude futures fell 27 cents, or 0.36 …
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17 September 2021 2:48 pm
European Shares on Track For Weekly Gains
European shares rose on Friday, September 17, heading for weekly gains, as news that Britain is considering easing travel restrictions boosted shares of airlines and hotel groups, and a rebound in luxury goods stocks supported major indexes. By 0711 GMT, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index increased 0.7%, on track to …
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