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January, 2022

• 7 January 2022 10:32 pm

  WTI Maneuvering Geopolitical Worries, Still Targeting Solid Weekly Gains

  

  WTI slipped back under $79.00 on Friday but remains on course for substantial weekly gains. Supply as well as geopolitical issues have been key drivers of oil this week, with the broader macro-economic story taking a back seat.  Oil prices have come under modest selling pressure on the final day …

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• 7 January 2022 9:49 pm

  Weaker USD Shields Gold From Surging Yields

  

  Gold has been swinging either side of the $1790 level in recent trade in wake of the latest jobs report. XAU/USD is being shielded from higher yields by the weaker US dollar, and if this reverses, gold will be in trouble.Gold is nervously holding on to very modest on-the-day gains …

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• 7 January 2022 8:38 pm

  NFP Data Puts US Shares Under Pressure

  

  The S&P 500 index is down by about 0.6% as yields rally, hurting the dominant tech sector. The latest US jobs report, though mixed, has been interpreted as endorsing the Fed’s monetary tightening plans for 2022.The S&P 500 is trading on the back foot as its heavyweight tech sector suffers …

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• 7 January 2022 8:09 pm

  Fed’s Daly: Inflation not temporary because Covid-19 isn’t either

  

  San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said on Friday that inflation is not as temporary as the Fed policymakers once thought because Coivd-19 isn’t either. A wage-price spiral isn’t showing up in the data yet, she added, but is worth watching for. Key Quotes“Anchored longer-run inflation expectations also …

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• 7 January 2022 7:45 pm

  NFP To Encourage Tightening, Keep USD Strong

  

  Nonfarm Payrolls relatively disappointed prior estimates, but the labor market indicators were stronger than expected. The employment data has had a modest impact on the forex market. In the light of the NFP data, the US Fed is very determined to move out of easing policy settings.The disappointment in payrolls …

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• 7 January 2022 5:45 pm

  Canada: Economy Adds 54.7K Jobs in December

  

  The Canadian economy added 54.7K jobs in the month of December, above expectations for a 27.5K gain, though still a marked deceleration from the 153.7K jobs added in November, according to the latest release from Statistics Canada released on Friday. Canada saw 122.5K new jobs in full-time employment, whilst part-time …

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• 7 January 2022 5:33 pm

  US Non-farm Payrolls rise by 199K in December

  

  Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) rose by 199K in December versus the median forecast for a 400K rise (some newswires had reported the median forecast at 447K), data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Friday. That meant the pace of job gains was roughly in line with November, …

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• 7 January 2022 3:55 pm

  Oil Jumps on Supply Concerns With Kazakhstan Unrest

  

  Oil prices rose on Friday and headed for the highest weekly increase since mid-December, due to unrest in Kazakhstan and production outages in Libya, which raised concerns about supplies. Brent crude futures rose 76 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $82.75 a barrel by 0939 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude …

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• 7 January 2022 3:39 pm

  What to Expect From US Employment Data?

  

  Markets are awaiting the release of US employment data during December at 13:30 GMT. This data will be necessary given its strong impact on the dollar and the currency market movements. Markets expect to add 400,000 jobs in December, compared to 210,000 jobs previously recorded. Expectations also indicate a decline …

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• 7 January 2022 2:34 pm

  Eurozone Preliminary CPI rises by 5.0% Y-o-Y in December

  

  The annualized Eurozone Consumer Price Index (CPI) rises by 5.0% in December, surprising markets to the upside while a tad higher from the previous jump of 4.9%, the latest data published by Eurostat showed on Tuesday. The consensus forecast was for a drop to 4.7%. The core figures arrived at …

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• 7 January 2022 2:14 pm

  European Shares Decline Before Important Data

  

  European shares fell on Friday, as cautious investors awaited US jobs data and eurozone inflation for indications of the pace of major central banks tightening monetary policy. By 0819 GMT, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.2 percent. The chemical and travel sectors faced pressure and fell for the …

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• 7 January 2022 1:41 pm

  Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Level Since September

  

  On Friday, Bitcoin fell more than five percent to its lowest level since the end of September, falling below $41,000 in a broader sell-off in cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin fell 3.7 percent in its last trading after touching $40,938, its lowest since September 29. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has lost more than …

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• 7 January 2022 12:59 pm

  The Nikkei Index Recovers Its Losses

  

  Japan’s Nikkei stock index recovered most of its morning losses to close almost flat on Friday as investors avoided big bets ahead of a major US jobs report and a three-day holiday in Japan. The Nikkei index ended trading down 0.03 percent to 28,478.56 points. The broader Topix index fell …

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