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 …
Read More »Sterling Declines Following BoE’s Decision, US Labor Data Fuels Fed Cut Bets
The British Pound weakened against the US Dollar following the Bank of England’s decision to k…
BoE’s Bailey Signals Scope for Rate Cuts After Narrow 5–4 Hold Vote
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey struck a cautiously dovish tone on Thursday after the central…
Bank of England Holds Rates at 3.75%, Split Vote Signals Cuts Ahead
The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged at its first policy meeting of the year on Thursda…
Alphabet Beats Earnings Estimates but Massive 2026 Capex Forecast Weighs on Shares
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) topped Wall Street expectations on both earnings and revenue for the fourth …
European Stocks Mixed as Earnings Take Center Stage Ahead of ECB, BoE Decisions
European equity markets traded in a mixed fashion on Thursday, as investors weighed overnight weakne…
Bitcoin Slides Toward $70,000 as Thin Liquidity and Tech Stock Rout Hit Risk Assets
Bitcoin slumped nearly 8% on Thursday, falling toward the $70,000 level as thinning liquidity and a …
Trump, Xi Hold Wide-Ranging Call Ahead of April Visit, With Taiwan and Iran in Focus
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he held a “long and thorough” phone call with Chi…
Gold Retreats in Asia as Silver Suffers Sharp Selloff on Dollar Strength
Gold prices reversed earlier gains and moved lower in Asian trading on Thursday, while silver plunge…
Recent Bitcoin Crash Signals a Deeper Crisis
Bitcoin has tumbled nearly 40% from its October peak, while Ethereum has lost half its value over th…
Fed’s Lisa Cook Flags Inflation Risks Amid Steady Growth
U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said Wednesday that risks remain tilted toward higher inflat…
Market Analysis
November, 2021
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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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12 November 2021 11:59 pm
APEC Leaders Tackle Economic Recovery, COVID-19, Climate
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum vowed on Friday to address economic recovery in the region by shoring up supply chains.The summit is tackling labour issues and continuing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit is held amid heightened U.S.-China tensions.Biden and Xi expected to meet virtually …
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12 November 2021 11:41 pm
USD/CHF Slid By U. S. Consumer Sentiment
USD/CHF tends to end Friday’s session flat slightly gaining at 0.9200 level. The pair had at one point been nearly as high as 0.9240, but a sharp, surprise worsening in Consumer Confidence in November according to the University of Michigan’s Index that pushed the pair from highs and back towards …
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12 November 2021 11:28 pm
U.S. Dollar Retreats As Consumer Sentiment Declines
The USD/CAD pair is currently trying to hold below the support at 1.2550 while the U.S. dollar is losing some strength because of inflation and the retreat of customer sentiment.The U.S Dollar Index is stuck in the range between the support at 95 and the resistance at 95.20. In case …
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12 November 2021 11:16 pm
Listing, Trading Shares of Vaneck Bitcoin Trust Disapproved
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday rejected rule changes that would have allowed the listing and trading of the VanEck bitcoin exchange traded fund.In March, the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. filed a proposed rule change to list and trade shares of the VanEck Bitcoin Trust under BZX Rule.The …
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12 November 2021 10:17 pm
Baker Hughes Reports Rise of U.S. Oil Drilling Rigs
Baker Hughes on Friday reported that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil rose by four to 454 this week. That followed increases in each of the previous two weeks, including a climb of six oil rigs last week, Baker Hughes data show. The total active U.S. rig …
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12 November 2021 10:01 pm
XAU/USD Dips to $1850 as Fed Williams’ Speech Eyed
XAU/USD prices have recovered back to trading flat on the day, having at one point prior to the U. S. open been trading with losses of nearly 1.0%. Gold appeared to find good demand at $1850 as gold bulls and those seeking inflation protection bought the dip.As Fed encounters pressure …
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12 November 2021 9:17 pm
S&P 500 opened higher before U. S. Data
Wall Street’s main indexes trade in the positive territory on Friday. Tech shares push higher after the opening bell.Major equity indexes in the U. S. started the last day of the week in the positive territory on the back of improving market sentiment. The CBOE Volatility Index, Wall Street’s fear …
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