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January, 2022

• 25 January 2022 2:05 am

  Risk-Sensitive Currencies Survive Market Mood

  

  Markets were hit by a wave of risk aversion on Monday, benefitting the safe-havens and hurting the risk-sensitive currencies, though the latter group had pared back on much of their earlier underperformance by the end of US trade as risk appetite recovered.Market commentators said that geopolitical concerns about the rising …

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• 25 January 2022 1:47 am

  GBP/JPY Steadies Amid Downbeat Market Sentiment

  

  In the New York session, the British pound slides against the safe-haven status of the Japanese yen. The GBP/JPY is trading at 153.64, down 0.27% and the GBP/JPY began in the right foot in the overnight session, though subdued around the daily highs at 154.50. Nevertheless, as the market mood …

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• 25 January 2022 1:31 am

  Why Might Fed’s Meeting Shock Financial Markets?

  

  Since 13-14 December meeting, financial markets have been nicely cooperating with the Federal Reserve’s efforts to restrain inflation. They are doing the Fed’s work for it by creating tighter financial conditions and exhibit no panic.But as the US central bank’s policymakers meet on Tuesday, an underlying question they face is …

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• 25 January 2022 12:32 am

  Can Fed’s Policy Meeting Really Deter Inflation?

  

  Jerome Powell’s predecessors Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, and Paul Volcker were first appointed by a president from one party, then reappointed by a president from the other, similarly Powell himself was first nominated to the Fed’s board of governors by President Barak Obama, he was elevated to Federal Open Market …

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• 24 January 2022 10:16 pm

  USD/CAD Rallies Amid Broad Risk Asset Retreat

  

  Having started the day closer to 1.2550, and being on course to post on-the-day gains of about 1.0%, the USD/CAD pair is currently penetrating the 1.2700 level having rallied from the mid-1.2500s on Monday amid widespread losses for risk assets m meanwhile, safe-haven demand amid geopolitical tensions and amid pre-Fed …

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• 24 January 2022 9:34 pm

  US Equities Hit lowest Level Since July

  

  US equity markets are trading sharply lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 index on course to confirm a correction, a close of more than 10% below the recent highs printed back in the first week of 2022. The index slumped below the 4300 level on Monday, to hit its …

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• 24 January 2022 8:54 pm

  The US Dollar Benefits From Russian-Ukrainian Tensions

  

  The US dollar has continued to rise since the beginning of Monday’s trading session, benefiting from the deterioration in risk appetite in global financial markets due to the Russian-Ukrainian tensions.The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency against a basket of major currencies, rose to 96.02 points, …

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• 24 January 2022 8:24 pm

  EUR/USD Rebounds From Two-Week Lows

  

  The EUR/USD pair has dropped to 1.1289, reaching lowest level since 10 January and then rebounded. It is back above 1.1320, still in negative territory but off lows and back above the critical 1.1300 area.If the pair manages to remain above 1.1300 it could remain in the current range with …

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• 24 January 2022 7:39 pm

  Us Markit Services PMI Falls Below Expectations

  

  According to a preliminary January survey by IHS Markit, Service PMI fell to 50.9 this month from 57.6 in December. That was much larger than the expected decline to 55.0 and marked the lowest reading since July 2020.IHS Markit’s Manufacturing PMI also fell more than expected to 55.0 from 57.7 …

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• 24 January 2022 6:03 pm

  What Are The Expectations For a Fed Hike This Year

  

  Goldman Sachs expected the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates during its upcoming meetings, specifically starting from the next March meeting. The Fed may decide to raise rates 4 times during March, June, September and December. The US investment bank suggested that the US Federal Reserve would start reducing …

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• 24 January 2022 4:35 pm

  Bitcoin plunges to its lowest level in six months

  

  Bitcoin tumbled nearly 9 percent on Monday to a six-month low, as fears of a Russian attack on Ukraine kept selling risky assets at a rapid pace around the world. Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, fell 8.8 percent to $ 33,058, its lowest level since July 23, to suffer losses of …

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• 24 January 2022 3:36 pm

  European Shares Fall Again Amid Pressure on Technology Shares

  

  European shares fell in early trading on Monday, with technology shares falling as fears of monetary tightening sparked a sell-off in global stocks over the past week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.4 percent by 0814 GMT, with Asian markets also under pressure as investors awaited monetary policy …

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• 24 January 2022 2:29 pm

  UK: Manufacturing PMI Declines to 56.9 in January

  

  Manufacturing PMI in the UK declined to 56.9 in early January from 57.9 in December, IHS Markit reported on Monday. This print came in worse than the market expectation of 57.9. Further details of the publication revealed that the business activity in the services sector expanded at a softer pace …

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