Crude oil prices have risen to their highest levels in seven years as domestic supply shortages in a number of pockets of the global energy market are intensified by investors seeking protection from “stagflation” by betting on prices that are still higher. Net speculative long positions in crude oil rose …
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Explainer: Geneva Talks Signal a Critical Crossroads As Diplomacy Weigh Market Sentiment
The nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran on February 26, 2026, in Geneva were not…
Euro Slips Under Pressure from Stronger Dollar
The weaker than expected Eurozone data weighs on market sentiment on Thursday. The euro fell against…
Gold Defies Strong Dollar as Middle East Tensions and Rate Cut Hopes Fuel Demand
Gold remained steady above $5,170 as heightened tensions in the Middle East sustained investor deman…
Wall Street Wavers as AI Fears Shake Tech Stocks
While institutional investors have been selling off software stocks amid concerns about artificial i…
Dollar Pulls Back Against Yen as Rate Expectations Clash Across the Pacific
The US Dollar eased against the Japanese Yen on Thursday, retreating after two consecutive days of g…
Crude Oil Caught Between Diplomacy and Oversupply
Oil prices steadied after recent losses, as traders weighed rising geopolitical tensions against cle…
Measured Uptick in Jobless Claims Signals a Stabilizing U.S. Labor Market
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Stronger UK Data Complicates the Case for BoE’s Rate Cuts
The outlook for interest rates in the UK has become less predictable after a run of firmer-than-expe…
U.S. Futures Slip as Nvidia Earnings Sink In and Investors Eye U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks
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Market Analysis
October, 2021
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11 October 2021 3:47 pm
Gold Fell on Tapering Expectations
Gold fell in Monday morning trading in Asia, as the US Federal Reserve is expected to start reducing asset purchases on schedule despite the disappointing data in the latest US jobs report. Gold futures were also down 0.14% at $1,754.95 by 12:14 AM ET, with the yellow metal hitting a …
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11 October 2021 2:31 pm
The Dollar Hits Its Highest Level Against The Yen in Nearly 3 Years
The dollar rose to its highest level in nearly three years against the yen on Monday as investors remained confident that the Federal Reserve would announce a reduction in its massive bond purchases next month. Friday’s jobs data pushed up US bond yields and subsequently lowered the yen, which is …
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11 October 2021 1:38 pm
Saudi Aramco Asked Banks For $12-14 bln Gas Pipeline Loan – Reuters
Sources told Reuters that Saudi Aramco is currently asking banks to arrange a loan between 12 and 14 billion dollars, which it plans to provide to buyers of its gas pipelines. Reuters reported in August that companies that have been in talks for Aramco’s gas pipeline assets include Global Infrastructure …
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11 October 2021 1:10 pm
Nikkei Rises For Third Day on Weak Yen
Japan’s Nikkei rose for a third straight session Monday, October 11, extending recovery from last week’s six-week low, as a sharp drop in the yen boosted exporters while a drop in COVID-19 infections revived hopes of reopening the economy. The index closed up 1.60% to 28,498.20 points, advancing more than …
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11 October 2021 12:36 pm
A new drug from AstraZeneca against Corona passes the last stage of trials
AstraZeneca Inc said on Monday that its antibody-mixture drug, the first protective dose other than vaccines against Covid-19, has achieved its main goals in last-stage trials by helping reduce severe cases of Covid-19 infection or death
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10 October 2021 10:28 pm
Weekly Recap 4-8 Oct
The NFP report, Friday, crowned all market related news given its impact on the U. S. Fed’s tapering and consequently its impact on the U. S. economy and currency.The Dow Jones Industrial Average hovered around the flatline but finished a volatile week with its strongest gains since June. Volatility returned …
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9 October 2021 3:12 am
BoE: inflation could trigger global selloff, harm UK
The Bank of England has warned that rising inflation could trigger a selloff in global financial markets, with a damaging impact on the UK economy.BoE expects inflation will rise above 4% this winter, and will remain elevated until at least the summer of 2022 before gradually falling back towards its …
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9 October 2021 1:24 am
Stocks close lower but S&P 500 still on weekly gain
Stocks closed in the red on Friday as investors digested a key report on the labor market’s recovery, which showed a much weaker than expected growth of hiring in September. The S&P 500 fluctuated between gains and losses throughout the day, trading choppily like recurrent waves after three successive sessions …
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9 October 2021 1:06 am
EUR/USD stabilizes around 1.1570 on NFP report
EUR/USD has risen above Thursday’s daily highs is trading at 1.1572, gaining 0.17% during the New York session. Earlier in the American session, it reached a daily high at 1.1586, but as most G8 currencies, retreated the move.Despite an awful US employment report, the market seems aware that nothing will …
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8 October 2021 11:05 pm
Biden keeps Americans waiting 90 minutes for comments on poor jobs report
U. S. President Biden on Friday brushed off a second month of disappointing jobs growth figures, claiming “monthly totals bounce around” before walking off without taking reporters’ questions.Biden spoke about 90 minutes later than scheduled and emphasized that the unemployment rate dropped to 4.8 percent in September; the lowest since …
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8 October 2021 10:52 pm
Quiet revolution in German economy by Scholz
At the meeting of finance ministers of the Eurozone in Luxembourg on Oct. 4, one prominent regular attendee was missing. Olaf Scholz, Germany’s finance minister and vice chancellor since 2018, was otherwise occupied in Berlin.Eight days earlier, his Social Democratic Party had won national elections under his leadership, making him …
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8 October 2021 10:39 pm
Will slow job growth impact Fed’s tapering?
U.S. jobs rose by 194,000 in September, below economists’ average estimates for a gain of 500,000 jobs, the Labor Department reported Friday. But the data was mixed, with August’s jobs number revised upward by 131,000.The combination may give the U.S. Federal Reserve more flexibility after Chair Jerome Powell signaled recently …
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