The dollar rose in early European trading on Monday at the start of a week that includes several central bank meetings, including the Federal Reserve. At the same time, concerns remain about the omicron mutating from Covid. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six other …
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Market Analysis
December, 2021
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13 December 2021 12:20 pm
Oil Rises on Optimism About Omicron
Oil prices rose on Monday, extending the gains made last Friday, supported by growing optimism that the impact of the mutated Omicron strain of the Coronavirus will be limited to global economic growth and fuel demand. US West Texas crude rose 69 cents, or 1.0 percent, to $72.36 a barrel, …
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13 December 2021 11:53 am
Japan Shares Rise as Wall Street Rises
Japanese stocks closed higher on Monday, following in the footsteps of US stocks, and technology shares led the gains as investors looked confident in the economic recovery in a week of central bank meetings. The Nikkei index rose 0.71 percent to 28,640.49 points, its first gain in three sessions, when …
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13 December 2021 8:14 am
Weekly Recap 6 – 10 Dec.
Central bank decisions, Omicron developments, and US inflation data were the past week’s highlights. The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to keep the interest rate at as low as 0.10% but left the door open to expectations of a rate hike earlier than previously thought in 2022. It indicated that …
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11 December 2021 4:33 am
Market Drivers – US Session – 10-12-2021
The US Dollar Index (DXY) which measures the performance of the US dollar against major currencies, has slid by 0.19%, settling at 96.04 during the New York trading session.The market sentiment was positive as the Wall Street session closed, with major US shares finishing in the green territory recording gains …
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11 December 2021 4:22 am
Why Bitcoin, Cryptos Sank This Week
Bitcoin ( BTC -0.69% ), Dogecoin ( DOGE -3.25% ), and Chainlink’s ( LINK -9.14% ) tokens fell roughly 10%, 17%, and 18%, respectively, so it has been another tough week of selloffs for the broader cryptocurrency market.In addition to concerns about cyclical pricing trends and regulatory risks, cryptocurrency prices …
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11 December 2021 3:01 am
US Dollar Index Slides On Data
The US Dollar Index (DXY) which measures the performance of the US dollar against major currencies, has slid by 0.19%, settling at 96.04 during the New York trading session.The market sentiment was positive as the Wall Street session closed, with major US shares finishing in the green territory recording gains …
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11 December 2021 1:08 am
Fed, ECB Meetings Awaited As Investors Anticipate Policy Directions
Traders await a very big week witnessing major regular monetary policymaking meetings by both the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank to decide the direction of their future monetary policy.Financial markets closely follow the upcoming outcomes of those two meetings, as they can turn out to be real …
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10 December 2021 11:42 pm
Treasury Yields Slip After Inflation Data
US government bond yields slid lower Friday after data showing the fastest inflation in decades reinforced investors’ expectations for the economy to start slowing next year while the Federal Reserve tightens monetary policy.In recent trading, the yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note was 1.479%, compared with 1.486% Thursday.Core …
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10 December 2021 11:22 pm
Baker Hughes: US Drilling Rigs Rise This Week
US drillers this week have added oil and natural gas rigs for the sixth time in seven weeks as demand for energy keeps growing after last year’s coronavirus demand destruction.That rig count increase comes despite oil price declines in six of the past seven weeks. The oil and gas rig …
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10 December 2021 10:50 pm
US Shares Surge After Hot Inflation Data
US shares as well as oil prices reaped gains after fresh inflation data piqued investors’ hopes that price rises may be nearing a peak.The S&P 500 advanced 0.5% Friday. The index retreated Thursday but was on track for its strongest week of gains since February. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite Index …
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10 December 2021 9:40 pm
Will Hot Inflation Data Influence FOMC?
Americans’ cost of living climbed again in November and drove the rate of US inflation to a nearly 40-year of 6.8%, putting more pressure on households as they confront rising prices of fuel, food stuff, cars and house rents.The consumer price index increased 0.8% last month, the government said Friday …
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10 December 2021 8:45 pm
WTI Eases Back From Above USD 72.00
WTI crude oil briefly pushed back above USD 72.00 on Friday after not as high as feared US inflation triggered risk-on. Oil prices have since eased back but remained on course for their best week since August. Oil prices remained uneven on Friday, though have for the most part traded …
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