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October, 2021

• 8 October 2021 2:35 am

  What could nomination of Lael Brainard mean for Wall Street?

  

  Fed Governor Lael Brainard is getting closer to a key banking position as U. S. President Joe Biden studies who will chair the central bank and who will specifically supervise banks.Even without getting the Chair’s position, Brainard can be a major influence on banks. If she is not nominated as …

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• 8 October 2021 2:14 am

  Bank earnings expected to take off, as Wall Street watches closely

  

  Investors will be watching loan numbers like a hawk when banks kick off earnings season next week.Any Fed’s tapering decision in the near future, with the prospected rising in the interest rates could help banks go ahead to widen their net interest margin and consequently the profits they make on …

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• 8 October 2021 1:33 am

  Supply chain disruption threatens Black Friday shopping

  

  Retailers are racing to import the goods and gadgets for consumers to buy during holiday shopping season, the growing list of shortages has made it difficult for them to find enough stock. Due to inflation concerns, consumers expect higher prices, delays, and opportunistic resellers as Black Friday and Cyber Monday …

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• 8 October 2021 1:10 am

  Markets optimistic ahead of the U. S. Payroll Data

  

  Market attention now shifts to the U. S. Nonfarm Payroll data. U. S. Fed Chief Jerome Powell has said that a good employment report could be enough to convince him on tapering.Markets are in a better mood on Thursday, amid news that U. S. Senate’s deal on extending the debt …

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• 8 October 2021 12:56 am

  Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

  

  Gold for December delivery fell $2.60 to $1,759.20 per ounce. Silver for December delivery rose 13 cents to $22.66 an ounce and December copper rose 9 cents to $4.24 a pound.The U. S. dollar rose to 111.63 Japanese yen from 111.44 yen. The euro was unchanged at $1.1550.Benchmark U.S. crude …

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• 8 October 2021 12:32 am

  Mnuchin warns of inflation risk, 3.5% Treasury yields

  

  U.S. government debt yields edged up Thursday, with the 10- and 30-year rates hitting their highest levels since June, as stocks advanced on a temporary debt ceinling deal by Congress and a drop in weekly jobless benefit claims. Steven Mnuchin, the former U.S. Treasury secretary, warned about the risks of …

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• 8 October 2021 12:20 am

  U. S. dollar under pressure as risk appetite improve

  

  Commodity currencies and sterling are at the best levels of the day against the U. S. dollar as equities extend gains and oil up into positive territory.There’s an interesting inverse relationship to oil and the dollar unfolding when you might think it would be the opposite, seeing as how it …

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• 7 October 2021 11:58 pm

  Gold Price consolidates around $1,760

  

  Gold, erasing yesterday’s gains touching 1767.27, is losing 0.31%. Gold is trading at $1,757.44 during the New York session.The XAU/USD price action in the last week has been dull. The yellow metal keeps trading within the $1,745 – $1,769 range, with no intention of going beyond the traditional territory.The market …

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• 7 October 2021 11:00 pm

  Tiff Macklem warns of pressures from stimulus withdrawal

  

  Bank of Canada Governor, Tiff Macklem, said Thursday that Canada’s high inflation rate is largely related to the unique circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, although there is a risk it could be more persistent than policy makers had expected.Speaking virtually before the Council on Foreign Relations, in Washington, Macklem said …

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• 7 October 2021 10:46 pm

  Lane: ECB is far from inflation red zone

  

  European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane pushed back against warnings over accelerating inflation, saying there’s “very solid evidence” to believe that the current spike won’t last. “The red zone for everyone is if inflation became persistent at a number that’s immoderately above the inflation target,” Lane said on Thursday.“That’s …

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• 7 October 2021 9:53 pm

  Senate rushes to $480 billion debt limit top-up

  

  The U.S. Senate on Thursday took a step to pass a $480 billion increase in Treasury Department borrowing authority, a move that would turn aside a catastrophic debt default later this month but setting the scene for another potential showdown in December.That vote, expected Saturday, could come sooner if all …

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• 7 October 2021 9:32 pm

  U. S. stocks surge as concerns over debt ceiling ease

  

  All 11 major S&P 500 sectors have risen including Dow Jones by 1.49%, S&P by 1.41%, and Nasdaq 1.68%.U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday led by technology stocks, after a temporary bipartisan truce in the debt ceiling deadlock relieving concerns of a possible government debt default.The compromise has contributed an ease …

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• 7 October 2021 9:14 pm

  US senators agree to extend debt ceiling to avoid default

  

  U. S. Senators have agreed to extend the debt ceiling, less than two weeks before it was due to be reached. There were fears that the U. S. would default on its national debt, with catastrophic financial implications.Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer said Congress had reached a deal to extend …

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