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October, 2021

• 25 October 2021 3:00 pm

  US Bond Yields Rise at The Start of The Week

  

  US Treasury yields rose on Monday morning, with the 10-year bond rate exceeding the 1.66% mark, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield rising one basis point to 1.6661%, and the 30-year Treasury yield adding one basis point at 2.1084 %, returns move inversely with prices and one basis point equals 0.01%.

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• 25 October 2021 2:17 pm

  Gold Hovers Near $1800 an Ounce

  

  Gold prices approached levels of $1800 an ounce Monday, October 25th, which is considered an important level for investors, influenced by the dollar’s decline, and investors were preoccupied with assessing the possible response of the US Federal Reserve to inflationary pressures after its Chairman said that inflation may continue for …

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• 25 October 2021 1:51 pm

  European Stocks Rise, Supported by Commodity Prices

  

  European shares rose on Monday, led by mining and energy stocks as commodity prices rose, while investors awaited a series of business results, as several giant companies are scheduled to announce their results this week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.02% by 0707 GMT after Asian indices rallied slightly. …

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• 25 October 2021 1:02 pm

  Market Drivers – Asian Session 25-10-2021

  

  The Nikkei fell 204 points, or 0.71 percent, to close at 28,600.41 points, and it had fallen during the session to below 28,500 points, its lowest level in ten days. The broader Topix index fell 0.34 percent to 1995.42 points. Gold futures rose 0.16% to $1,799.01. While the dollar, which …

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• 25 October 2021 12:30 pm

  Nikkei closes lower due to weak earnings

  

  Japanese stocks closed lower on Monday after disappointing earnings, and semiconductor-related stocks were among the biggest decliners, tracking declines in US technology shares on weak earnings and concerns about Fed tapering. The Nikkei fell 204 points, or 0.71 percent, to close at 28,600.41 points, and it had fallen during the …

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• 23 October 2021 8:50 pm

  Weekly Recap 18-22 Oct

  

  From Europe to the United States, market drivers ranged from unemployment, inflation-related concerns, earnings and alarming losses to inventories of energy, particularly natural gas. On Friday, Fed’s Chair Jerome Powell officially announced that the U. S. economy is ready for reducing the asset purchases, however, he did not think that …

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• 23 October 2021 2:16 am

  Market Drivers – U. S. Session 22-10-2021

  

  The S&P 500 erased previous daily gains and dropped 0.12%, settling at 4,544.36, shortly after Fed’s Chair Jerome Powell had admitted that the central bank keeps monitoring price pressures carefully and would act as required. Indices record losses between 0.23% and 0.98%, except for the Dow Jones Industrial, up 0.18%. …

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• 23 October 2021 1:24 am

  WTI bounces up to highs near $84.00

  

  WTI futures have bounced up to $82.50. the U. S. crude oil regained previous losses to return to levels near multi year highs at $83.95.Crude prices remain within previous ranges, consolidating after a nine week surge, however, oil prices retreated earlier today as the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and Federal …

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• 23 October 2021 1:07 am

  Will fuel prices push Germany to nuclear power?

  

  Stock market price for electricity has risen by 140% since January in Germany. Experts say energy prices are driven up by natural gas cost, which has surged by 440% since the beginning of 2021. Energy prices for households in Germany have surged only 4.7% in the first half of 2021, …

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• 22 October 2021 10:33 pm

  U.S. oil & gas rig weekly count falls to 542

  

  U.S. energy firms cut oil and natural gas rigs, Friday, for the first time in seven successive weeks even as oil prices rose to new seven year highs.The U.S. oil and gas rig count fell by 1 to 542 in the week to Oct. 22, energy services firm Baker Hughes …

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• 22 October 2021 9:55 pm

  Is housing still U. S. economy’s energizer?

  

  In terms of earnings, which became the language of the market since mid-October, investors in housing-related companies are positive. Shares of retail giants Home Depot (HD) and Lowe’s (LOW) are up 36% and 42% this year respectively and are trading at all time highs. The SPDR S&P Home builders (XHB) …

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• 22 October 2021 9:23 pm

  Whole capacity for gas from Russia to Europe is used

  

  Spokesperson of the German Ministry of Economy Beate Baron pointed out, Friday, that all the available capacities for natural gas supplies from Russia to Europe are used. “According to my data, pipeline capacities are used properly”, she said. “You need to check with market players how high capacities are”, Baron …

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• 22 October 2021 8:31 pm

  Powell expects inflation to continue in 2022

  

  Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Friday that elevated U.S. inflation readings are expected to last into next year and the central bank is watching the impeded risk that consumers start to experience because of the accelerated inflation.In a discussion sponsored by the central bank of South Africa, Powell admitted that …

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