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Market Analysis
October, 2021
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28 October 2021 6:01 pm
Coverage of Lagarde’s Press Conference
The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to leave the interest rates on the main refinancing operations, the marginal lending facility, and the deposit facility unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50%, respectively, as was widely expected. Christine Lagarde, President of the Europen Central Bank (ECB), is delivering her remarks on the …
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28 October 2021 5:15 pm
U.S. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decline to 281K
There were 281,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending October 23, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 291,000 (revised from 290,000) and came in better than the market expectation of …
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28 October 2021 4:51 pm
Germany: Annual HICP Rises to 4.6% in October
Inflation in Germany, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 4.5% on a yearly basis in October from 4.1% in September. This reading came in higher than the market expectation of 4.4%. The annual Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), the European Central Bank’s preferred gauge of …
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28 October 2021 3:59 pm
ECB Leaves Key Rates Unchanged
The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to leave the interest rates on the main refinancing operations, the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50%, respectively, as was widely expected.
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28 October 2021 2:45 pm
Samsung Earnings Record Fueled by Chips
Samsung third-quarter profit jumped 28%, to a 3-year high, as rising memory chip prices, chip-making contracts, and screen sales outpaced rising consumer electronics production costs. The world’s largest maker of memory chips and smartphones said operating profit rose to 15.8 trillion won (about $13.48 billion) in the July-September period, from …
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28 October 2021 1:25 pm
Bank of Japan Decides to Keep Interest Rates
The Bank of Japan decided at its monetary policy meeting held today, by a majority vote, to fix negative interest rates at -0.1% on current accounts held by financial institutions with the bank in the short term. The bank also decided to control long-term interest rates, by purchasing the required …
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28 October 2021 1:04 pm
Market Drivers – Asian Session 28-10-2021
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was up 0.1% at 93.835, with moves seen limited ahead of next week’s policy-setting meeting by the Federal Reserve. The Nikkei index closed down 0.96 percent at 28,820.09 points, while the broader Topix index fell 0.7 …
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28 October 2021 12:34 pm
Japan Shares Fall on Bleak Corporate Outlook
Japanese stocks fell on Thursday as disappointing expectations from technology companies led to selling, but gains by major chip-related companies limited losses. The Nikkei index closed down 0.96 percent at 28,820.09 points, while the broader Topix index fell 0.7 percent to 1999.66 points. Robotics maker Fanuc slumped 8.66 percent after …
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28 October 2021 11:59 am
ECB: Forecasts From Nine Major Banks
USD/TRY leap The European Central Bank (ECB) is scheduled to announce its monetary policy decision this Thursday at 11:45 GMT, which will be followed by the post-meeting press conference at 12:30 GMT. here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of nine major banks. ING “Updating the …
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28 October 2021 11:17 am
Oil Fell to Its Lowest Level in Two Weeks
Oil prices fell to their lowest level in two weeks after official data showed a sudden jump in US crude stocks, and with the increase in Covid-19 cases in Europe and Russia and the emergence of some hotbeds of infection in China, dampening hopes for an economic recovery. Brent crude …
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28 October 2021 11:07 am
Market Drivers – U. S. Session – 27-10-2021
U. S. economic data in addition to corporate earnings reports and a number of positive developments had impact on the U. S. session Wednesday. The negotiations regarding the federal budget plan bill between the White House and the Congress is among the factors that led to a positive market performance.Gold …
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28 October 2021 10:30 am
ECB: The Market is Looking For Clues
The European Central Bank (ECB) is scheduled to announce its monetary policy decision this Thursday at 11:45 GMT, which will be followed by the post-meeting press conference at 12:30 GMT. Today’s ECB announcement may have more significance and is closely followed by the markets as it is one week ahead …
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