As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), at its October meeting, decided to maintain the cash rate target at 0.10% and the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances of 0%; maintain the target of 0.10% for the April 2024 Australian Government bond; continue to purchase government securities at the …
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Market Analysis
October, 2021
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6 October 2021 2:16 pm
Eurozone Retail Sales Missed Expectations in August
Data showed that retail sales in the eurozone missed expectations in August, as consumers curbed spending on food, beverages, and tobacco. The European Union statistics office Eurostat said retail sales, an indicator of consumer demand, in the 19 euro-denominated countries rose 0.3 percent month-on-month in August, unchanged from the previous …
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6 October 2021 1:23 pm
European Shares Fall on Inflation Concerns
European shares fell more than 1% on Wednesday, as rising oil prices intensified concerns about rising inflation, and investors shifted from high-growth technology stocks to banking stocks. After rising late on Tuesday, the pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 1.2%, with the technology sector down more than 2%. Banking shares fell …
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6 October 2021 1:04 pm
Gold Continues to Decline
Gold prices retreated to extend losses, affected by the rise in the dollar and US Treasury bond yields ahead of the release of US non-farm payrolls data. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.5% to $ 1750.51 an ounce, while US gold futures fell 0.7 percent to $ 1749.40. The …
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6 October 2021 12:34 pm
Japan Shares Hit a More Than 6-Week Low
Japan’s Nikkei index reversed course to close at its lowest level in more than 6 weeks, weighed by concerns about rising interest rates, a slowdown in China, and the country’s new prime minister with low approval ratings. The Nikkei index fell 1.05% to close at 2,7528.87 points, its lowest level …
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6 October 2021 2:56 am
Biden: Economy in danger if debt ceiling not raised
During a White House speech on the government debt conflict, U. S. President Joe Biden warned the U.S. is at risk of exceeding the legal limit on its debt in two weeks and running out of cash.A measure has been recently passed to temporarily suspend the debt limit and fund …
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6 October 2021 2:42 am
Treasuries Fall, but yields surge ahead of U. S. Jobs Data
Treasuries fell on Tuesday as investors focus on the assessment of the state of the U. S. economy before important payroll report Friday.Rising yields have increased market-implied inflation expectations. Breakeven inflation rate for 10-year TIPS approaches 2.5%. The U.S. Treasury yields climbed Tuesday as rising energy prices stoked inflation fears. …
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6 October 2021 1:42 am
Wall Street closes sharply higher over Big Tech gains
Facebook shares have bounced by 2.1% one day after taking a beating as services resumed following outage.Tech and financial companies Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet are significantly among top advancers, each rose more than 1% following a selloff in growth stocks the day before. PepsiCo gains on raising annual revenue …
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6 October 2021 12:42 am
Bitcoin rebounds to $50,000 over BofA’s positive recommendations
Crypto prices are still climbing despite tougher regulatory scrutiny round the world. The rally brings prices to the highest since early September. Bitcoin has jumped to around $50,000 as Bank of America Corp. strategists threw their weight behind cryptocurrencies as a new asset class. Bitcoin price has shifted into a …
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5 October 2021 11:55 pm
Asian stocks fall over oil and inflation concerns
Asian shares tracked a broad selloff on Wall Street to weaken for a third successive session on Tuesday, as investors expressed concerns on oil prices hitting multi year highs which could add to inflationary pressures caused by supply chain disruptions.U.S. and European stock futures edged up, with S&P 500 e-minis …
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5 October 2021 11:10 pm
Stocks rise as tech shares recover loss
Stocks progressed on Tuesday as technology stocks recouped some losses, when a rotation away from growth names picked up steam as concerns over inflation lingered. The Nasdaq gained more than 1% after the index dropped over 2% a day earlier. Both the S&P 500 and Dow each also gained over …
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5 October 2021 10:18 pm
Ahead of RBNZ, NZD/USD struggles to find direction
The NZD/USD pair is fluctuating in a relatively tight range on Tuesday. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is expected to hike its fiscal policy rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the U. S. Dollar Index has clinged to modest daily gains, and stayed below 94.00. The NZD/USD …
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5 October 2021 10:07 pm
USD/CHF trims loss and approaches 0.9300
The USD/CHF pair has remained biased higher on the long term. The US dollar has regained lost ground on Tuesday, following three successive days in the red area, after bouncing at 0.9225 lows and return to levels near 0.9300.The safe-haven Swiss Franc has lost ground due to a moderate risk …
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