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Market Analysis
October, 2021
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29 October 2021 12:43 pm
Japan Shares Rise Slightly Amid Optimistic Expectations For Corporate Results
Japanese shares rose slightly on Friday as optimism about the performance of domestic companies outweighed investor caution ahead of the country’s general elections. The Nikkei index rose 0.25 percent to close at 28,892.69 points, after falling about 1.2 percent earlier in the session. The index increased during the week by …
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29 October 2021 12:07 pm
Market Drivers – U. S. Session – 28-10-2021
Corporate earnings released Thursday impacted the financial markets which closed the U. S. session’s transactions with significant shift of the assets. Traders are eying the fluctuations caused by U. S. inflation reports and economic data, statements by the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde as well as developments in the negotiations …
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29 October 2021 2:12 am
BoE issues warning on financing linked to climate risk
The Bank of England has told banks and insurance companies that it will impose its powers to crack down on them if they default to manage climate risks.The central bank begins to review a potential introduction of capital requirements linked to unsustainable assets.The Bank said on Thursday it would take …
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29 October 2021 1:57 am
RBNZ Governor comments on rates, inflation
“Monetary policy has largely run its easing course globally,” said Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Adrian Orr during early Friday morning in Asia. “We are now entering a different environment for rates, inflation”, added Orr. NZD/USD remains on the front-foot, backed by the broad US dollar weakness, despite …
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29 October 2021 1:48 am
Broader USD weakness push NZD/USD near 0.7200
The NZD/USD pair has advanced as the New York session end. It has leaped up 0.43%, trading at 0.7198. Market sentiment is positive, portrayed by U. S. equity indices finishing in the green zone, with gains between 0.68% and 1.15%. The US Dollar Index, which tracks the USD’s performance against …
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29 October 2021 1:37 am
Amazon shares retreat, badly misses revenues
Amazon shares fell more than 4% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported weaker-than-expected results for Q3 and delivered disappointing guidance for the critical holiday period.Earnings amount to $6.12 versus $8.92 per share estimates. Revenue is $110.81 billion vs $111.6 billion estimates.Amazon is facing decelerating sales growth as …
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29 October 2021 12:47 am
Apple earnings misses on revenue
Apple reported earnings after the close on Thursday. Earnings per share came in at $1.24 versus the estimate of $1.24. Revenue came in at $83.36 billion versus the estimate of $84.85 billion. Apple fell over 4% in extended trading. Apple stock is trading at $146.7 in the aftermarket for a …
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29 October 2021 12:30 am
U. S. consumer spending slows, impacts economic growth
U.S. economic growth decelerated in the third quarter of 2021, as consumer spending slowed amid a resurgence in new COVID-19 cases and as government assistance payments decreased.Gross domestic product has grown at a 2% annual rate during the three months through September, the weakest of the recovery, according to an …
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28 October 2021 8:31 pm
Antitrust laws would harm US startups, slow the economy
The United States is the land of opportunity, where anyone with an idea can bring it to market. This philosophy has fueled the growth and prosperity of America and made the U.S. the global leader of innovation.America’s economic success is being threatened by proposals in Congress that will make creating …
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28 October 2021 7:41 pm
U. S. economic recovery hits a major roadblock
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday that the U. S. economy grew at an annualized rate of only 2% in the third quarter.The highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus, supply chain chaos, worker shortages, sluggish jobs numbers and higher prices weighed on economic activity.It was far lower than …
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28 October 2021 6:39 pm
Market Drivers – European Session 28-10-2021
The European session witnessed some fluctuations today, Thursday, amid anticipation of US and German inflation data and the European interest decision. 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 …
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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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