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December, 2023

• 8 December 2023 12:57 pm

  Yen continues to rise on BoJ’s signs to change policy

  

  The yen continued its sharp rise on Friday and is on track to record its best weekly performance against the dollar in nearly five months, with traders’ expectations increasing that Japan will soon end its ultra-easy monetary policy. A generally stronger yen capped the dollar’s rise, which remained in a …

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• 8 December 2023 2:45 am

  Market Drivers – US Session, Dec. 7

  

  The key event on the economic calendar will be the US official employment report. Before that, during the Asian session, Japan’s data is due, including GDP, current account, and the trade balance. The Bank of England will publish the Consumer Inflation Expectation survey.Economic DataData released on Thursday showed that Initial …

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• 8 December 2023 2:36 am

  EUR/GBP exhibits mixed performance amid Eurozone GDP miss

  

  The EUR/GBP pair has drawn tight as both currencies mix on Thursday. The Euro remains steeply off of recent highs against the Pound Sterling. The Euro is lacking momentum after a miss on Eurozone GDP.The EUR/GBP has been trading in a tight range through the week just above 0.8550 after …

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• 8 December 2023 12:28 am

  GBP/JPY drops to eight-week low on bearish BoJ comments

  

  Following BoJ Ueda’s remarks, the GBP/JPY pair fell, trading at 180.69 after hitting an eight-week low at 178.53. Technical change to bearish; additional confirmation will come from a daily close at roughly 181.80.The BoJ Governor Ueda’s remarks caused the GBP/JPY to fall by more than 2.30%. The pair eventually reached …

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• 7 December 2023 11:53 pm

  USD/JPY falls on worst day in over one year

  

  The USD/JPY combination is headed for its worst day in 13 months. All around, the Japanese Yen is strengthening against the FX market as a whole. The Yen’s rally on Thursday was triggered by BoJ Governor Ueda’s implied potential tightening. A broad-market rally for the Japanese Yen on Thursday sent …

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• 7 December 2023 10:47 pm

  How could different financial assets react to looming NFP data?

  

  The US Bureau of Labour Statistics is set to release November’s jobs report on Friday, December 8, with expectations for a 180,000 rise in Nonfarm Payrolls. Gold is expected to react stronger to a disappointing jobs report than an upbeat one. US stocks are trading modestly higher on Thursday, led …

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• 7 December 2023 9:47 pm

  Tesla’s labour dispute sparks strikes across the Nordic region

  

  Numerous unions in the Nordic region have become involved in the labour dispute between Tesla and Swedish trade union IF Metall, calling on the automaker to sign a collective bargaining agreement.A strike by around 130 workers affiliated with IF Metall on October 27 has sparked sympathy strikes from dockworkers, cleaners, …

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• 7 December 2023 8:40 pm

  Gold prices stabilize on diving dollar post US Jobless Claims

  

  Gold gains as more major central banks increase their bets on rate cuts in early 2024. The precious metal is receiving additional support from the cautious sentiment of the market. Gold is trading at 2029.38 at the time of writing.Early on Thursday in the European session, the price of gold …

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• 7 December 2023 7:42 pm

  US Dollar sinks post lower than expected jobless numbers

  

  The US dollar has been declining versus the Japanese yen over time, and the unemployment rate has not changed. The Japanese Yen is hurting the dollar because Bank of Japan Chairman Kazuo Ueda hinted at an impending shift in monetary policy. Rates negative has been maintained by the Bank of …

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• 7 December 2023 4:54 pm

  Moody’s lowers its outlook on 8 Chinese banks to negative

  

  Moody’s lowered its outlook for 8 Chinese banks to negative from stable, after lowering Beijing’s outlook to negative. The names that were downgraded included the four largest lenders in China, namely Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, and China Construction Bank Corporation. The agency said that …

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• 7 December 2023 3:10 pm

  Gold rises with the decline in dollar strength and anticipation of US jobs data

  

  Gold prices rose on Thursday as the dollar fell as investors looked to US jobs data that will be released later this week and may provide new clues on the Federal Reserve’s path on interest rates. Gold rose 0.3 percent to $2,030.20 an ounce by 0748 GMT. US gold futures …

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• 7 December 2023 3:08 pm

  European stocks decline, pressured by economic slowdown fears

  

  European stocks fell on Thursday, with travel and entertainment stocks leading the losses, as investors became increasingly concerned about an economic slowdown after recent weak data. The European STOXX 600 index fell 0.3 percent by 0810 GMT, after touching the peak of more than four months yesterday, Wednesday. Data showed …

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• 7 December 2023 1:53 pm

  China’s crude oil imports record their first year-on-year decline since April

  

  Customs data showed on Thursday that China’s crude oil imports in November fell 9.2 percent year-on-year, the first annual decline since April as high inventory levels, weak economic indicators and a slowdown in orders from independent refineries weakened demand. According to the General Customs Administration, the total imported crude oil …

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