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July, 2023

  • 7 July 2023 1:53 pm

    European stocks drop ahead of the US jobs report

    European stocks fell on Friday, continuing the heavy losses incurred in the previous session, in the wake of US data that showed that the labor market remains strong, while investors await an important report on US jobs, which is scheduled to be issued later in the day, to search for …

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  • 7 July 2023 12:50 pm

    Dollar is stable with the continued resilience of the US economy

    Dollar index futures moved in narrow ranges on Friday as investors awaited a key report on US jobs and assessed the possibility of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates for a longer period in light of economic growth expectations. The US Nonfarm Payrolls report is due later on Friday, while …

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  • 7 July 2023 2:14 am

    Market Drivers – US Session – 06/07/2023

    The US Dollar posted mixed results, weakening versus the Euro, the Pound, and the Yen, and rising sharply against commodity currencies. Upbeat US data boosted expectations of another interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve (Fed) and weighed on US stocks. The deterioration in market sentiment and lower commodity prices …

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  • 7 July 2023 2:06 am

    Gold retreats on strong labour data ahead of NFP

    Gold has experienced a 0.20% loss due to robust US job readings and mounting rate hike expectations, driving US Treasury yields higher. Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan’s hawkish comments and a strong ADP report support the expectation of a July rate hike. Traders anticipate further clues from the upcoming US …

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  • 7 July 2023 1:50 am

    USD/CAD rises to multi-week highs on hawkish stance

    On Thursday, the USD/CAD pair increased by more than 0.60%, moving near the 1.3370 level. On Thursday, the USD/CAD gained traction and surged to 1.3370, its highest level since mid-June. However, despite continuing to trade in the red, the DXY index has recovered some of its daily losses and is …

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  • 7 July 2023 1:08 am

    NFP Preview: Will markets’ optimism on key data be right?

    The majority of economists tend to be more optimistic when it comes to the number of jobs added in the US last month. However, that could be an overcorrection due to continually underestimating the labour market’s strength this year. However, there are other elements that make forecasting Friday’s release a …

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  • 6 July 2023 10:39 pm

    WTI declines as the US dollar strengthens on US labour data

     WTI crude declines by more than 1% as the dollar-denominated commodities are hurt by a stronger US dollar and concern about Fed tightening. Mixed labour market indicators from the US and increased business activity heighten the likelihood of a rate hike in June. Fears of a recession brought on by …

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  • 6 July 2023 9:45 pm

    US stocks still impacted by negative sentiment post FOMC minutes

    US stocks slid during the US trading session after strong labour data spurred fears around further interest rate hikes by the US central bank, reviving concerns about the impact of those hikes on the economy.Both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which plummeted by as much as …

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  • 6 July 2023 8:39 pm

    After 30 million sign-ups, could Meta’s Threads be Twitter killer?

    Meta launched its brand new app; Threads and reaped 30 million sign-ups as of Thursday morning. The app is available in 100 countries and over 30 languages via Apple’s iOS and Android. Threads is the latest platform launched in recent months to unseat Twitter as the go-to app for real-time, …

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  • 6 July 2023 7:34 pm

    JOLTS Job Openings Lower Than Expected

    The number of job openings on the last business day of May read 9.8 million according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. This reading followed 10.3 million openings in April (revised from 10.1 million) came in below the market expectation of 9.93 million. “Over the month, the number of …

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  • 6 July 2023 3:12 pm

    Wall Street futures slide on rate hike jitters; Meta rises

    As investors analysed the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June meeting, Wall Street futures declined on Thursday. However, Meta defied the trend by launching Threads, a Twitter-like app, and defying the decline in rate-sensitive technology and growth businesses. The previous day saw a decline in U.S. market indexes as the …

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  • 6 July 2023 2:07 pm

    OPEC Secretary General expects the organization’s market share to rise to 40% by 2040-2045

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    Al-Arabiya channel quoted the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Haitham Al-Ghais as saying on Thursday that he expects the organization’s market share to rise to 40 percent between 2040-2045. He added that this will happen “after a decrease in production from countries outside the OPEC …

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  • 6 July 2023 1:11 pm

    European stocks fall under the weight of the Fed’s tendency to tighten and US-Chinese tension

    European stocks fell nearly 1 percent on Thursday, as growing fears of an economic slowdown and further hikes in global interest rates dented risk appetite, along with the impact of an escalating trade battle between China and the United States. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.8% by 0717 GMT, …

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