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June, 2023

• 2 June 2023 4:20 am

  Market Drivers – US Session – 01/06/2023

  

  American crude oil fell early on Friday. After gaining the most in a month the day before, WTI crude oil loses upward momentum at $70.00 early on Friday in Asia. The price of oil both illustrates the normal pre-NFP market positioning and supports the price-depressing catalysts coming from the energy …

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• 2 June 2023 3:50 am

  Majority leader vows to conclude debt deal tonight

  

  The Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, has vowed to stay in session until the debt ceiling bill that was passed by the House a day earlier is sent to President Biden’s desk. This comes one day after the House passed the debt ceiling bill in a resounding, bipartisan vote of …

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• 2 June 2023 2:02 am

  US equities hit highest since August on debt ceiling bill hopes

  

  US stocks advanced on Thursday after the US House passed a debt ceiling bill in a crucial step to avoid a default. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded up 153.3 points, or 0.47%, to end at 33,061.57. The S&P 500 gained 0.99% to finish at 4,221.02, while the Nasdaq Composite …

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• 2 June 2023 12:46 am

  Gold price is eying key higher territories ahead of NFP

  

  Gold is trading at $1976.69 at the time of writing and bulls are likely correct, but they still have more ambitious objectives. The NFP numbers from this Friday are now everything. Gold’s price rose on Thursday, rising for the day from a low of $1,953.44 to a high of $1,983.15 …

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• 1 June 2023 10:57 pm

  Oil bounces back following debt-ceiling vote, dovish Fed

  

  Oil price marginally recovered after the House of Representatives voted through the debt-ceiling extension bill on Wednesday evening. Gains were capped by higher-than-expected inventory levels. Oil prices have been volatile in recent weeks due to a number of factors. The House of Representatives voted through the debt-ceiling extension bill on …

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• 1 June 2023 10:14 pm

  Fed’s Bullard: Prospects for continued disinflation are good but continued vigilance is required

  

  Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard recently published an analysis titled ‘Is Monetary Policy Sufficiently Restrictive?’ in which he compares the policy rate under the Taylor rule to the Fed’s policy rate. According to Bullard, “monetary policy is now in better shape after the rate hikes.” Bullard’s …

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• 1 June 2023 9:01 pm

  EUR/USD surges on dovish Fed comments, weak US data

  

  The EUR/USD reaches 1.0746, surging over 0.50% from its opening price, following a weekly low of 1.0635. Weakening US manufacturing activity, as indicated by the ISM Manufacturing PMI falling to 46.9 in May, fuels speculation of a Fed pause on tightening.Mixed employment data shows private hiring surging but falling short …

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• 1 June 2023 7:53 pm

  NFP data expectations by key bank experts

  

  Experts from a number of key banks do expect labour market to lose momentum only slowly. On Friday, the US Bureau of Labour Statistics will release the May jobs report and as markets get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of 10 …

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• 1 June 2023 4:02 pm

  Sterling strengthens against dollar as chances of Fed ‘skip’ rise

  

  The pound rose on Thursday, benefiting from a drop in the dollar as Federal Reserve members said the central bank would forego a rate hike this month, while UK statistics portrayed a picture of an increasingly bleak economy. According to Bank of England (BoE) data, British lenders authorised fewer mortgages …

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• 1 June 2023 2:59 pm

  Lagarde: ECB will need to continue hiking cycle

  

  To help control stubbornly high inflation, the European Central Bank will need to extend its cycle of interest rate hikes, according to ECB President Christine Lagarde on Thursday. Lagarde said in a speech in Germany that the bank must continue to raise borrowing costs to “sufficiently restrictive levels,” citing a …

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• 1 June 2023 2:19 pm

  Eurozone inflation tumbles, fuelling ECB rates debate

  

  Eurozone inflation fell more than expected this month, as underlying price growth stalled, fueling speculation about the need for more European Central Bank rate hikes beyond the one scheduled for later this month. In May, inflation in the eurozone’s 20 member countries fell to 6.1% from 7.0% in April, falling …

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• 1 June 2023 12:39 pm

  Dollar is falling amid the possibility that the Fed will stop raising interest rates

  

  The dollar fell from its highest level in two months on Thursday, as investors scaled back their expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this month, but the House of Representatives vote to approve the suspension of the debt ceiling provided some support for the US currency. A …

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• 1 June 2023 11:50 am

  Japan stocks closed higher amid optimism about the US debt ceiling agreement

  

  Japan’s Nikkei index closed higher on Thursday, amid investors buying stocks after losses recorded in the previous session and amid optimism after the US House of Representatives approved the debt ceiling bill that will avoid the country from default. The Nikkei index rose 0.84 percent to close at 31,148.01 points, …

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