The Japanese Nikkei index rose on Tuesday, supported by the rise of US stocks last night, but caution prevailed as the local companies’ results announcement season approached its peak. The best-performing stocks were driven by financial results and showed no signs of other major factors driving the markets, however a …
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USD/JPY Treads Water as Trade Talks and CPI Data Loom
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Dollar Climbs and US Stocks Ride Risk-On Wave on Trade Talk Optimism
The US Dollar Index, tracking the currency against six major peers, rose 0.13% to 99.07 from 98.94, …
Gold Prices Struggles To Hold Steady Amid US-China Talks, CPI Anticipation
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European Equities Remain Range-Bound as Investors Await Progress in U.S.-China Trade Talks
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Market Analysis
August, 2023
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8 August 2023 2:56 am
Market Drivers – US Session, August 7
The start of the new trading week has been uneven for currencies, with the US dollar falling during the American session. The US Dollar Index ended the day unchanged, remaining close to the 102.00 mark. While the 2-year rate decreased to 4.76%, the US 10-year Treasury yield increased to 4.1%.Economic …
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8 August 2023 2:12 am
WTI reverses gains on softer US, Chinese demand
The end of summer vacations in the US has led to lower demand for oil, with China’s recovery after lifting strict Covid-19 measures diminishing demand. Saudi Arabia and Russia’s extended crude oil production have cushioned WTI’s price drop, causing it to trade at $82.45, below its opening price of $83.26.The …
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8 August 2023 12:59 am
US bond yields surge after mounting interest rate expectations
Yields on the US benchmark bonds rose as a result of investors’ focus in financial markets on the next batch of inflation data in the United States, as the Consumer Price Index readings appear amid expectations of an increase in the annual reading that appears this week.Pushed by mounting expectations …
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7 August 2023 11:44 pm
US stocks finished higher ahead of key CPI data
As investors raised positions in anticipation of Thursday’s US inflation report, US stocks ended the day higher on Monday, making up ground lost during the previous week. Due to concerns over deteriorating economic data, inconsistent results, and rising Treasury yields, the major stock indices closed last week lower as investors …
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7 August 2023 10:21 pm
BoE’s Pill: Latest data points to more persistent inflation
Huw Pill, the chief economist at the Bank of England, stated on Monday that there are dangers associated with UK inflation on both sides. He predicts that during the first half of 2025, inflation will most likely revert to the target level. By the end of the current year, he …
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7 August 2023 9:41 pm
Could Germany fall back in recession on sputtering car industry?
Germany’s industrial production tumbled in June, in large part due to a drop in automotive output. Germany’s industrial production tumbled in June, in large part due to a drop in automotive output.The epidemic and the clogged supply chains have taken a toll on the German auto industry, which makes up …
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7 August 2023 8:46 pm
Fed’s Bowman: US economy still needs ‘multiple’ rate hikes
Fed Governor Michelle Bowman cautioned that numerous rate hikes may be necessary to return inflation to healthy levels in two speeches she gave on Saturday and Monday.Bowman, a senior Fed official, is pushing back against growing hopes on Wall Street that the central bank could be nearly done raising interest …
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7 August 2023 7:49 pm
Gold price looks puzzled ahead of awaited US inflation data
Despite caution ahead of US CPI, the gold price rises as the US dollar corrects to US CPI. The imminent release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) statistics for the United States on Thursday has encouraged the gold price to try to recover. The impact of a slowdown in business …
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7 August 2023 5:04 pm
Wall St set to kick off week higher; U.S. inflation in focus
Following a tumultuous week, Wall Street was expected to open higher on Monday, with investors looking ahead to a highly anticipated U.S. inflation report due later in the week, which could put the market’s strong comeback this year to the test. On Friday, the major stock indexes finished the week …
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7 August 2023 3:09 pm
Oil continues its gains and hovers at the highest level in 4 months
Oil prices continued their gains on Monday, August 7, to touch their highest levels since mid-April, after Saudi Arabia and Russia, two of the major oil producers, pledged to continue cutting supplies for another month, aiming to continue balancing global markets and supporting prices. By 00:23 GMT, Brent crude futures …
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7 August 2023 2:18 pm
German Industrial Production falls 1.5% MoM in June
Official data released on Monday showed that industrial production in Germany declined more than predicted in June, indicating that manufacturing sector activity is weakening. The industrial output of the Eurozone’s economic powerhouse fell 1.5% month on month, according to the federal statistics body Destatis, compared to -0.4% predicted and -0.1% …
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7 August 2023 1:54 pm
Eurozone Sentix Investor Confidence Index improves to -18.9 in August
Investor Confidence in the Eurozone rose to -18.9 in August from -22.5 in July, according to Eurozone Sentix. The market expected a result of -23.4. “Germany, in particular, has become the sick man of the Eurozone and is weighing heavily on the region,” Sentix Managing Director Patrick Hussy said in …
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