Oil prices fell in early trading on Friday, February 10, but are heading towards recording political gains, as the market continues to oscillate between fears of a recession in the United States and hopes for a recovery in strong demand for fuel in China, the largest global importer. By 01:17 …
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Bitcoin Stumbles as Job Growth Dampens Rate Cut Hopes
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US stocks decline post robust NFP data
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Fed’s Goolsbee: Rates could come down if things stay steady and inflation doesn’t spike
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Upbeat NFP Data Evidences Resilient Labour Market
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Delta Air Lines Exceeds Q4 Earnings Expectations on Robust Travel Demand
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China’s Central Bank Halts Treasury Bond Purchases Amid Currency Concerns
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European Markets Edge Lower as Investors Await U.S. Jobs Data
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Gold Prices Inch Higher Amid Rate and Trade Jitters, Copper Boosted by China Stimulus Hopes
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Market Analysis
February, 2023
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10 February 2023 11:07 am
Russia expects its oil production to decrease in 2023
Russian news agencies quoted Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Friday that there is a possibility that the country’s oil production will decline in 2023, as a result of pressure exerted by the European Union and the ceiling set by the Group of Seven for the price of …
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10 February 2023 10:41 am
US Dollar is falling under pressure
The US dollar fell against most of the other major currencies on Thursday, moving in line with falling Treasury yields, as investors stuck to their views that the Federal Reserve does not need to raise interest rates too much because inflation is starting to get under control. In evening trading, …
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10 February 2023 3:18 am
Market Drivers – US Session 09/02/2023
The US dollar has been higher with gains ahead of Wall Street’s opening, advancing at the end of the trading day as US indexes plunged ahead of the close though Dow surged earlier on robust earnings including Disney and PepsiCo.The dollar benefited from higher government bond yields but also from …
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10 February 2023 2:25 am
LocalBitcoins to shut down after 10 years in cryptomarket
Based upon the “ongoing very cold crypto-winter,” the Peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins announced it will stop operation beginning Thursday. LocalBitcoins, is looked upon as one of the earliest and most popular Bitcoin exchanges. The service and business will stop after more than ten years of operation. The platform also said …
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10 February 2023 1:18 am
USD/CHF retreats as focus shifts to next week’s CPI data
The USD/CHF bulls take a breather around 0.9220, after posting the biggest daily jump in one week, as traders await the key US data amid mixed interest rate-linked feelings. The Swiss Franc rallied the previous day amid the market’s rush toward the US dollar amid fears of recession. However, traders …
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10 February 2023 12:50 am
Decline of oil prices, lower natural gas costs expected by EIA
The US Energy Information Administration’s February short-term energy expectations are indicating a decline of oil pricing over the next two years as well as a 50% drop in natural gas prices. In addition, the production of global liquid fuels is expected to get lower in 2023. Russia and China still …
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9 February 2023 10:43 pm
Gold price declines despite dollar’s weakness
The gold price retreats on Thursday and is trading at $1867.54 at the time of writing. The positive US economic data earlier on the day triggered the precious metal’s jump to fresh daily high at $1890.21. US Initial Jobless Claims underpinned XAU/USD, though the metal retreated those gainsUnemployment claims rose …
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9 February 2023 9:46 pm
Treasury yields retreat after rate hike expectations drop
The Ten-year US Treasury yields have declined since the opening of daily trading on Thursday, affected by the decline in interest rate expectations after the emergence of fresh US employment data to denote a direct relationship between interest rate hike expectations and ten-year US Treasury yields. US Treasury yields for …
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9 February 2023 8:45 pm
Nickel fraud bites top commodity trader with $577 million loss
Trafigura suffers a $577 million loss on nickel shipments in what the company calls a systemic fraud. The commodities trading giant discovered some of the metal cargoes it bought were missing nickel. A full container of nickel, an expensive metal that is typically traded in large volumes, can be worth …
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9 February 2023 7:56 pm
Dow climbs 200 points, Disney shares higher after strong earnings
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 226 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 added 0.6%, while the Nasdaq Composite added 0.8% on Thursday. Disney shares gained more than 2% after the company posted smaller-than-expected subscriber losses along with earnings and revenue that beat estimates. The stock pared gains after CEO …
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9 February 2023 6:00 pm
US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims rise to 196K
There were 196,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending February 4, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 183,000 and came in slightly worse than the market expectation of 190,000. The publication revealed that …
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9 February 2023 5:18 pm
Gold is gaining momentum with the decline of US dollar ahead of US data
Gold rose on Thursday, supported by the decline in the dollar, but prices are expected to be trapped in a limited range as traders await economic data, seeking indications about the path of the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. And by 1029 GMT, spot gold rose 0.4 percent to …
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