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November, 2023

• 22 November 2023 8:57 pm

  Negative sentiment drags CAD to fresh weekly lows

  

  The Canadian dollar has hit a new weekly low due to deteriorating market sentiment and falling crude oil prices. The US data has reduced risk appetite and deflated crude oil bids, leading more markets to turn back towards the US dollar. Fresh weekly lows are expected since crude oil markets …

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• 22 November 2023 8:01 pm

  US dollar gains on rate policy speculations

  

  The US dollar is trading in the green territory against major G20 peers, with traders expecting a quick return to normal rate policy. The latest FOMC Minutes revealed that cuts are not in the plan for the upcoming meetings, which dampens market bets that cuts might be very close, even …

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• 22 November 2023 7:17 pm

  OPEC’s policy meeting postponement drags Oil prices lower

  

  Recent developments, such as the Middle Eastern ceasefire and a notable increase in US stockpiles, are causing oil prices to decline. Following the release of the latest FOMC Minutes, which showed that all Fed’s policymakers decided not to change rates anytime soon, the US dollar has been strengthening as markets …

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• 22 November 2023 3:57 pm

  European stocks rise supported by the real estate and media sectors

  

  European stocks rose to a two-month high on Wednesday, led by media and real estate stocks, and Sage Software jumped to a record high after announcing strong annual operating profits. The European STOXX 600 index rose 0.2 percent by 0807 GMT, after largely quiet trading so far this week. Real …

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• 22 November 2023 2:36 pm

  Japan’s Nikkei index rises despite the faltering shares of chip manufacturers

  

  Japan’s Nikkei index rose on Wednesday, recovering from declines recorded early in the session, as the decline in the yen supported shares of export companies, but shares of chip manufacturers fell. The Nikkei rose 0.29 percent to close at 33,451.83 points. The broader Topix index rose 0.44 percent. Cyber Agent …

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• 22 November 2023 1:22 pm

  Gold declines to less than $2,000 after the dollar’s decline stopped

  

  Gold prices fell on Wednesday to less than $2,000 as the dollar stabilized after its decline over the past few days, but expectations that the Federal Reserve had reached the end of the monetary tightening cycle limited the decline in gold prices. Gold fell in spot transactions by 0.1 percent …

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• 22 November 2023 12:12 pm

  Dollar stabilizes and Yen fluctuates as traders evaluate US interest outlook

  

  The dollar stabilized slightly on Wednesday, but remained not far from the lowest level in two and a half months against a basket of currencies after the statement of the latest Federal Reserve meeting did not indicate anything significant to rule out expectations that the interest rate hike cycle was …

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• 22 November 2023 1:59 am

  Market Drivers – US Session, Nov. 21

  

  Gold rose sharply despite steady yields and peaked at $2,007. It then pulled back toward the $2,000 area. The critical level to break is $2,010. The US dollar’s increase on Tuesday was seen as a corrective measure because the currency remains vulnerable until the market refocuses on the story of …

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• 22 November 2023 1:43 am

  EUR/GBP sees worst trading day since July

  

  The Pound Sterling is up against the Euro by 0.5%, while hawkish remarks from Bank of England policymakers have helped the pound to surge. Before Wednesday’s trading session, the Euro is trading near its lowest point and showing little signs of recovery. In testimony before the Treasury Committee of the …

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• 22 November 2023 1:05 am

  Binance Founder Falls Down Money Laundering Slope

  

  After FTX collapsed, Binance’s CEO, Zhao Weibo, found Changpeng Zhao, also known as C.Z., guilty of fraud. Binance is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world. In addition to paying $4.3 billion in fines and restitution, Binance will also step down as CEO and pay a $50 million fine. In …

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• 22 November 2023 12:29 am

  FOMC Minutes: Rates Need to Stay High

  

  The Federal Open Market Committee members have agreed that monetary policy must remain restrictive until inflation is moving towards the 2% goal, according to minutes from their most recent meeting. The minutes also show that the committee members still worry that inflation could be stubborn or move higher, and that …

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• 21 November 2023 11:37 pm

  Hawkish FOMC minutes stir some US Dollar momentum

  

  The DXY Index rose to 103.65, up by 0.20%. FOMC members considered that the progress on inflation is “limited”. The US yields are still down on the day, limiting the US Dollar’s advance.In Tuesday’s session, the US Dollar Index traded with 0.20% gains around the 103.65 area as investors seemed …

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• 21 November 2023 10:48 pm

  Is US economy booming, China’s crashing?

  

  China’s economy is seen as more sustainable because it is deflating its bubbles and raising productivity, while the US is doing the opposite – feeding the Bernanke bubble and hoping for an AI cure for falling productivity. The “twin cancers” plaguing China’s economy are a property bubble plus a shadow …

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