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Market Analysis
March, 2023
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14 March 2023 5:17 pm
Dollar gains after tepid U.S. consumer prices report
The dollar nudged higher on Tuesday as consumer price data showed inflation continuing to rise but at a slower pace, in a widely anticipated result that might prompt the Federal Reserve to suspend or possibly halt interest rate hikes next week. The dollar index increased by 0.106%, while the euro …
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14 March 2023 4:37 pm
US annual CPI data declines to 6% in February as expected
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Tuesday that inflation in the United States, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined to 6% on a yearly basis in February from 6.4% in January. This reading came in line with the market expectation. On a monthly basis, the …
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14 March 2023 2:49 pm
US expected to report strong consumer price increases in February
Consumer prices in the United States are expected to rise at a solid pace in February, despite high rental housing costs, but economists are divided on whether the data will be enough to convince the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again next week, following the failure of two regional …
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14 March 2023 1:36 pm
European stocks rise after 3 days of decline and bank stocks decline
The European index rose on Tuesday, supported by the rise in interest rate-sensitive real estate and technology stocks, after a three-day sell-off in the wake of the collapse of the Silicon Valley bank that caused turmoil in the banking sector worldwide. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.1% by 0813 …
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14 March 2023 12:51 pm
China reopens borders to foreign tourists for the first time since 2020
China said it will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in three years since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, by re-issuing various types of visas from Wednesday, March 15. The lifting of this latest border measure, which was intended to protect against COVID-19, comes after …
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14 March 2023 12:30 pm
Asian markets are suffering on collapse of SVB and losses of US stocks
Asia-Pacific markets fell during the session on Tuesday, March 14th, after sharp losses overnight on Wall Street as investors grappled with the fallout from the collapse of US banks, including SVB. In Japan, the Topix index led the losses and fell by 2.67%, and the Nikkei 225 index fell by …
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14 March 2023 11:33 am
Gold is settling above $1,900, amid hopes that interest rate hikes will stop after collapse of SVB
Gold prices stabilized above the important $1900 level on Tuesday, amid expectations of a slowdown in the pace of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates after the collapse of two major regional banks in the United States, which increased the attractiveness of the non-yielding metal. And gold settled in instant …
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14 March 2023 10:30 am
Oil falls a dollar amid concern in financial markets after SVB
Oil prices fell by more than a dollar on Tuesday, extending losses for the second session, as the collapse of the Silicon Valley bank shocked stock markets and raised fears of a new financial crisis. Brent crude futures fell 87 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $79.90 a barrel by 0345 …
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14 March 2023 2:29 am
Market Drivers – US Session 13/03/2023
The SVB collapse drove US stock markets to monthly lows. The Nasdaq managed to recover and gained 0.45%, while the Dow Jones lost 0.28% and the S&P 500 fell by 0.15%. The VIX rose 6% after pulling back during the second half of the US trading session. Crude Oil prices …
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14 March 2023 1:55 am
Crypto assets pulling a 180 after Fed’s relief package over banking crisis.
The ripple effect of the ongoing collapse in the US banking sector is expected to trigger a panic selling if Tuesday’s CPI reading in the United States comes in hotter than expected.ApeCoin and dYdX are two altcoins that are likely to face a massive selloff this week. Things are getting …
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14 March 2023 12:42 am
WTI price impacted by US banking fears
The US crude oil benchmark dropped more than 2% on risk-off impulse, with a bank crisis in the United States raising fears for a possible contagion amid accelerating talk about the potential domino effect. Chinese demand recovers to put a lid on WTI’s fall. At the time of writing, WTI …
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13 March 2023 10:49 pm
EUR/USD advances ahead of US CPI
The EUR/USD pair is running higher into potential resistance. All eyes are now focusing on the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Tuesday´s US Consumer Price Index, CPI. The pair up by over 0.9% in midday trade on Wall Street aided by a weaker US dollar and ahead of the …
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