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January, 2023

• 23 January 2023 12:54 pm

  Oil prices fell at the beginning of limited trading

  

  Oil prices fell on Monday in the beginning of limited trading due to the Lunar New Year holiday in East Asia, but maintained most of the gains made last week on the back of the possibility of an economic recovery in China, the largest oil importer, this year. Brent crude …

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• 23 January 2023 11:59 am

  Japan’s Nikkei rises, trailing Wall Street

  

  Japan’s Nikkei index jumped more than 1 percent on Monday, tracking a rally on Wall Street last week led by chip-related stocks. The Nikkei ended trading up 1.33 percent, recording 26,906.04 points, after rising earlier to 26,938.28 for the first time in a month. Of the 225 stocks listed on …

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• 23 January 2023 5:32 am

  Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, January 16-20

  

  New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said she is resigning, in an unexpected announcement that came as she confirmed a national election for October. At the party’s first caucus meeting of the year on Thursday, Ardern said she “no longer had enough in the tank” to do the job. …

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• 21 January 2023 4:43 am

  Market Drivers – US Session 20/01/2023

  

  Ahead of the weekend, the Japanese Yen weakened following the BoJ’s monetary policy meeting, with the BoJ resolute in keeping its dovish stance, and the Yield Curve Control (YCC). On the other hand, the Euro sharply rallies on Friday.The EUR/JPY pair managed to bounce off the day’s lows at 139.03 …

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• 21 January 2023 2:15 am

  EUR/JPY rallies before losing momentum before weekend

  

  The EUR/JPY pair managed to bounce off the day’s lows at 139.03 and hit a daily high of 141.19 before losing momentum. The pair has reclaimed and achieved a daily close above the 200-day EMA keeps bulls hopeful of higher prices.Ahead of the weekend, the Japanese Yen weakened following the …

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• 21 January 2023 1:05 am

  Expected Chinese Rising Demand Pushes Oil prices Higher

  

  According to the International Energy Agency, lifting COVID-19 restrictions in China is expected to increase global oil demand to a record high this year.WTI crude oil futures edged higher on Friday, putting the market in a position to post a second straight weekly gain. The catalysts triggering this price action …

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• 20 January 2023 11:54 pm

  AUD/USD reclaimed 0.6970 on weaker US dollar

  

  The market’s risk-on impulse favoured risk sensitive currencies including the NZD, CAD, NOK, SEK and of course the Australian Dollar. The US housing market continues to deteriorate, as shown by declining Existing Home Sales.Fed’s policymakers favour a deceleration of rate hikes, though the higher-for-longer stance remains unchanged. The AUD/USD pair …

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• 20 January 2023 10:47 pm

  Gains On Wall Street Boosted By Alphabet, Netflix

  

  US indexes surged on Friday after Netflix kicked off the earnings season for growth stocks with positive move, while Google parent Alphabet gained on news of job cuts.Shares of Netflix jumped 6.8% as the company added more subscribers than expected in the Q4 and said co-founder Reed Hastings was stepping …

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• 20 January 2023 9:41 pm

  What could BoC’s Wednesday meeting impact the Canadian Dollar?

  

  The CAD/USD pair is trading at 1.3412 at the time of writing versus the previous closing at 1.3463, down by -0.40%. Next Wednesday, the BoC will hold its monetary policy meeting. Analysts expect a 25-basis points rate hike in line with market consensus. They point out the Canadian dollar may …

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• 20 January 2023 8:37 pm

  Ericsson’s Q4 Earnings Miss Expectations

  

  Ericsson AB reported Q4 earnings on Friday. The Swedish company reported net profit attributable to shareholders of 6.07 billion Swedish kronor ($588.2 million) compared with SEK10.08 billion a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected net profit of SEK7.05 billion.Sales rose 21% to SEK86.0 billion versus the SEK84.78 billion expected …

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• 20 January 2023 7:32 pm

  GBP slides on weak retail sales data

  

  The British pound fell on Friday after weak retail sales data reminded investors about the gloomy outlook for the British economy.Sterling was down 0.26% against the dollar at $1.236. That was below a $1.244 peak touched on Thursday, which was itself not far off the highest level since October 2022. …

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• 20 January 2023 5:46 pm

  Alphabet plans to lay off 12,000 employees

  

  Alphabet, the parent company of Google, said it would lay off 12,000 employees, about 6% of the company’s global workforce. Amazon and Microsoft had previously announced layoffs of 18,000 and 10,000 employees, respectively. The company’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, told employees in an email today that he takes “full responsibility for …

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• 20 January 2023 4:36 pm

  UK Retail Sales fall 1.0% MoM in December

  

  The UK Retail Sales arrived at -1.0% over the month in December vs. -0.5% previous. The Core Retail Sales, stripping the auto motor fuel sales, fell by 1.1% MoM vs. -0.3% previous. On an annualized basis, the UK Retail Sales plunged 5.8% in December versus -5.7% prior while the Core …

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