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March, 2023

• 7 March 2023 6:30 pm

  Bank of Canada Preview

  

  the BoC is planning to maintain rates at their pre-financial crisis high of 4.50%; however, this does not necessarily suggest that they will be dropped as quickly as they were nearly 16 years ago. It is time for the Bank of Canada (BoC) to follow through on its promises to …

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• 7 March 2023 5:31 pm

  Oil is falling due to the rise of the dollar and weak Chinese data

  

  Oil prices fell on Tuesday after a stronger dollar and weak oil data in China turned the market around after five days of gains. Brent crude futures fell 41 cents, or 0.48 percent, to $85.77 a barrel by 1250 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude fell 40 cents, or 0.5 …

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• 7 March 2023 4:10 pm

  Goldman Sachs expects Apple stock to rise by 32%

  

  Goldman Sachs sees Apple stock as having a chance of gaining about 32% over the next 12 months. The US bank said in a note on Sunday, March 5, that the market’s focus on slowing product revenue growth reduces the value of Apple’s wide range of products and its large …

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• 7 March 2023 3:51 pm

  Investors and data: Russia begins exporting diesel to Saudi Arabia

  

  Russia began exporting diesel to Saudi Arabia in February as it seeks to counter a European Union ban on Russian imports, traders said, Refinitiv data showed. A blanket European Union embargo on Russian oil products took effect on Feb. 5, prompting Russian exporters to redirect shipments to Africa and Asia, …

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• 7 March 2023 3:18 pm

  France: Massive protests against the retirement system threaten to paralyze the country

  

  France is witnessing massive demonstrations on Tuesday, March 7, against the pension reform proposed by President Emmanuel Macron, while unions expect to “paralyze” the country through strikes and demonstrations. “I call on the employees of this country, I call on citizens and retirees to demonstrate massively,” said the Secretary General …

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• 7 March 2023 1:52 pm

  European stocks opened lower ahead of the beginning of the testimony of the US central bank chairman in Congress

  

  European stocks recorded a slight decline in early trading on Tuesday, and technology stocks led the decline ahead of the beginning of the congressional testimony of Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, while luxury goods companies gave up gains due to gloomy Chinese data. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index …

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• 7 March 2023 1:16 pm

  OPEC officials discuss energy issues with executives of major US oil companies

  

  Executives of major US oil companies held private meetings with top OPEC officials on Monday on the sidelines of a conference in Houston to discuss energy matters, people familiar with the matter said, continuing a tradition that began nearly five years ago when the two sides were fierce rivals. Both …

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• 7 March 2023 12:22 pm

  Nikkei touches 3-month high as investor sentiment improves

  

  Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a three-month high on Tuesday, and the broader Topix index reached its highest level since late 2021, as investor sentiment improved thanks to a decline in long-term US Treasury yields. But analysts said that uncertainty limited the gains ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome …

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• 7 March 2023 12:07 pm

  Oil rises on supply concerns and hopes for increased Chinese demand

  

  Oil prices rose on Tuesday after industry executives cited concerns about a lack of spare capacity in the market and uncertainty about Russian supplies as demand recovers from China, the largest importer of crude. Brent crude futures were up 40 cents, or 0.5%, at $86.58 a barrel by 0154 GMT, …

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• 7 March 2023 3:51 am

  Market Drivers – US Session 06/03/2023

  

  It is typically a calm start to a busy week. Late on Monday, Wall Street pared gains to register a mixed close. As market investors wait for new direction from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who will testify before the US Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday.The dollar likewise had a volatile …

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• 7 March 2023 2:50 am

  CAD/USD maintains its positive momentum ahead of the BoC and important events

  

  This week’s major events are anticipated to have an impact on the USD/CAD pair. For the day, the pair has moved between a low of 1.3581 and a high of 1.3628, increasing by 0.14%. At the time of writing, the price of the pair is 1.3609.It is going to be …

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• 7 March 2023 1:22 am

  RBA Preview: Central Bank’s Decision Could Yield One of Three Possibilities

  

  The Reserve Bank of Australia is about to issue its decision on interest rates, and economists are discussing their predictions for this event as well as the effects of every conceivable scenario on the price action of the AUD/USD pair.i) Hawkish +25 bps, likely by about 35%More interest rate rises …

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• 7 March 2023 12:00 am

  WTI holds on $80s as focus shifts away from China onto America

  

  WTI reversed some of its earlier losses and is now up for a fifth straight day as it approaches the $80s region. In the last three weeks, it achieved the highest closing price in the futures markets. Despite expectations for a slightly less robust recovery in China’s economy, the bulls …

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