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December, 2022

• 24 December 2022 12:58 am

  Crude oil surges $3 on Russia’s output-linked signals

  

  On Friday, crude oil prices settled about $3 per barrel higher for a second straight week of gains following Moscow said it could reduce crude output in response to the G7 price cap on Russia’s energy exports.Brent crude settled at $83.92, up by $2.94 or 3.6%, while U.S. West Texas …

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• 23 December 2022 11:54 pm

  What does Durable Goods Orders data mean for the US dollar?

  

  As expected, Durable Goods Orders data in the US retreated in November. The US Dollar Index is within its daily range below 104.50 after the data.Durable Goods Orders in the US declined by 2.1%, or $5.8 billion, in November to $270.6 billion, the US Census Bureau announced on Friday. This …

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• 23 December 2022 10:57 pm

  WTI Crude oil surges on supply worries

  

  On Friday, Russia announced it might cut oil output early in January. The US markets are due to close earlier on Friday amid the Christmas holidays.The American WTI crude price retreated modestly after reaching a fresh monthly high. Crude oil prices are up on Friday, with the West Texas Intermediate …

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• 23 December 2022 9:52 pm

  US stocks heading tow third-successive losing week

  

  US stocks extended their losses on Friday as they encountered extended selling that has become a general trait of December ahead of the long holiday weekend.The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) each sank 0.5% after struggling for direction at the open. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) …

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• 23 December 2022 8:58 pm

  GBP/USD struggles to hold in the green territory

  

  The US PCE inflation eased for November as expected. In the United States also, the Durable Goods Orders was disappointing. Meanwhile, the GBP/USD pair struggles to retain the 1.2038 mark as US dollar demand increase ahead of the long weekend.Following a short-lived slide to 1.2022, which is a fresh daily …

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• 23 December 2022 7:55 pm

  Canada: Real GDP expands by 0.1% in October as expected

  

  The Canadian economy expanded by 0.1% in October as expected. The USD/CAD pair continues to trade in negative territory near 1.3600. Real Gross Domestic Product of Canada grew by 0.1% on a monthly basis in October, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. This reading followed September’s 0.2% growth and came in …

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• 23 December 2022 7:08 pm

  US New Home Sales rise by 5.8% in November vs. -4.7% expected

  

  The US dollar Index is still trading within its daily range above 104.00. Sales of new single‐family houses rose by 5.8% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 640,000, the data published jointly by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development showed on …

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• 23 December 2022 4:00 pm

  Turkish lira hit a record low of 18.7 against USD

  

  The Turkish lira fell to a new record low of 18.7 against the dollar on Friday, extending its losses this year, which exceeded 29 percent, despite Ankara’s efforts to implement new policies to tighten control over the local currency exchange rate. The lira fell 44 percent in 2021, mainly due …

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• 23 December 2022 2:57 pm

  Oil is rising thanks to the expected decline in Russian exports

  

  Oil prices rose on Friday amid expectations of lower Russian crude exports from the Baltic region this month, alleviating fears that a severe winter storm in the United States could wipe out holiday fuel demand growth. And by 0148 GMT, Brent crude rose 88 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $ …

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• 23 December 2022 2:07 pm

  Stability of European stocks at the opening, and the gains in the health sector offset the decline in technology stocks

  

  European stocks were stable on Friday, as gains in health care stocks offset the decline in some luxury goods and technology stocks. The STOXX 600 was down 0.03% by 0810 GMT, but was set to gain 0.6% in the last week before Christmas, after two straight weeks of losses. The …

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• 23 December 2022 1:12 pm

  Gold is confining to a narrow range as focus shifts to inflation data

  

  Gold prices moved in a narrow range on Friday in thin trade as cautious traders await economic data due later in the day to assess the Federal Reserve’s stance on an interest rate hike. By 0238 GMT, gold was stable at $1,792.80 an ounce. US gold futures rose 0.4 percent …

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• 23 December 2022 12:48 pm

  Japan’s Nikkei index closed lower, posting its biggest weekly decline since June

  

  Japan’s Nikkei closed lower on Friday, posting its biggest weekly drop since mid-June, and chip-related stocks led Friday’s declines, trailing their Wall Street counterparts on Thursday. Shipping stocks and other economically sensitive stocks also plunged amid fears that the Federal Reserve and other major central banks will continue to tighten …

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• 23 December 2022 3:09 am

  Market Drivers – US Session 22/12/2022

  

  The US dollar maintained shiny performance on Thursday on the expense of gold which blunged to $1,789 per ounce. Yet, the dollar is still trading within familiar levels against most of its major rival currencies.Economic DataThe US Department of Labour’s data indicated that 216,000 initial jobless claims were filed in …

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