US stocks fell on Wednesday after the latest corporate earnings that fueled existing concerns that some of the most outstanding US companies are struggling amid successive rate hikes and recession concerns.The Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped three days of gains, last down 80 points, or 0.24%. The Nasdaq Composite retreated …
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Bitcoin Slips After Hitting Seven-Week High, But Trade Optimism Supports Broader Sentiment
Bitcoin prices edged lower on Thursday as traders took profits following a strong rally, though broa…
Gold Rebounds Sharply as U.S.-China Trade Uncertainty and Russia-Ukraine Escalation Fuel Haven Demand
Gold prices jumped in Asian trading Thursday, rebounding from recent losses as safe-haven appetite s…
Gold Retreats 2.7% on Improved Risk Appetite After China Tariff Hopes, Trump-Powell Calm
Gold prices plummeted by 2.71% on Wednesday, dropping from a daily high of $3,386 to $3,287.94, shed…
US Dollar Faces Fresh Pressure Following Key Data, Gloomy Fed’s Beige Book
The US Dollar Index (DXY) struggled to maintain momentum on Wednesday, hovering near 99.50 after rel…
IBM Surpasses Expectations in Q1 2025, Maintains Full-Year Outlook
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USD/CAD Hovers Near 1.3800 Amid Trump’s Tariff Shift
The USD/CAD currency pair is trading steadily around the 1.3800 level during Wednesday’s North Ameri…
US Dollar Gains from Trade War Developments
The US dollar continues its upward trajectory, buoyed by optimism surrounding a potential breakthrou…
GBP/USD Slides as Dollar Gains Momentum Amid Powell Relief and Trade Optimism
The British Pound (GBP) faced downward pressure against the US Dollar (USD) this week, slipping belo…
S&P Global Reports US Economy Facing Slowing Growth and Rising Inflation in April 2025
The US economy is navigating a challenging landscape in April 2025, as evidenced by the latest S…
Market Analysis
January, 2023
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25 January 2023 9:30 pm
What could Boeing earnings mean to stock markets?
Boeing stock is trading lower on Wednesday as the aerospace and defense company reported a fourth-quarter revenue miss and surprise earnings per share loss. For the quarter, Boeing delivered 152 airplanes in its commercial division, a jump of over 50% compared to a year ago. Boeing’s 110 737 planes were …
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25 January 2023 8:13 pm
BOC’s Macklem: Time to pause, assess whether policy is sufficiently restrictive
Following the Bank of Canada’s decision to raise the policy rate by 25 basis points to 4.5%, Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem delivers his remarks on the policy outlook and responds to questions. Key Remarks “Bank of Canada has raised rates rapidly, now it’s time to pause and …
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25 January 2023 7:38 pm
USD/CAD hits weekly highs after BoC rate decision
The Bank of Canada has raised rates as expected, however, the Canadian dollar weakens after the rate policy announcement.The USD/CAD pair jumps but then pulls back toward 1.3400. the pair is trading at 1.3419, at the time of typing. The USD/CAD jumped by more than 50 pips after the decision …
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25 January 2023 7:21 pm
USD/CAD hits weekly highs post BoC
The USD/CAD jumped by more than 50 pips after the decision of the Bank of Canada and climbed to 1.3425, reaching the highest level since last Friday. The Bank of Canada, as expected, raised the key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5%. In the statement, the central banks …
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25 January 2023 7:04 pm
Bank of Canada hikes policy rate by 25 bps to 4.5%
The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced on Wednesday that it hiked its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5% following the January policy meeting. This decision came in line with the market expectation. In its policy statement, the BoC noted that it is likely to hold the rate …
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25 January 2023 5:04 pm
Tech pushes European stocks lower amid weak earnings
European stocks fell on Wednesday as weak results from US software giant Microsoft weighed on the broader technology sector, while signs of improving economic prospects in the euro zone fueled concerns about further interest rate hikes. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.3 percent, recording a decline for the second …
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25 January 2023 2:49 pm
German IFO Business Climate Index rises to 90.2 in January
The headline German IFO Business Climate Index advanced to 90.2 in January versus the previous reading of 88.6 and the forecast of 90.2. Meanwhile, the Current Economic Assessment dropped to 94.1 points in the reported month as against December’s 94.4 and 95.0 expected. The IFO Expectations Index – indicating firms’ …
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25 January 2023 2:48 pm
Oil decline on US inventories and hopes for a recovery in Chinese demand
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, adding slightly to losses in the previous session, as rising US crude inventories and fears of a global recession offset optimism about a recovery in demand in China. Crude oil prices have risen this year amid China ending anti-coronavirus restrictions and hopes the Federal Reserve …
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25 January 2023 1:22 pm
Gold falls as traders seek to secure profits ahead of US economic data
Gold fell on Wednesday, continuing the decline from a level close to a nine-month peak, which it reached in the previous session, as some investors sought to speculate in a way that guarantees them profit. The dollar stabilized ahead of the release of US economic data that may determine the …
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25 January 2023 11:58 am
BoC Preview: Forecasts from four major banks
The Bank of Canada (BoC) is set to announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday, January 25 at 15:00 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of Four major banks, regarding the upcoming announcement. Wells Fargo …
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25 January 2023 3:50 am
Market Drivers – US Session 24/01/2023
The US dollar dropped against the Euro and had weaker performance despite solid US manufacturing data that stirred some livelihood into markets ahead of key events for the days ahead. Most markets are awaiting clues concerning inflation from the US growth updates in the US economy. The US 10-year yield …
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25 January 2023 2:49 am
Wall Street fights for direction, but Dow closes higher for third consecutive day
US stocks tended to fight for direction on Tuesday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished higher. The index gained 104.40 points, or 0.31%, to close at 33,733.96. The S&P 500 dipped 0.07% to settle at 4,016.95, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.27% to end at 11,334.27.The Dow Jones Industrial …
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