Market Analysis

January, 2023

  • 21 January 2023 2:15 am

    EUR/JPY rallies before losing momentum before weekend

    Euro

    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?

    Bank of Canada

    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

    Ericssson

    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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  • 20 January 2023 4:34 pm

    Netflix blows away expectations on subscriber numbers

    Netflix added millions more subscribers in the fourth quarter than Wall Street expected, helping to send shares of the streamer up after the bell despite a big earnings miss. The company also disclosed that co-CEO Reed Hastings would be stepping down from his position and transitioning to the post of …

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  • 20 January 2023 4:32 pm

    Procter & Gamble revenue and profit fall

    Procter & Gamble reported year-over-year declines in revenue and profit on Thursday, as higher prices look to offset declining sales volumes and foreign exchange headwinds. Here’s how P&G performed in its fiscal second quarter of 2023 compared with what Wall Street anticipated, based on an average of analysts’ estimates compiled …

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  • 20 January 2023 2:34 pm

    European stocks rise on optimism about reopening in China

    European stocks rose on Friday as bullish investors weighed the potential impact of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday after China lifted restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, but fears of a global economic slowdown continued to dampen sentiment. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.2 percent …

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  • 20 January 2023 1:34 pm

    Japanese Nikkei index closed higher

    Japan’s Nikkei erased early losses to close higher on Friday, as sentiment was boosted by a rise in US futures after Wall Street’s losses Thursday night, as well as a decline in the yen. The Nikkei ended the session up 0.56% to 26,553.53 points, after it had fallen 0.3% earlier …

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