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November, 2022

• 2 November 2022 4:49 pm

  US: ADP Employment Change rises 239K in October

  

  The data published by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) showed on Wednesday that private sector employment in the US rose by 239,000 in October. This reading came in better than the market expectation of 193,000. September print of 208,000 got revised down to 192,000. Commenting on the data, “this is a …

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• 2 November 2022 3:49 pm

  European stocks open higher ahead of the Fed’s rate decision

  

  European shares started trading higher on Wednesday, boosted by the rise of the Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, while hopes were raised that the Federal Reserve may hint at a slowdown in the pace of monetary tightening at its meeting later on Wednesday. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.3 …

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• 2 November 2022 3:48 pm

  Oil falls ahead of US Federal Reserve interest rate decision

  

  Oil prices fell on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s expected rate hike, but expectations of a decline in US crude inventories and European sanctions on Russian oil limited losses. Brent crude fell 56 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $ 94.09 a barrel by 1027 GMT, while US West Texas …

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• 2 November 2022 2:30 pm

  Russia announces continued talks with Turkey over grain agreement

  

  The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it is still in contact with Turkey over the Ukraine grain deal but that Russia’s participation is currently suspended. Russia suspended its participation in the deal at the weekend, saying it could not guarantee the safety of civilian ships crossing the Black Sea due …

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• 2 November 2022 12:59 pm

  Nikkei closes flat ahead of Fed decision

  

  Japan’s Nikkei index ended Wednesday’s trading in the Tokyo Stock Exchange little changed amid weak trading ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest, which would also give clues to the bank’s future policy path. Still, investors were keen to buy Sony Group shares in light of strong expectations. Nikkei …

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• 2 November 2022 5:34 am

  Market Drivers – US Session 1/11/2022

  

  US Treasury yields helped high-yielding assets to advance early on Tuesday, with the American dollar edging lower throughout the first half of the day. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note pulled down to 3.92%, and the USD tends to slide when it breaks below the 4% threshold ahead Yields …

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• 2 November 2022 4:00 am

  BoJ Minutes: Japan’s economy is picking up

  

  The Bank of Japan’s minutes for the September meeting minutes are released early Wednesday denoting that few members said need to be watchful to the impact of monetary tightening by some central banks could have on global markets. Members agreed Japan’s economy is picking up. Several members said weak yen …

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• 2 November 2022 2:45 am

  BoC’s expects policy rate will need additional hikes

  

  “We expect our policy rate will need to rise further”, said Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem. Macklem also noted that how much further rates go up will depend on how monetary policy is working, how supply challenges are resolving and how inflation is responding to this tightening cycle.“We …

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• 2 November 2022 1:51 am

  New Zealand’s jobs data triggers bullish trend for NZD

  

  The New Zealand Employment Change that is released by Statistics New Zealand as a measure of the change in the number of employed people in New Zealand has put a slight bid into the country’s dollar, with the headline data beating expectations:NZD/USD has risen from a low of 0.5835 to …

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• 2 November 2022 1:19 am

  Dollar Index depressed amid Fed’s December uncertainty

  

  The US Dollar Index can explain Tuesday’s “hanging man” candlestick pattern to record mild losses ahead of the key FOMC’s policy decision on Wednesday.The US Dollar Index (DXY) renews its intraday low around 111.40, mildly offered while extending the previous day’s losses, as traders await the result of FOMC meeting …

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• 2 November 2022 12:47 am

  ECB could shrink bond portfolio next January

  

  According to Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel, the European Central Bank has a long way to go before it is done with interest rate hikes and it should also start reducing its oversized holding of government debt at the start of next year. “We should start shrinking our bond portfolio at …

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• 1 November 2022 11:57 pm

  EUR/USD steadies in bullish territory ahead of the Fed

  

  The EUR/USD pair sits back into neutral territory as markets get prepared for the Fed’s policy decision. Traders are on look out for a pivot in the chair’s tone.The EUR/USD is sitting tight in mas investors await the outcome of the Fed this week while investors worry over a potential …

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• 1 November 2022 10:45 pm

  GBP/USD retreats on positive US data

  

  The British pound has given away gains and dives to US session lows at 1.1450 after the positive US economic data dampened hopes of a Fed pivot in December. The pound has lost nearly 100 pips in a matter of minutes, following the release of a set of positive US …

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