The US Dollar kept extending its decline to multi-month lows against most of its major rivals amid persistent optimism and weak US data, in addition to the general mood triggered by Fed’s signls concerning tightening the US monetary policy at a slower pace.On Friday, the US will publish the Nonfarm …
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Bitcoin Slips After Hitting Seven-Week High, But Trade Optimism Supports Broader Sentiment
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Gold Rebounds Sharply as U.S.-China Trade Uncertainty and Russia-Ukraine Escalation Fuel Haven Demand
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Gold Retreats 2.7% on Improved Risk Appetite After China Tariff Hopes, Trump-Powell Calm
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US Dollar Faces Fresh Pressure Following Key Data, Gloomy Fed’s Beige Book
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GBP/USD Slides as Dollar Gains Momentum Amid Powell Relief and Trade Optimism
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Market Analysis
December, 2022
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2 December 2022 1:00 am
Dollar Falls, Wall Street Mixed Ahead of NFP data
The performance of US shares is mixed on Thursday as a selloff in Salesforce impacted the Dow Jones, while traders are busy; digesting a fresh batch of US economic data which generally indicate that the Fed’s interest rate hikes are working towards their aspired target.On Wednesday, US manufacturing activity shrank …
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1 December 2022 11:45 pm
NFP Preview: Jobs could surge by 208,000
On Friday, all eyes will be on the US non-farm payrolls reading during the first week of a new month. The all-important data will be attentively watched by all market players to see whether the aggressive rate-rising policy of the US central bank is knocking the labour market which has …
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1 December 2022 10:23 pm
USD/CAD fluctuates following US manufacturing data
The USD/CAD pair stopped its slump following US data that signaled further retreating economic activity in United States.The weaker-than-expected US ISM Manufacturing PMI triggered a fresh wave of Risk aversion in addition to comments by Fed’s Bowman who said there’s work to do by the US central bank.The USD/CAD pair …
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1 December 2022 8:52 pm
Estonia’s Hawkish stance pressured amid talks to cap Russian oil
Estonia is holding a hawkish stance insisting that capping the prices of oil to a level could have no impact on Russia’s war.Estonia is pressured by other EU member states in order not to go forward with the nation’s threat to veto a US-proposed cap on the price of Russian …
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1 December 2022 7:53 pm
ISM Manufacturing PMI drops to 49 in November vs. 49.8 expected
The ISM Manufacturing PMI dropped into contraction territory below 50 in November according to the latest data released on Thursday.US Dollar Index continues to push lower, losing more than 1% on the day. The Dollar seems under constant selling pressure following this report and the US Dollar Index was last …
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1 December 2022 7:05 pm
US Dollar Is Losing On Comments By Fed’s Bowman
Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said on Thursday that the headline and core inflation slightly slowed down but the latest readings are still unsatisfactorily high. Bowman also expects ongoing increases in rate hikes at coming meetings. According to her, policymakers still have a lot of work to do but it is …
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1 December 2022 5:44 pm
US annual Core PCE inflation declines to 5% in October
Inflation in the US, as measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, declined to 6% on a yearly basis in October from 6.3% in September, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis announced on Thursday. This reading came in below the market expectation of 6.2%. The annual Core PCE …
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1 December 2022 3:59 pm
UK house prices are falling at the fastest rate since mid-2020
UK house prices fell more than expected in November, as rising borrowing costs affected market sentiment. British home prices fell by 1.4% in November, which is the largest monthly decline since June 2020, according to data from the Nationwide mortgage lender. On an annual basis, house price growth in the …
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1 December 2022 3:56 pm
German Retail Sales plunge by 5.0% YoY in October
Germany’s Retail Sales decreased by 2.8% MoM in October versus -0.6% expected and 0.9% previous, the official figures released by Destatis showed on Thursday. On an annualized basis, the bloc’s Retail Sales came in at -5.0% in October versus the -2.8% expected and a 0.9% drop recorded in September. The …
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1 December 2022 2:24 pm
European stocks rise, supported by Powell’s speech and hopes of easing restrictions in China
European stocks rose to their highest levels in three months on Thursday, supported by the Federal Reserve chairman’s indication that the pace of rate hikes will be lowered, as well as China’s softening of its rhetoric on strict anti-Covid-19 rules. The Stoxx 600 was up 0.9% by 0810 GMT, after …
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1 December 2022 12:42 pm
Dollar fell to its lowest level in 3 months against yen
The dollar fell to a three-month low against the yen on Thursday, as investors focused on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks about the possibility of slowing the pace of interest rate hikes “as early as December.” Powell said on Wednesday that slowing the pace at this point is a …
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1 December 2022 10:58 am
Oil rises due to lack of supply and optimism about the recovery of demand from China
Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Thursday, supported by signs of tight supply and optimism about a recovery in demand from China. And by 0115 GMT, Brent crude futures prices rose five cents to $87.02 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 16 cents, or 0.2 percent, …
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