Main indexes, on Wall Street, climbed on Monday as worries about the banking sector eased following a buyout deal for the deposits and loans of the collapsed US Silicon Valley Bank.The deal is about First Citizens’ acquisition of parts of Silicon Valley Bank which collapsed earlier in March in the …
Read More »Weekly Recap: FOMC’s Rate Cut – A Lifeline or A Risky Bet?
The FOMC’s 25 basis point rate cut on September 17, setting the benchmark at 4.00%-4.25%, unleashed …
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Wall Street Soars to New Heights After Fed Rate Cut
U.S. stock markets closed the week on a high note, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P…
French Unrest Undermines Euro’s Fragile Rally
The EUR/USD pair closed Friday at 1.1744, down 0.35% from the prior session, capping a volatile week…
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Stephen Miran Bets Immigration Crackdowns Will Tame Inflation
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U.S. Stock Futures Steady as Markets Digest Fed Rate Cut
ChatGPT said: Market OverviewU.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday, stabilizing nea…
Gold Holds Firm After Fed Rate Cut Despite Dollar Rebound
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Market Analysis
March, 2023
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27 March 2023 6:34 pm
ECB’s Centeno: Wage increases still compatible with monetary policy
European Central Bank policymaker Mario Centeno said on Monday that the wage increase in the Eurozone is still compatible with the monetary policy and added that they are not observing and second round effect on wage-setting.“We haven’t seen de-anchoring inflation expectations,” Centeno further reiterated and noted that the ECB has …
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27 March 2023 5:59 pm
Gold is falling amid rising stocks and investors’ assessment of banking risks
Gold prices fell on Monday after the rise in stocks undermined the yellow metal’s attractiveness as a safe haven, while investors were assessing the steps taken by the authorities to allay fears of a crisis in the global banking system. Spot gold fell 1.4 percent to $1,949.99 an ounce by …
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27 March 2023 4:45 pm
Oil production in Iraqi Kurdistan is threatened after Turkey halted exports through a pipeline
Oil production in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq is under threat after the halt in exports from the northern region forced companies operating there to pump crude to storage facilities with limited capacity. Iraq was forced to stop about 450,000 barrels per day of crude exports from the Kurdistan …
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27 March 2023 3:36 pm
European stocks rise amid easing tensions related to the banking sector
European stocks jumped on Monday as some calm returned to the markets after a week of turmoil over concerns about the stability of the banking sector following the collapse of Credit Suisse and two mid-sized US banks. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.9 percent after news of a deal in …
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27 March 2023 2:55 pm
First Citizens Agrees to Buy Collapsed Silicon Valley Bank
First Citizens Bankers said on Monday that it would take over the deposits and loans of the collapsed Silicon Valley bank, concluding a chapter of a crisis of confidence that caused turmoil in global financial markets. In a separate statement, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which took control of Silicon …
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27 March 2023 1:11 pm
Stability of USD amid continuing concerns about the banking crisis
The dollar witnessed stability on Monday, while the yen hovered near its highest level in seven weeks, at a time when investors are assessing the measures taken by the authorities and regulators to calm concerns about the global banking system. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US …
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27 March 2023 12:06 pm
Oil rises as concerns about banking sector turmoil recede
Oil prices rose in early trade on Monday as concerns about turmoil in the banking sector eased. Brent crude futures rose 33 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $75.32 a barrel by 0040 GMT. The price of US West Texas Intermediate crude was $69.65 a barrel, up 39 cents, or 0.6 …
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27 March 2023 6:27 am
Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap 20 – 24 March 2023
Financial markets witnessed a very volatile week as investors and traders tended to believe that officials’ efforts to calm banking turbulence would allay concerns that the 2008 financial crisis would recur. Recent central banker statements that sounded less hawkish are bolstering the cautious optimism. In particular, today’s light calendar and …
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25 March 2023 2:34 am
Market Drivers – US Session 24/03/2023
It is predicted that the EUR/USD will end the week with respectable gains of 0.89%. The US economy slowed down overall on Friday, according to mixed economic data. The goal of ECB officials is still to lower the Eurozone’s high inflation rates.Key DevelopmentsJoachim Nagel, the president of the Bundesbank, said …
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25 March 2023 1:45 am
How have oil markets interpreted statements by Novak, US Energy Secretary
WTI crude oil, which had fallen by 3% in earlier trading, reduced its losses by 2% to end at $69.215 per barrel, returning to levels that are not much higher than they were almost two years ago. To end the day at slightly under $75 a barrel, Brent crude fell …
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25 March 2023 12:41 am
US stocks end volatile week in the green territory
US stocks closed in positive territory on Friday after a volatile week following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision on Wednesday and further pressure in the banking sector. The S&P 500, which fell as much as 1% in early Friday trading, ended up 0.57%. The Dow Jones and technology-heavy Nasdaq …
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24 March 2023 11:30 pm
Global markets rattled again by fresh Deutsche Bank crisis
Two new issues have jolted the world markets. Bond insurance rates at Deutsche Bank increased, which is mimicking what occurred to Credit Suisse before it failed. Also, according to news sources, the US Justice Department is looking into European institutions, such as Credit Suisse and UBS, for allegedly assisting Russian …
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