Market Analysis

November, 2022

  • 18 November 2022 3:22 pm

    UK Retail Sales jump 0.6% MoM in October

    The UK retail sales arrived at 0.6% over the month in October vs. 0% expected and -1.5% previous. The core retail sales, stripping the auto motor fuel sales, rose 0.3% MoM vs. 0.6% expected and -1.5% previous. On an annualized basis, the UK retail sales plunged 6.1% in October versus …

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  • 18 November 2022 2:41 pm

    European stocks open higher as investors flock to energy stocks

    European stocks opened higher on Friday after falling for two straight days as investors snapped up falling energy stocks, although hawkish comments from more Federal Reserve officials capped gains. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.4% by 0813 GMT, with basic resources stocks rising 1.1%, after falling more than …

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  • 18 November 2022 1:33 pm

    Dollar is on its way to achieve weekly gains

    The dollar is heading for its best week in a month on Friday, as comments from Federal Reserve officials and stronger-than-expected retail sales data curbed the US currency’s slide after signs of easing inflation. It was also helped by Thursday’s 0.4 percent decline in the British pound after a British …

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  • 18 November 2022 12:38 pm

    Annual inflation in Japan is at the highest level since 1991

    Annual inflation in Japan rose in October to 3.7%, after it had recorded 3% in September, bringing it to the highest level since January 1991, in light of the rise in commodity prices and raw materials coinciding with the weakness of the yen. The biggest pressure came from food costs, …

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  • 18 November 2022 12:29 pm

    Oil rises as the dollar declines, but the demand outlook casts a shadow

    Oil prices rose Friday, November 18, with the decline of the dollar, but they are heading towards incurring weekly losses due to expectations that the pace of the sharp rise in US interest rates will not ease, as well as expectations of weak demand from China, the largest importer of …

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  • 18 November 2022 12:26 pm

    Gold is rising, but it is still heading towards a weekly loss

    Gold prices rose on Friday, November 18, due to the decline in the US dollar, but it is still heading towards its first weekly loss in 3 weeks, affected by indications from US Federal Reserve officials that more interest rate hikes are on the way. By 04:33 GMT, spot gold …

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  • 18 November 2022 3:22 am

    Market Drivers – US Session 17/11/2022

    Thursday’s market sentiment was negative, providing boosting factor for the US Dollar to recover some of the ground lost earlier during the week. The US dollar maintained mixed performance between ups and downs, but tended to advance.The gloomy market sentiment was partly a result of concerns related to the Ukraine-Russia …

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  • 18 November 2022 3:04 am

    Gold faces first weekly loss in three on Fed’s hawkish stance

    Gold price stays bearish around $1,760, after a two-day downtrend, as sellers cheer the US Dollar’s rebound despite softer US economic data. The precious metal traders digest recent hawkish comments by US Fed officials while market sentiment does not favour risk. The most significant factor for gold trading on Thursday …

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  • 18 November 2022 1:19 am

    T-yield curve inversion touches deepest level since 1982

    The yield curve inversion between the 2-year and 10-year Treasury notes deepened to its widest level in four decades. The spread between the 2-year and 10-year extended to a mark of -66 basis points early Thursday, marking the deepest inversion since 1982.In early market action, the 10Y was up 9 …

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  • 18 November 2022 12:26 am

    SNB Maechler: Will continue to raise rates if inflation above target

    The Swiss National Bank will continue to raise rates if inflation projections are seen above target according to SNB’s governing board member Andrea Maechler.On Thursday, Maechler also noted that the battle against inflation has not been won despite a dip in Swiss inflation to 3.0% in October from 3.3% in …

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  • 17 November 2022 11:06 pm

    S&P 500 falls as rising T-yields trigger recession fears

    The S&P 500 fell on Thursday and US bond yields jumped as Fed officials signaled their rate-hiking campaign to slow inflation is not over.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed, after falling as much as 314 points in the session. The S&P 500 slipped 0.25%, while the Nasdaq Composite …

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  • 17 November 2022 10:26 pm

    Pelosi to step down from US House Speaker role

    US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who became Speaker of the House in 2007, announced that she will step down from her congressional leadership role, ending a two-decade streak as the top House Democrat. Pelosi’s statement, on Thursday, comes after signs that the Democrats will narrowly lose their House majority to …

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  • 17 November 2022 9:38 pm

    USD/CAD surges on hawkish remarks by Fed speakers

    Hawkish commentary by Federal Reserve officials underpinned the US Dollar. US economic data was mixed as unemployment claims dropped, while housing data delivers a gloomy outlook.Wednesday’s Canadian Consumer Price Index failed to underpin the Canadian dollar which weakened versus the US Dollar after Federal Reserve policymakers expressed that inflation remains …

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