German Finance Minister Christian Lindner defended his country’s 200 billion euro defense shield to fund energy relief. Lindner also rejected calls for joint European Union debt, in comments to broadcaster ZDF on Tuesday.“Joint debt does not help us in the long run to strengthen competitiveness or with the sustainable finances …
Read More »Wall Street Slips as Walmart Warning, Jobless Claims Spark Economic Fears
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted over 1.40% to 43,980 on Thursday as investors grappled wi…
Market Drivers and Update; US Session: PMIs in Focus
The US dollar weakened significantly, reaching a two-month low despite no changes in US tariffs or p…
Looming Impact of Fresh EU Sanctions on Commodities Expected
The European Union’s latest round of sanctions against Russia, the sixteenth since the invasio…
Fort Knox’s US Gold Reserve to be Audited, Administration Says
The US Administration announced plans to audit the nation’s gold reserves stored at Fort Knox …
Fed Official Flags Upside Inflation Risks, Warns of Stagflation Threat
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem expressed concerns Thursday about the potential for persiste…
Explainer: What the loss of Fed’s independence could mean
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Dollar Wobbles After Jobless Claims Disappoint, China Deal Hints Emerge
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Oil Prices Steady After Recent Gains, U.S. Crude Stockpiles Weigh on Market
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European Markets Mixed as Investors Digest Corporate Earnings
European stock markets traded in a mixed fashion on Thursday, as investors closely monitored corpora…
Bitcoin Holds Steady Amid Market Uncertainty, Awaiting Directional Catalyst
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Market Analysis
October, 2022
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4 October 2022 10:50 pm
GBP/USD encounters wall of critical resistance
GBP/USD keeps moving back and forth on Tuesday in a day that ran through a vast territory for a fresh high for the week, so far, at 1.1489 from a low of 1.1280. The American dollar was hit hard by lower-than-expected JOLTS data that has accompanied weak Manufacturing data and …
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4 October 2022 10:25 pm
Wall Street Soaring On Dollar Weakens, US Jobs Data
The yield on the benchmark 10-Year US Treasury note fell 9 basis points to 3.66%, a two-week low, while the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six developed economy currencies, fell around a quarter point to 110.65. The S&P 500 meanwhile, rose 2.8%, while the Dow …
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4 October 2022 9:27 pm
USD/CAD drops on softer US dollar, higher oil prices
USD/CAD drops 100 pips on Tuesday, extending its weekly losses to almost 2%. Broad US dollar weakness and high crude oil prices undermine the USD/CAD, a tailwind for the CAD.The US economy is slowing as the Fed wishes, as portrayed by the JOLTs report missing estimations. Fed policymakers continue to …
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4 October 2022 8:40 pm
EUR/USD approaching parity on softer US dollar
The EUR/USD pair extends gains above 0.9900 and the next barrier is at 1.0015. the Euro gains more than 400 pips from last week’s low. On the other hand, the US Dollar retreated across the board on risk appetite and lower US yields.The EUR/USD rose even further during the American …
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4 October 2022 7:41 pm
Lagarde: Difficult to say if inflation is at peak
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday it was difficult to say whether or not inflation has peaked in the euro area.“The minimum that we have to do is to stop stimulating demand,” Lagarde added. These comments don’t seem to be having a noticeable impact on the shared …
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4 October 2022 6:46 pm
Market Drivers – European Session 4/10/2022
The Kremlin said Tuesday (October 4) that Tesla founder Elon Musk has outlined a possible peace deal with Ukraine as a “positive step,” hours after Kyiv criticized Musk’s call for a negotiated settlement to the seven-month conflict.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call that Moscow was always …
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4 October 2022 6:12 pm
Oil rises ahead of OPEC + meeting to discuss production cuts
Oil prices rose on Tuesday amid expectations that the OPEC+ group may agree to a significant cut in crude production when it meets this week. Brent crude futures rose 79 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $89.65 a barrel by 1054 GMT, after gaining more than 4 percent in the previous …
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4 October 2022 5:12 pm
The Kremlin: Elon Musk’s proposal for a peace agreement with Ukraine is a “positive step”
The Kremlin said Tuesday (October 4) that Tesla founder Elon Musk has outlined a possible peace deal with Ukraine as a “positive step,” hours after Kyiv criticized Musk’s call for a negotiated settlement to the seven-month conflict. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call that Moscow was …
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4 October 2022 2:51 pm
USD is falling and the markets are taking a breath
The dollar fell on Tuesday as US Treasury yields stopped rising after a wave of increases, which provided an opportunity for stock markets and helped the euro and pound to catch a breath and recover from multi-year lows. The Australian dollar was also eye-catching, as it fell by about one …
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4 October 2022 1:28 pm
Gold hits 3-week high as dollar and bond yields fall
Gold prices hit a three-week high on Tuesday, prompting all precious metals to gain, with the dollar and US Treasury yields falling again after hitting their highest levels in years, restoring the allure of the non-yielding precious metal. And gold rose in immediate transactions 2.5 percent to $ 1707.20 an …
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4 October 2022 12:51 pm
Turkey’s trade deficit rises to $10.38 billion in September
Turkey’s Trade Ministry announced on Tuesday that the country’s trade deficit jumped 298 percent year-on-year in September to $10.384 billion, as rising energy import costs continue to cause the deficit to grow. The data showed that exports grew by 9.2 percent to $22.62 billion in September, while imports jumped 41.5 …
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4 October 2022 11:58 am
Japan’s Nikkei jumps 3%, supported by the rise in Wall Street
Japan’s Nikkei index jumped 3 percent on Tuesday in its best session in more than six months, as investors flock to blue-chip and hard-hit growth-related stocks and following Wall Street’s sharp rally at the close in the evening. The Nikkei rose 2.96 percent to 26,992.21 points, supported by broad buying, …
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