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Market Analysis
September, 2022
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1 September 2022 8:39 pm
Does VIX Accurately Work As A Reliable Risk Gauge?
Markets are becoming harder and harder to predict in 2022. One of the biggest questions, right now, is whether a reliable common measure of volatility can work and show risk direction.Traders lack a reliable measure of the risk level when they have to make investment decisions. Instead, they derive direction …
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1 September 2022 7:49 pm
GBP/USD touches 2-year on soaring dollar
US dollar is soaring after the ISM Manufacturing PMI data. The GBP/USD pair drops for the fifth successive day. So, the stronger US Dollar pushed the pair under 1.1500 for the first time since March 2020. The dollar is sharply rising following the positive US economic data, amid risk aversion …
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1 September 2022 7:37 pm
Atlanta Fed GDPNow for Q3 rises to 2.6% versus prior 1.6
According to the Fed Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow model, the US economy is expected to grow at an annualized rate of 2.6% in the third quarter, up from 1.6% in the previous estimate.“After this morning’s construction spending release from the US Census Bureau and this morning’s Manufacturing ISM Report On …
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1 September 2022 7:07 pm
EUR/USD falls below 0.9920 on positive US data
The EUR/USD pair has collapsed by 1% after upbeat US economic data. The pair breaks below parity, extending its losses after hitting on Wednesday a weekly high at 1.0079.Better than expected US S&P Global and ISM Manufacturing PMI further support Fed’s rate hiking stance and even a jumbo 75 bps …
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1 September 2022 4:28 pm
OPEC + Joint Technical Committee expects a deficit in 2023
A document seen by Reuters on Thursday showed that the OPEC + joint technical committee expects a deficit in the oil market in 2023 of 300,000 barrels per day. The committee, which held a meeting on Wednesday, expected demand to fall short of supply by 400,000 barrels per day this …
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1 September 2022 3:07 pm
Gold falls below $1,700 under pressure from sharp interest rate hike bets
Gold prices fell briefly below the $1,700 key level on Thursday for the first time in six weeks as major central banks tightened monetary policy to combat inflation, curbing demand for the non-yielding yellow metal. Spot gold fell 0.4 percent to $1,704.70 an ounce by 0917 GMT, after touching $1,699.30 …
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1 September 2022 2:18 pm
The yen hits its lowest level against the dollar in 24 years
The dollar rose broadly on Thursday, September 1st, especially against the yen, as investors geared up to get higher interest rates in the US, while not expecting Japanese rates to move. The dollar hit a 24-year high of 139.69 against the yen in early Asian trade, up 0.5% from yesterday’s …
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1 September 2022 1:54 pm
Oil prices continue to decline amid concerns about demand
Oil prices continued declining in Thursday’s trading, with the rise of the dollar and increasing concerns about demand, in addition to the reduction of the joint technical committee of OPEC + its forecast for the excess oil supply during this year. In China, closures will be imposed in the city …
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1 September 2022 12:47 pm
Gold falls towards $1,700
The fall of the safe haven gold continued to head towards $1700 despite the lull in the dollar’s rallies that are still hovering near the 109 levels, but the crazy hikes in the two-year bond yields continue to raise concerns about recession fears. On the other hand, US bonds did …
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1 September 2022 12:23 pm
European shares hit 7-week low as interest rate hike fears grow
European shares started September sharply lower, as concerns about sharp increases in interest rates and record inflation rates in the region pushed the STOCK 600 index to its lowest level in seven weeks Thursday 1 September. The European index fell for the fifth consecutive day, falling 0.8% by 0715 GMT. …
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1 September 2022 11:53 am
Japan’s Nikkei hits one-month closing low as chipmakers falter
Japan’s Nikkei hit its lowest closing level in a month on Thursday, weighed down by losses in chip-related stocks after Nvidia was hit overnight by a US order to halt sales of the top artificial intelligence chip maker to China. The Nikkei fell 1.53 percent to close at 27,661.47 points, …
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1 September 2022 3:34 am
Market Drivers – US Session – August, 31
Gold is lacking momentum at the moment as prices trend lower towards $1,700 an ounce, but some analysts still believe that chances for further downside are limited.Gold prices are modestly down on Wednesday but off lows. During the US session, gold briefly rebounded from the one-month low at $1,709 and …
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