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August, 2022

• 18 August 2022 12:00 pm

  Japanese shares track Wall Street losses after Fed meet minutes

  

  Japanese stocks fell in tandem with their Asian counterparts on Thursday as investors analyzed the Federal Reserve meeting minutes, awaiting an upcoming seminar to assess whether the US central bank will ease its tight monetary policy. The Japanese Nikkei index fell 0.91 percent at the open and hovered at this …

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• 18 August 2022 2:25 am

  Market Drivers – US Session – Wednesday August 17

  

  The US dollar finished Wednesday higher against most major rival currencies on Wednesday, despite suffering a near-term retreat following the release of the FOMC Minutes. The US dollar posted modest advances against safe-haven currencies, with USD/CHF trading around 0.9510 and USD/JPY at 135.00.Gold trades at $1,762.70 per ounce at the …

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• 18 August 2022 1:44 am

  Prominent UK Politician Blames Putin For British Energy Crisis

  

  UK prominent political figure Liz Truss, who aspires to succeed Boris Johnson in office as coming Prime Minister, criticized the green energy levy on all bills. Truss believes that by removing that levy, Britain would save people money on their bills. On the other hand, Truss has said “But what …

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• 18 August 2022 1:02 am

  Have Cryptos, Stocks Reacted Differently To FOMC Minutes?

  

  The US central bank is continuing its efforts to tame inflation with interest rate hikes and Wednesday’s FOMC minutes have showed that the committee members agreed on the necessity of keeping interest rates higher as a means of combating inflation. Markets were cool in the hours leading up to the …

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• 18 August 2022 12:03 am

  Gold rallies on FOMC minutes

  

  At the time of writing, gold is trading at $1764.77 an ounce. Gold price has rallied on the FOMC minutes which is not shedding much light on how aggressive US monetary policymakers are expected to be. There was no obvious message that rate hikes will be as aggressive in September’s …

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• 17 August 2022 11:08 pm

  EUR/USD hits a daily high after FOMC minutes

  

  The EUR/USD rallied close to 50 pips after FOMC Minutes. Fed members agreed to hike 75 bps in July. Fed members acknowledge they would slow the pace of tightening at “some point.”The EUR/USD jumped during the last hour as the minutes lifted the Euro near the highs of the day, …

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• 17 August 2022 10:58 pm

  Fed’s Bowman: Labour market continues to be strong

  

  Fed Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Wednesday that US labour market is still robust, the recovery of the service sector, and more fully open schools and childcare centres will bring more women back to the workforce.Bowman also mentioned that the US “continues to see strong employment gains and low …

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• 17 August 2022 10:20 pm

  Gold’s further selloff conditioned on FOMC minutes’ signals

  

  Gold is trading at $1776.75 per ounce at the time of writing, but the precious metal’s price is attempting to steady ahead of the FOMC minutes. Gold’s selloff might be overdone as prices are not deteriorating despite a surge in global bond yields. UK inflation hit a 40-year high and …

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• 17 August 2022 10:11 pm

  FOMC Minutes: Rate could reach enough level to control inflation

  

  The Minutes of the FOMC policy decision that took place over the July 26-27 policy meeting, that may shed light on just how aggressive they expect to be, have been released as follows:Fed minutes: All participants at July 26-27 policy meeting agreed 75-basis-point interest rate hike was appropriate.Some participants said …

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• 17 August 2022 9:58 pm

  Oil surges after EIA report

  

  Brent crude rose $1.09, or 1.1%, to $93.45 per barrel by 12:23 p.m. ET (1723 GMT). Earlier in the day, recession worries had pushed the benchmark price to its lowest since February at $91.51. US West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.39, or 1.6%, to $87.92 per barrel.Crude oil prices rose …

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• 17 August 2022 9:14 pm

  Equities fall, Treasury yields rise ahead of FOMC minutes

  

  Global equities fell while US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday ahead of the release of the Fed’s meeting minutes that are expected to reveal the extent of officials’ hawkish stance on interest rates and inflation.MSCI’s gauge of stocks in 50 countries across the globe (.MIWD00000PUS) shed 0.94%, while the pan-European …

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• 17 August 2022 8:46 pm

  US Dollar Surges Ahead Of FOMC Minutes

  

  FOMC minutes are expected to keep the US dollar supported. The dollar gains about 2% off the highs of the year, ahead of today’s release of the 27 July FOMC minutes. Last FOMC’s meeting, in particular, triggered dollar selloff on the view that the Fed might have already taken the …

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• 17 August 2022 8:26 pm

  Could FOMC Minutes point to resize Fed’s future rate hikes?

  

  The US central bank’s officials tend to keep hiking interest rates until high inflation is under control, and the release on Wednesday’s FOMC minutes from their July 26-27 policy meeting could highlight how aggressive they expect to be.Data since the Fed’s last policy meeting showed annual consumer inflation eased in …

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