Oil prices closed steadily on Tuesday after recovering from a near three-week low, attracting support from the intraday weaker US dollar and on data showing that US demand for crude and petroleum products rose in November.The more active second-month Brent contract settled at $85.51 per barrel, up $1.09 or 1.29%, …
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U.S. Stock Futures Ease as Investors Await Fed Speeches and Key Inflation Data
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Weekly Recap: FOMC’s Rate Cut – A Lifeline or A Risky Bet?
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Market Analysis
January, 2023
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31 January 2023 10:51 pm
EUR/USD at crossroads ahead of key economic events
The EUR/USD pair is getting prepared for reaction to the key economic events this week, including rate decision by the Fed and ECB as well as Friday’s NFP data.EUR/USD is, therefore, seen at a crossroads trading at 1.0873 at the time of writing slightly up on the day by .015% …
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31 January 2023 10:04 pm
Is ECI data good new for the FOMC?
The Employment Cost Index report released on Tuesday had an unusual impact across almost all financial markets, particularly the US dollar that weakened following the index reading.Analysts pointed out that the reading is one more inflation-linked indicator that is seen as easing. While the report supports inflation moving back toward …
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31 January 2023 8:53 pm
Wall Street Celebrates Strong January With Gains
US Stocks are edging higher on Tuesday ahead of what many investors hope will be one of the Fed’s last rate hikes to interest rates as well as anticipated pause of quantitative tightening.The Standard & Poor’s 500 was 0.3% higher as of 9:36 a.m. Eastern and on pace to close …
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31 January 2023 7:55 pm
GBP/USD falls below 1.2300 following US data
The Sterling continued to weaken versus the US dollar ahead of the Fed’s interest rate decision. US inflation continues to impact the pair as the Employment Cost Index drops. The International Monetary Fund expects the UK economy to hit a recession in 2023. The Sterling has extended its losses for …
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31 January 2023 6:56 pm
ExxonMobil flat after confirming record profit
ExxonMobil stock dipped before recovering in premarket trading on Tuesday, after confirming expectations of one of corporate America’s biggest ever annual profits. The oil and gas group said it made $12.8 billion in the final quarter of the year, bringing total profit for 2022 to $55.7B. Reported earnings per share at $3.09 …
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31 January 2023 4:07 pm
Turkey’s trade deficit jumps 137% in 2022 to $109.54 billion
Official data showed on Tuesday that Turkey’s foreign trade deficit rose 137 percent year-on-year to $109.54 billion in 2022, according to the general trade system. The deficit increased in December by 42 percent from the previous year. According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, exports rose in 2022 by …
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31 January 2023 4:01 pm
Bank of England preview
Over the past year, the Bank of England (BoE) has increased its interest rate from almost zero to 3.5%, adopting a more aggressive escalation policy during the second semester as the inflation rate soared to double digits for the first time in nearly fifty years. The Fed signalled a slowdown …
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31 January 2023 2:37 pm
Dollar rises before the US central meeting, but is heading to record the fourth monthly loss
The dollar rose on Tuesday, ahead of an expected series of central bank decisions, but remained on track for its fourth straight monthly loss. The Federal Reserve is set to set interest rates on Wednesday and this will be followed by interest rates from the European Central Bank and the …
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31 January 2023 2:13 pm
European stocks fall as focus shifts to central bank meetings
European stocks fell on Tuesday, dragged down by healthcare stocks, as investors refrained from aggressive bets and expected another round of interest rate hikes by major central banks this week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2% by 0816 GMT, but was on track to end January on a positive …
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31 January 2023 1:09 pm
Gold is falling ahead of interest rate decision
Gold prices fell on Tuesday, but are on track for a third consecutive month of gains, as traders await the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision this week. Spot gold fell 0.3 percent to $1,917.56 an ounce by 0547 GMT, but it is on track for a monthly gain of more …
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31 January 2023 1:08 pm
Japan’s Nikkei closed lower
The Japanese Nikkei index closed lower on Tuesday, as investors awaited the results of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting, and in light of corporate business results that showed mixed trends. The Nikkei fell 0.39 percent, ending trading at 27,327.11 points, after starting the session on a high. The index …
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31 January 2023 3:00 am
Market Drivers – US Session 30/01/2023
Bitcoin received a breakout and rejection against $23,878.62 and later, retreated on Monday as the rally came under pressure by profit-taking. The most famous cryptocurrency is trading at $ 22747.00 at the time of writing. Some analysts do expect bitcoin to drop near $21,969 by the end of this week …
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