Gold prices rose on Friday, supported by a weak dollar, while investors prepared for important inflation data in the United States and the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates next week. Spot gold increased 0.2% to $1,793.16 an ounce by 0241 GMT, but has fallen 0.3% since the beginning …
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Market Analysis
December, 2022
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9 December 2022 12:27 pm
Japan shares jumped, supported by Wall Street gains and the easing of Corona restrictions in China
Japanese stocks jumped on Friday, led by chip-related and other blue-chip stocks, after Wall Street closed higher Thursday night, supported by growing hopes of a recovery in global economic growth following China’s easing of anti-COVID-19 restrictions. The Nikkei index closed up 1.18 percent at 27,901.01 points, recording the largest daily …
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9 December 2022 2:31 am
Market Drivers – US Session 08/12/2022
According to US Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen, “recession is not inevitable”. But, Yellen declined to say whether the dollar had peaked against other currencies. US stocks benefited on Thursday and exhibited better performance on anticipations of slower pace of monetary policy tightening. The performance of stocks impacted the US Dollar, …
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9 December 2022 2:03 am
US dollar retreats amid anticipations on Friday’s PPI data
The US dollar has been declining against most major rival currencies since the beginning of the US trading session, on Thursday. The dollar’s performance is impacted by anticipations regarding the awaited US inflation.The dollar index, which measures the performance of the American currency against a basket of major currencies, fell …
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9 December 2022 1:27 am
Yellen: US recession is not inevitable
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that the Biden administration is listening to concerns raised by European allies over the US Inflation Reduction Act, a $430 billion green energy subsidy package.Many European Union countries fear their companies will be unfairly disadvantaged by the subsidies contained in the new …
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8 December 2022 11:43 pm
BoC’s Kozicki: Future rate decisions to rely more on data
Deputy BoC Governor Sharon Kozicki said on Thursday that the Bank of Canada will study the latest economic data to find out direction and accordingly decide whether or not to raise interest rates, adding it would move forcefully if necessary.At the time of writing. USD/CAD pair trades at 1.3583, namely …
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8 December 2022 9:20 pm
Gold Prices Rallies Amid Trending Slower Pace of Interest Hiking
GOLD prices rallied on Thursday, erasing this week’s previous 1.4% drop in Dollar terms as the US currency retreated once more on the FX market ahead of next week’s expected slowdown in Federal Reserve rate hikes, helping New York equities push higher despite a rise in longer-term interest rates in …
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8 December 2022 8:16 pm
US stocks rise on Wall Street, but still lower for the week
US stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday, but are still lower for the week after five straight losses.The S&P 500 rose 0.9% as of 10:14 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 244 points, or 0.7%, to 33,842 and the Nasdaq rose 1.2%.Energy stocks had some …
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8 December 2022 7:12 pm
AUD/USD Benefits From Sliding Dollar
The US Dollar falls across the board on Thursday, amid positive risk appetite. The AUD/USD pair strengthens after breaking 0.6750, trims weekly losses. US Initial Jobless Claims rise to 230K and Continuing Claims hit fresh monthly highs.The US dollar’s decline boosted the AUD/USD pair that broke above 0.6745. It hit …
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8 December 2022 3:46 pm
SOMO data shows that Iraq’s oil production declined in November in line with its share in OPEC+
Data from the Iraqi State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), seen by Reuters on Thursday, showed that Iraq produced 4.43 million barrels per day of crude oil in November, down 221 thousand from October. These figures show that Iraq’s crude production is in line with its quota under the OPEC + …
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8 December 2022 2:29 pm
European stocks are falling under pressure from telecom and utilities stocks
European stocks fell on Thursday, pressured by falling utilities and telecom stocks amid growing fears of an imminent recession. The Stoxx 600 index was down 0.1 percent by 0815 GMT. The index fell for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday amid growing fears of slowing economic growth ahead of a …
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8 December 2022 2:08 pm
Dollar is recovering some of its losses amid continuing recession fears
On Thursday, the dollar recouped some of the losses it posted the day before, as investors focused on expectations of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy path amid fears that higher interest rates could trigger a recession. With the Bank of Japan holding long-term bond yields near zero, the yen weakened …
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8 December 2022 12:50 pm
Oil prices are rising after reaching their lowest levels in 2022
Oil prices recovered in early Asian trade on Thursday after tumbling to their lowest level this year, as production and gasoline inventories rose in the United States as concerns grew that an economic slowdown could weaken demand for fuel. Brent crude futures rose $1 to $78.17 a barrel, by 0600 …
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