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Market Analysis
October, 2022
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5 October 2022 7:14 pm
EUR/USD falls from around parity on stronger US dollar
The EUR/USD pair fell as speculation on Fed’s intentions regarding interest rate pace has decreased. The EUR/USD is erasing some of Tuesday’s gains as US T-bond yields are seen rising again, while US Services PMI data, even though slowed, is still at expansionary territory. At the time of writing, the …
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5 October 2022 6:44 pm
OPEC+ agree to cut oil production to boost sliding prices
OPEC + decided to cut production by two million barrels per day during the meeting that ended a while ago in Vienna. According to the news, the reduction will take effect next November. Oil prices reversed their downward trend after the OPEC + decision was issued, to start recording increases …
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5 October 2022 5:46 pm
Reuters: OPEC+ JMMC agrees on oil output cuts of 2 mln bpd
OPEC+ key ministers, known as the joint ministerial monitoring committee, has agreed on oil production cuts of 2 million barrels per day, three OPEC+ sources said according to Reuters.
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5 October 2022 5:31 pm
US: Goods and services deficit narrow to $67.4 billion in August
The data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Wednesday that the US’ goods and services deficit narrowed by $3.1 billion to $67.4 billion in August from $70.5 billion in July. This reading came in lower than the market expectation for a deficit of $68 billion.
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5 October 2022 4:23 pm
US: Private sector employment rises by 208,000 in September
The data published by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) showed on Wednesday that private sector employment in the US rose by 208,000 in September. This reading followed August’s increase of 185,000 (revised from 132,000) and came in slightly better than the market expectation of 200,000.
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5 October 2022 4:21 pm
Dollar index resumes its rise after the largest daily decline in more than two years
The dollar index resumed its rise today, Wednesday, after it recorded the largest daily decline in more than two years, pending the release of many economic data ahead of the monthly jobs report expected at the end of this week. The impact of the dollar’s rise – which has risen …
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5 October 2022 3:59 pm
Eurozone PMI falls to 20-month low as recession prospect rises
Eurozone business activity fell further than expected last month, increasing the likelihood of a recession in the 19-member common currency bloc. S&P Global’s final euro zone composite PMI (purchasing managers’ index), seen as a reliable gauge of economic health, dropped to a 20-month low of 48.1 in September from 48.9 …
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5 October 2022 2:49 pm
G7 countries agree plan to impose price cap on Russian oil
European Union member states have agreed to cap the price of Russian oil as they seek to cut Kremlin revenues and punish Vladimir Putin for the Ukraine war. Ambassadors from 27 countries on Wednesday signed off on the proposed cap on the price of crude shipped to countries outside the …
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5 October 2022 2:00 pm
German exports grow more than expected despite the global economic slowdown
Germany’s exports grew slightly more than expected in August, the German Federal Statistics Office said on Wednesday, despite a slowing global economy, rising interest rates and a shortage of materials. Strong demand from the United States and China boosted German exports to 133.1 billion euros ($132.59 billion) in August, up …
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5 October 2022 1:30 pm
European shares fall after rising more than 5% in 3 days
European shares fell on Wednesday, after rising more than 5% in the previous three sessions, on the back of easing concerns about the pace of monetary tightening, as well as investors awaiting a slew of regional and US data due later on Wednesday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down …
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5 October 2022 1:01 pm
Japan’s Nikkei closes above 27,000 points for the first time in two weeks
Japan’s Nikkei broke through an important psychological barrier on Wednesday, boosted by retail stocks, although sentiment remained muted compared to global markets, which were boosted by the prospect of central banks calming sharp tightening policies. The Nikkei index broke the 27,000-point barrier for the first time since Sept. 22 and …
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5 October 2022 12:35 pm
US oil stocks fell by 1.8 million barrels
The American Petroleum Institute said that crude oil inventories fell by 1.8 million barrels in the week ending September 30th. In its weekly report, the American Institute stated that gasoline stocks fell by 3.5 million barrels last week, and distillate stocks fell by 4.1 million barrels. On Wednesday, the US …
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