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September, 2022

• 8 September 2022 5:40 pm

  US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims decline to 222K

  

  here were 222,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending September 3, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 228,000 (revised from 232,000) and came in better than the market expectation of 240,000. Further details …

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• 8 September 2022 4:48 pm

  Key takeaways from ECB policy statement

  

  Key takeaways from policy statement “This major step frontloads transition from prevailing highly accommodative level of policy rates towards levels that will ensure timely return of inflation to ECB’s 2% medium-term target.” “Based on current assessment, over next several meetings, ECB expects to raise interest rates further to dampen demand …

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• 8 September 2022 4:20 pm

  ECB hikes key rates by 75 basis points as expected

  

  The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Thursday that it raised its key rates by 75 basis points (bps) following the September policy meeting. With this decision, the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will be …

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• 8 September 2022 3:41 pm

  Oil prices fall as pandemic restrictions extend in China

  

  Oil prices fell on Thursday, after recording sharp losses in the previous session, as the extension of China’s closure measures to curb the spread of the Coronavirus exacerbated fears of a slowdown in global economic activity, which is hurting demand. Brent crude futures lost 40 cents, or 0.4 percent, to …

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• 8 September 2022 2:43 pm

  Euro hovers above two-decade low ahead of ECB decision

  

  On Thursday, the euro hovered above the 20-year low hit two days ago as investors awaited the European Central Bank’s policy decision and comments from the Federal Reserve chief for indications on the path of global monetary tightening. The European Central Bank is expected to raise interest rates by 75 …

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• 8 September 2022 1:50 pm

  European stocks open higher

  

  European shares opened higher on Thursday, ahead of what could be the largest interest rate hike ever announced by the European Central Bank. Mining and banking stocks led the gains. Markets are awaiting the size of the central bank’s increase in the main interest rate. The bank is studying a …

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• 8 September 2022 12:40 pm

  Gold falls on anticipation of Powell’s speech and ECB rate decision

  

  Gold prices fell on Thursday, while investors awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and the European Central’s decision on the upcoming interest rate later Thursday. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.1 percent to $ 1716.59 an ounce (an ounce) by 0609 GMT, after rising by about one …

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• 8 September 2022 12:15 pm

  Nikkei closes at a one-week high, tracking Wall Street

  

  Japan’s Nikkei closed at a one-week high on Thursday, tracking the strong close on Wall Street Wednesday night, while the yen’s slide against the dollar raised hopes for better prospects for local businesses. The Nikkei jumped 2.31 percent to 28,065.28 points, its highest closing level since Aug. 31. The index …

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• 8 September 2022 3:07 am

  Market Drivers – US Session – September, 7

  

  The US dollar was able to maintain its strong stance throughout the first half of the day, but later, the dollar had to retreat along with the sliding T-yields during the US trading session.Gold fell to touch intraday low of $1,691.32 per troy ounce but managed to recover towards the …

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• 8 September 2022 2:44 am

  Dollar demand drags T-Yields lower ahead of Powell’s speech

  

  After earlierly hitting three-month highs, US T-yields slipped on Wednesday because the demand for US dollars has helped send money into government debt and before an awaited speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday.Overall, there is demand for dollars, so there’s more money pouring into the Treasury market. The …

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• 8 September 2022 2:32 am

  Where are natural gas prices heading?

  

  Factors that could impact the volume of LNG exports in the next months include the planned outage at Cove Point in October and Freeport LNG resuming partial operations by mid-November. EIA forecasts total US liquefied natural gas exports to account for 12.3 Bcf/d in 2023.Spot prices at the US benchmark …

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• 8 September 2022 2:07 am

  Putin Defies ‘Stupid’ Sanctions, Slams EU Gas Price Cap Plan

  

  On Wednesday, Russia’s Vladimir Putin described Western sanctions “stupid” and threatened to halt all energy sales to Russia’s critics if they move forward with a cap on oil prices proposed by the G7 industrialized economic powers.“We will not supply gas, oil, coal, heating oil, we will not supply anything,” Putin …

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• 8 September 2022 1:27 am

  EU ponders price cap on Russian gas

  

  On Wednesday, EU’s Ursula von der Leyen proposed that the bloc cap the price of Russian-imported gas, among other measures, as the member states are forced to deal with a worsening energy crisis while seeking to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine.Facing a cut-off of Russian oil and natural gas as …

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