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Market Analysis
September, 2022
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7 September 2022 1:16 pm
Eurozone Final GDP revised higher to 0.8% QoQ in Q2
The Eurozone economy expanded by 0.8% on the quarter in the three months to June of 2022 vs. 0.6% prior, the final revision confirmed on Wednesday. The market consensus was for a reading of 0.6% in the reported period. On an annualized basis, the bloc’s GDP rate rose by 4.1% …
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7 September 2022 1:11 pm
European shares open lower as mining and energy stocks decline
European shares opened lower on Wednesday as mining and energy companies led the losses as investors remained concerned about the outlook for demand in the wake of weak trade data from China. The European oil and gas index was down 2.2 percent by 0720 GMT, while the mining index lost …
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7 September 2022 1:08 pm
Japan shares close lower
Japanese stocks fell on Wednesday as continued investor fears about an economic slowdown outweighed the strong performance of exporters’ shares, which rose on the yen’s fall. The Nikkei index fell 0.71 percent, tracking losses overnight on Wall Street, as the three major indexes fell after the US services sector report …
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7 September 2022 11:57 am
Gold prices fall as the dollar and bond yields rise
Gold prices fell on Wednesday as the dollar and Treasury yields rose after upbeat economic data boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates sharply. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.5% to $ 1692.99 an ounce (an ounce) by 0330 GMT, after falling earlier to …
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7 September 2022 4:01 am
Market Drivers – US Session – 06/09/2022
The US dollar extended its gains, ending Tuesday higher against most rival currencies. The EUR and the JPY were the worst performers, falling to multi-year lows against their American rival. EUR/USD traded as low as 0.9863, now hovering around 0.9900, while USD/JPY trades a handful of pips below 143.07, a …
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7 September 2022 3:47 am
T-yields, Dollar Index dragging gold lower
At the time of writing, the precious metal trades around $1703. Earlier on Tuesday, gold future traded at $1712.80 with net decline of $9.80 or – 0.56%. Concurrently the dollar index was up 71 points or 0.65% and fixed at 110.22. This could mean that there was fractional buying in …
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7 September 2022 3:27 am
Could BoC hike interest rate policy above aggregate 3%?
The Bank of Canada is widely expected to decide one more big interest hike on Wednesday in its endeavour to fight inflation which is currently near forty year high and closer to the 2% target.All 31 economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect policy makers led by Governor Tiff Macklem to raise …
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7 September 2022 3:12 am
EUR/GBP extends the rebound from weekly low
The EUR/GBP pair has maintained its defensive standing while keeping the previous day’s bounce off a one-week low around 0.8600 during Wednesday’s initial Asian session.The cross-currency pair dropped to the lowest levels since August 30 before taking a U-turn from the 50-SMA. The corrective pullback, however, lacks support from the …
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7 September 2022 1:21 am
USD/JPY Rallies as yen falls apart
The USD/JPY pair rallied on Tuesday and took out the symbolic level of 142, scoring a fresh 24-year low as the US dollar sprung into life again and while the gap between Japanese monetary policy and its counterparts widens. USD/July hit the highest levels since August 1998. Japan’s Finance Minister …
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7 September 2022 12:20 am
Demand Fears Drag WTI Price Lower
Oil prices fell on Tuesday as concern returned about the prospect of more interest rate hikes and COVID-19 lockdowns weakening fuel demand, reversing a two-day rally on OPEC+’s first output target cut since 2020.The US benchmark had been trading since Sunday without settlement due to the Labor Day holiday. WTI …
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6 September 2022 11:21 pm
After Ethereum Merge, Is Bitcoin Repricing Looming?
Most investors have shifted their focus of attention onto Ethereum because the long-awaited Ethereum Merge has become closer, one of the most interesting facts about 2022’s bear market is that Ethereum outperformed bitcoin across all timeframes. ETH has surged more in the past 24 hours (6% vs 1%), in the …
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6 September 2022 10:28 pm
AUD/USD sharply falls despite RBA’s rate hike
The AUD/USD pair falls from weekly highs at around 0.6830s due to increased odds of an aggressive Fed hike.On the US front, the ISM Non-Manufacturing activity for August surprisingly exceeded estimations, easing US recession worries whereas Australia’s GDP for the Q2, quarterly and yearly, is eyed on Wednesday’s Asian session.The …
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