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October, 2022

  • 7 October 2022 1:11 am

    Gold beaten back by stronger US dollar

    The price of gold returns back to flat on the day in what has been a correction of this week’s rally into daily resistance near $1,730. The price fell from a high of $1,725.60 to a low of $1,706.95 but held above the prior day’s lows despite firmer US yields …

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  • 7 October 2022 12:16 am

    Fed’s Evans, Waller, Mester Sang Same Hawkish Battle Song

    On Thursday, Fed speakers kept singing the same battle rhyme. Loretta Mester said the US central bank has more work to do to tame inflation and she has not seen the evidence needed to convince her that the policymakers can slow the pace of interest rate hikes as investors expect …

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  • 6 October 2022 11:10 pm

    EUR/JPY Extends its losses, drops towards 142.20s

    The EUR/JPY pair fell on Thursday, for the second straight day due to market sentiment that is turning sour, as portrayed by Wall Street’s performance as the stocks market is expected to finish the US session with losses.The US Fed policymakers remain committed to crushing inflation. At the time of …

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  • 6 October 2022 10:42 pm

    US Treasury yields continue climbing

    US Treasury yields continue to rise, boosted by the latest interest rate hike expectations. Treasury yields rose to 3.799% from the previous daily close at 3.575%.A report issued Thursday by the Economist’s Research and Analysis Unit said that the institution “expects further rate hikes by the Fed in November and …

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  • 6 October 2022 9:57 pm

    USD/CAD rallies sharply on BoC’s Macklem hawkish remarks

    The USD/CAD pair climbs above 1.3700 as traders eye a break of 1.3800 as they focus on Friday’s NFPs. The Bank of Canada’s Governor Macklem said, “further interest rate increases are warranted,” reiterating the BoC’s hawkish stance. The USD/CAD climbs sharply during the US session, as Fed officials remained focused …

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  • 6 October 2022 9:01 pm

    US Stocks Slide After Surging Jobless Claims

    The stock market fell Thursday after unemployment claims surged at levels that are not enough to convince investors the Fed will change its aggressive rate policy. Oil giants Chevron (CVX) and Exxon Mobil (XOM) led gains while food and beverage companies declined on earnings.The Nasdaq composite traded 0.1% lower, after …

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  • 6 October 2022 7:56 pm

    BoC’s Macklem: More rate hikes will be needed

    Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said on Thursday that further rate hikes will be needed since there is more work to be done on inflation. The USD/CAD pair’s performance ignored these comments and was last seen rising 0.8% on the day at 1.3725 and is trading at the time …

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  • 6 October 2022 7:37 pm

    BoE’s Haskel: Economic inactivity will hold UK growth back

    The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has the tools and the resolve to return inflation to target in the medium term according to statements and remarks by policymaker Jonathan Haskel on Thursday.These remarks did nothing to help the British pound find demand and the GBP/USD pair was last seen …

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  • 6 October 2022 5:58 pm

    Dollar rises on anticipation of US jobs data

    On Thursday, the dollar extended the rally that began on Wednesday, as investors awaited the US jobs and inflation data, looking for indications that may mean reducing the intensity of the interest rate hike and reducing the rise of the US currency. The euro fell 0.27 percent to $0.9859, after …

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  • 6 October 2022 4:58 pm

    US September Nonfarm Payrolls Preview

    Nonfarm Payrolls in the US are expected to appear above “normal” once again. That would affirm that the US employment situation remains “hot”, and that the Fed can focus on getting inflation down. According to the latest BLS report, there were over 10.1M job openings, but just 6.0M people were …

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  • 6 October 2022 3:45 pm

    The Russian Foreign Ministry: Excluding Russia from the Nord Stream investigation is unimaginable

    On Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it was “inconceivable” that the investigation of cracks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines would be carried out without Russia’s participation. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the West had deliberately created obstacles to the investigation and said excluding Russia …

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  • 6 October 2022 2:34 pm

    The Kremlin: The OPEC + decision to reduce oil production aims to stabilize the market

    A Kremlin spokesman said on Thursday that the decision of the OPEC + group of major oil producers to cut production by two million barrels per day aims to stabilize the market. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that by agreeing to the production cut, OPEC+ confirmed its credibility as an organization …

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  • 6 October 2022 1:37 pm

    Oil near a 3-week high after the OPEC + agreement to cut production

    Oil prices stabilized near a three-week high on Thursday after the OPEC + alliance agreed to cut global crude supplies by reducing production by about 2 million barrels per day, the largest cut since 2020. Brent crude futures for December settlement rose four cents to $93.41 a barrel by 0538 …

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