US equities ended a choppy session higher on Friday, as equities steadied after their worst start to the year in decades. The S&P 500 rose by about 1.1% to end at 3,825.33 after fluctuating between gains and losses throughout the session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 322 points, or …
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Is Gold Price’s Recent Dip a Sign of Trouble or Opportunity?
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GBP/USD Pulls Back After Reaching New Highs
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British Pound Hits Two-Month High as UK Consumer Spending Surges
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Market Analysis
July, 2022
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2 July 2022 12:20 am
EUR/USD Threatens Big Break In Q3
The Euro is expected to mark an outside-weekly reversal against the US Dollar with EUR/USD plunging more than 1.3%. The price approaches support into the start of 2022 third quarter with the technical considerations highlighting the threat for further losses in the weeks ahead. In last month’s Euro Weekly Price …
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1 July 2022 11:40 pm
AUD/USD pressured by mixed sentiment
The AUD/USD pair reached a new YTD low at around 0.6776. US ISM Manufacturing PMI for June continued expanding but at a slower rhythm.At 0.6821, the AUD/USD stays depressed and ready to finish the week with substantial losses of 2%. The mixed market sentiment and a pullback in the US …
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1 July 2022 10:38 pm
USD/CHF Lifted By Buyers
The USD/CHF is about to finish the trading week with decent gains of 0.39%. Risk-aversion dominates Friday’s US session, as throughout the whole week. The USD/CHF pair also accelerates and reclaims the 0.9600 figure after negative US economic data, showing that the economy, although expanding, is doing it at a …
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1 July 2022 9:54 pm
US Active Rig Count Drops
The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States fell by 3 this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count slid to 750 this week—275 rigs higher than the rig count this time in 2021.Oil rigs in the United States …
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1 July 2022 9:19 pm
Wells Fargo: June’s ISM Manufacturing Data consistent with slower activity pace
Data released on Friday showed the ISM Manufacturing PMI dropped more than expected in June to 53, the lowest level in two years. According to Wells Fargo’a analysts the details of the report demonstrate slower activity in the manufacturing sector, but also that supply problems continue to ease, but only …
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1 July 2022 8:03 pm
Gold rebounds above $1800 as US yields tumble
Gold prices are trimming daily losses as the dollar soars on markets’ prevalent risk aversion. US yields collapse amid fears of a recession.Silver also trimmed losses dragged to the upside by gold. XAG/USD bottomed at $19.38, level not seen since July 2020 and it is trading at $19.75, down 2.60%. …
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1 July 2022 7:28 pm
Bitcoin Loses Aggregate 56% In Second Quarter
Bitcoin price has finished the first half of 2022 and things prospects do not seem good. With record negative returns, BTC is likely to continue falling heading lower, particularly if one particular support level happens to be breached. Bitcoin price crashed by 56% in the second quarter, making it the …
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1 July 2022 6:06 pm
US ISM Manufacturing PMI Falls Below Expectations
The business activity in the US manufacturing sector expanded at a much softer pace in June than it did in May with the ISM Manufacturing PMI dropping to 53 from 56.1. This print came in weaker than the market expectation of 54.9.Further details of the publication showed that Employment Index …
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1 July 2022 5:18 pm
Survey: OPEC oil production fails again to achieve the target in June
A Reuters survey showed on Friday that OPEC did not commit in June to the oil production increase it pledged under an agreement with allies, as involuntary declines in Libya and Nigeria erased the impact of supply increases by Saudi Arabia and other major producers. The survey found that the …
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1 July 2022 3:52 pm
US stock index futures drop significantly ahead of the opening
The futures contracts of US stock indices fell on Friday, coinciding with the continuing concerns about the tightening of the US monetary policy, and the reinforcement of fears of a recession in the US economy. The futures contracts for the Dow Jones rose by 0.23% and settled at the level …
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1 July 2022 2:27 pm
Eurozone Preliminary Inflation soars 8.6%
The annualized Eurozone Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) surged by 8.6% in June vs. the previous reading of 8.1%, the latest data published by Eurostat showed on Friday. The market expected the bloc’s inflation to accelerate by 8.4%. The core figures dropped to 3.7% YoY in June when compared …
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1 July 2022 1:29 pm
European shares fall ahead of inflation data
European shares fell on Friday, as semiconductor shares led the decline after tepid expectations from US chip maker Micron, while investors awaited euro zone inflation data to build their expectations about the pace of interest rate hikes. Dutch semiconductor equipment company ASML, French-Italian chip maker ST Microelectronics and German chip …
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