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January, 2022

• 26 January 2022 3:10 pm

  European shares continue to recover

  

  European shares extended their rally on Wednesday, as cautious traders awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting, which concludes later Wednesday, for indications of tightening monetary policy in the face of rising inflation. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 1.1 percent, with all sectors gaining, led by the …

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• 26 January 2022 2:04 pm

  The euro is falling amid tensions around Ukraine

  

  The euro hovered near one-month lows against the dollar and the yen on Wednesday, weighed by fears of a military conflict in Ukraine and ahead of the conclusion of US Federal Reserve meetings that could usher in an accelerated tightening of monetary policy. The Bank of Canada is scheduled to …

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• 26 January 2022 1:46 pm

  Oil Falls Amid Profit-Taking Ahead of Fed

  

  Oil prices fell on Wednesday as investors booked profits ahead of the announcement of a Federal Reserve decision and US Energy Information Administration data on crude stocks. Still, concerns about supply shortages due to geopolitical tensions limited losses. Oil prices hit a seven-year high last week amid fears of tight …

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• 26 January 2022 1:10 pm

  Gold is Stable, And Ukraine Risks Offset The Possible US Rates Hike

  

  Gold prices stabilized on Wednesday as investors held off big bets ahead of a decision on the pace of monetary policy tightening at the US Federal Reserve meeting, while tensions surrounding Ukraine kept gold near a 10-week high hit in the previous session. And gold settled in spot transactions at …

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• 26 January 2022 12:30 pm

  Japan Shares Fall Before The Fed

  

  Japan’s Nikkei index ended lower on Wednesday, with technology heavyweights tracking the losses of their US counterparts on Tuesday night on fears of the Federal Reserve’s increasing hawkish tone and tensions surrounding Ukraine. The Nikkei fell 0.44 percent to close at 27,011.33 points, after touching earlier in the session a …

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• 26 January 2022 3:01 am

  Market Drivers – US Session – 25 January 2022

  

  Traders and market participants await the US Fed to adopt firm plans to raise interest rates and taper its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities, which have swollen its balance sheet to about $9 trillion.The Fed’s two-day meeting ends Wednesday. Analysts’ views of the meeting are mixed, with …

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• 26 January 2022 2:48 am

  Euro falls to one-month low as Ukraine tensions persist

  

  The Euro fell to a one-month low on Tuesday as tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine drew investors to the dollar, a day before the Federal Reserve is expected to reveal details on its plans to tighten monetary policy.Tensions remained high after NATO said on Monday it was …

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• 26 January 2022 2:20 am

  IMF slashes US and China growth forecasts

  

  The pandemic will continue to stoke uncertainty and inflation in its third year, undermining the global recovery from the coronavirus and pushing total economic losses toward $14 trillion. That’s according to the International Monetary Fund, which on Tuesday slashed its global growth forecast for 2022 by half a percentage point …

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• 26 January 2022 1:38 am

  Bulls Still Control Gold Price Ahead Of Fed’s Rate Decision

  

  The gold index (XAU/USD) has rallied on Tuesday, adding around 0.5% to the scale after climbing from a low of $1,834.95 to a high of $1,853.88 so far. The US dollar has come under pressure after reaching a two-week peak over tensions between Russia and the West. However, there was …

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• 26 January 2022 1:14 am

  Major Currencies Trade With Pro-Risk Bias

  

  Uneven and rather unpredictable trading conditions have prevailed for a second successive session on Tuesday. Ahead of the US close, the S&P 500 is still trading in the red territory but has recovered sharply off earlier session lows, giving a sense of De-Ja Vu after yesterday’s ferocious late-session recovery.The net …

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• 25 January 2022 11:28 pm

  USD/CHF Near Two-Week Highs Amid Speculations On SNB Intervention

  

  The USD/CHF pair hit its highest level in nearly two weeks on Tuesday as the Swiss franc lost its safe-haven shine despite further downside in US (and global) equities and ongoing Italian political uncertainty. The pair broke to the north of its 200 and 21-day moving averages in the 0.9160 …

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• 25 January 2022 10:29 pm

  Hot CPI Data Shield Australian Dollar From Stock Market Losses

  

  The AUD/USD pair is stable in the 0.7140 area on Tuesday after Monday’s brief dip below 0.7100. Hotter than expected Australian CPI data is helping shield AUD from further risk appetite-related losses as US equities slide.After coming within a fraction of hitting the December 20 lows just above 0.7080 on …

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• 25 January 2022 9:06 pm

  S&P 500 Dips As Monday’s Late Session Momentum Fades

  

  After Monday’s stunning late-session recovery that saw the major US indices post and incredible recovery from intra-day lows, sentiment has taken a turn for the worse again. The S&P 500, which recovered a more than 4.0% dip to as lows as the 4220s on Monday to close above 4400, is …

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