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September, 2022

• 15 September 2022 2:21 am

  How will Bitcoin React to Ether Merge?

  

  The blockchain behind Ethereum will attempt to do what no major blockchain has ever done, with plans to switch consensus mechanisms and protocols from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. One of the biggest questions on the market now is: What impact will this transition have on the dominant cryptocurrency, bitcoin?According to some …

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• 15 September 2022 1:50 am

  US shares stabilize following massive selloff

  

  The Nasdaq Composite closed higher in a mixed trading session on Wednesday as investors tried to find their footing after the biggest one-day drop in more than two years.The modest gains followed a massive sell-off for stocks on Tuesday. The Dow sank more than 1,200 points, or nearly 4%, while …

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• 15 September 2022 1:01 am

  Gold stabilizes, hopes for a u-turn before 2023

  

  Gold price has retreated but eventually was able to stabilize ahead of the looming FOMC’s rate hike and Ukraine peace talks Gold held steady as traders have worries concerning the monetary tightening path by the US central bank after economic data, including Tuesday’s CPI and Wednesday’s PPI, pointed to elevated …

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• 14 September 2022 11:47 pm

  US dollar rallies back into bullish territory

  

  The US dollar rallied on Tuesday against the yen, euro and other currencies following stronger-than-expected US inflation data that rocked US stocks, bolstered US yields and sent the greenback towards last week’s two-decade peak of 110.79. The price made a high of 110.01 before bears cleaned up across the counterparts …

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• 14 September 2022 10:59 pm

  AUD/USD buyers face critical support

  

  The AUD/USD stopped the bleeding and jumped off weekly lows at around the 0.6700 figure after the US Producer Price Index report for August eased some of Tuesday’s CPI worries, which sent most risk assets to the red territory, while the US dollar rose above the 110.00 thresholds, on renewed …

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• 14 September 2022 10:07 pm

  Cryptocurrencies experience another mixed day

  

  It was a mixed day as far as price action goes across the cryptocurrency market on Wednesday as traders continued to digest the previous day’s pullback following a hotter than expected inflation figure which sent global financial markets tumbling. Bitcoin bulls defended the psychologically significant support at $20,000 throughout early …

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• 14 September 2022 9:02 pm

  BoE close to rate hike between 50bps and 75bps

  

  Next week, the Bank of England will have its monetary policy decision. Consensus points to a 50 bps rate hike but a 75 bps is not ruled out. Analysts at Danske Bank expect fewer hikes than priced in markets as they emphasise the rising recession risk in the UK. Key …

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• 14 September 2022 8:15 pm

  ECB’s Villeroy expects reaching neutral rate by end of 2022

  

  European Central Bank’s policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Wednesday that he estimates the euro area neutral rate at below or close to 2% and added that they could reach it by the end of the year.“Monetary normalization is fully warranted in the euro area, too early to say …

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• 14 September 2022 7:19 pm

  IMF’s Georgieva: Central bankers must be stubborn in fighting inflation

  

  International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Wednesday that central bankers must be stubborn in fighting broad-based inflation, as reported by Reuters.“If fiscal policy is not targeted sufficiently, it may become the enemy of the monetary policy, fueling inflation,” Georgieva further added.These comments do not seem to …

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• 14 September 2022 5:58 pm

  US Retail Sales Preview

  

  The US Census Bureau will release the August Retail Sales report on Thursday, September 15 at 12:30 GMT, and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts of economists and researchers of three major banks regarding the upcoming data. Commerzbank “The drop in gasoline prices is …

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• 14 September 2022 4:43 pm

  US: Annual PPI declines to 8.7% in August

  

  The Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand in the US declined to 8.7% on a yearly basis in August from 9.8% in July, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Wednesday. This print came in lower than the market expectation of 8.8%. The annual …

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• 14 September 2022 4:11 pm

  Gold continues to decline

  

  Gold prices fell during trading on Wednesday to extend the precious metal’s losses after losing more than 1% in yesterday’s session, affected by higher-than-expected US inflation data. In terms of trading, spot gold contracts settled at $1,702.52 an ounce after falling more than 1% in the previous session, while gold …

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• 14 September 2022 2:24 pm

  Oil prices fall on prospects of US rate hike

  

  Oil prices fell slightly on Wednesday, amid fears that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again next week after an unexpected rise in consumer prices in August, dispelling support from a strong outlook for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on the growth of oil demand. Brent …

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