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September, 2022

• 6 September 2022 1:56 pm

  The rise of gold with the decline of the dollar and the increase in demand for safe havens

  

  Gold prices rose on Tuesday, as the pause in the dollar’s rally and the energy crisis in Europe prompted some investors to buy the safe-haven metal. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.5% to $ 1718.30 an ounce, by 0648 GMT. Prices rose earlier by about one percent to their …

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• 6 September 2022 12:52 pm

  Yen fell to its lowest level in 24 years

  

  The dollar held a breath on Tuesday after a sharp rally. Still, it hit a 24-year high against the interest rate-sensitive Japanese yen, as US monetary policy tightens and the gap with low-interest rates in Japan widens. The yen plunged to 140.97 per dollar, its lowest level since 1998, and …

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• 6 September 2022 12:13 pm

  Japan’s Nikkei closes higher after losing 4 sessions

  

  Japan’s Nikkei on Tuesday halted a four-session losing streak as investors returned to buy shares, buoyed by gains in Fast Retailer stock. The Nikkei index rose 0.02 percent to 27626.51 points after falling to negative territory for moments, while the broader Topix index fell slightly by 0.11 percent to 1926.58 …

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• 6 September 2022 5:04 am

  Market Drivers – US Session – September 5

  

  The US dollar started the week with positive performance against most major rival currencies, although a Federal holiday in the US maintained volumes at their lows and major pairs within limited intraday ranges.On Monday, Moscow decided to cut energy to Europe until Western sanctions are lifted. Germany announced it will …

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• 6 September 2022 2:38 am

  Could Iran’s Nuclear Talks Make Real Progress?

  

  Iran’s minister of petroleum Javad Owji said the world needed more Iranian oil, and that his country was ready to play a role in providing it away from politics, the Iranian oil ministry’s news agency SHANA reported on Monday.On Monday also, Iran’s foreign minister held a phone call with his …

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• 6 September 2022 1:33 am

  US Dollar Index Surges On Labour Day

  

  The US dollar has continued to surge since the beginning of the weekly trading coinciding with the Labor Day holiday in the United States.The US dollar is soaring on end of last week’s employment data that came in overall agreement with the path expected by the Fed with regard to …

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• 5 September 2022 11:41 pm

  Gold slides from daily highs, but hovers around $1710 level

  

  Gold price hardly slides 0.13%, weighed by higher US Treasury bond yields and the strength of the US dollar.Gold price losses some of its brightness at the beginning of the week, down by 0.49%, in a thin liquidity trading day, with US markets, closed in the observance of Labour day. …

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• 5 September 2022 11:00 pm

  Moscow won’t resume gas supplies to EU until sanctions lifted

  

  On Monday, the Kremlin blamed western sanctions for failure to deliver gas through Nord Stream 1 pipeline. Russia’s Gazprom announced last weekend that the suspension of gas supplies at Nord Stream 1 would be extended indefinitely, citing ‘malfunctions’ along the pipeline. Russia will not resume its natural gas supplies to …

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• 5 September 2022 10:10 pm

  Bank of Canada to deliver a 75 bps hike on Wednesday

  

  The Bank of Canada is expected to issue its latest monetary policy decision on Wednesday. A rate hike of 75 basis points is widely expected. Analysts believe that central bank will slow down the pace of its rate hikes after this September’s meeting, only taking the policy rate to 3.75% …

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• 5 September 2022 9:18 pm

  Boosted by commodities, FTSE 100 ends higher

  

  The British FTSE 100 index ended slightly higher on Monday as commodity stocks achieved notable gains. Investors looked ahead to the appointment of Liz Truss as Britain’s new prime minister against a deteriorating economic background.The commodity-heavy FTSE 100 ended 0.1% higher, after falling as much as 1.2% earlier in the …

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• 5 September 2022 8:17 pm

  BoE’s Mann comments on gradual rate hikes

  

  Bank of England BoE policymaker Catherine Mann said on Monday that the of increase rate gradual pace has not sufficiently tempered expectations.BoE Chief Economist Huw Pill also argued that a fast and forceful tightening potentially by a hold or reversal was superior to a gradualist approach.Mann noted that “Long-term expectation …

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• 5 September 2022 7:25 pm

  Macron: France supports common gas purchase at EU level

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron announced EU member states could satisfy gas storage targets, having 92-93% of the storage capacity already filled.Macron’s statements came after his phone talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Markets paid little attention to these comments and EUR/USD was last losing 0.3% on the day at 0.9920.Additional …

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• 5 September 2022 6:04 pm

  Market Drivers – European Session 5/8/2022

  

  A European Commission spokesman said on Monday that Russia could pump more gas to Europe via other routes after the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was shut down, but Moscow chose not to. “If there is a technical problem that hinders supplies via Nord Stream 1, it is possible, if there …

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