Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday as strong demand for luxury cars and cost savings offset the supply chain bottlenecks that have hampered industry output this year. The German automaker said it now expected group earnings to rise at least 15% this year, compared with a previous …
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U.S. Stock Futures Ease as Investors Await Fed Speeches and Key Inflation Data
U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Monday, pausing after record-setting gains last week fueled …
Oil Prices Edge Higher as EU Sanctions and Ukrainian Strikes Tighten Supply Outlook
Oil prices advanced on Monday, rebounding after last week’s losses, as traders weighed the impact of…
European Stocks Slip as Investors Eye Fed Policy Outlook and Key U.S. Inflation Data
European markets opened the week slightly weaker on Monday, with investors opting for caution as the…
Gold Prices Stay Near Record Highs as Investors Bet on Further Fed Easing
Gold prices gained modestly in Asian trading on Monday, holding close to last week’s all-time peaks …
Weekly Recap: FOMC’s Rate Cut – A Lifeline or A Risky Bet?
The FOMC’s 25 basis point rate cut on September 17, setting the benchmark at 4.00%-4.25%, unleashed …
WTI and Brent Performance Reflects Competing Forces
The global oil market is currently navigating a precarious equilibrium. On one side, the price of We…
Wall Street Soars to New Heights After Fed Rate Cut
U.S. stock markets closed the week on a high note, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P…
French Unrest Undermines Euro’s Fragile Rally
The EUR/USD pair closed Friday at 1.1744, down 0.35% from the prior session, capping a volatile week…
Mary C. Daly Leads Fed’s Charge to Bolster Jobs Against Political Tides
The Federal Reserve’s quarter-point rate cut on September 17, 2025, sliced through the tension…
Market Analysis
October, 2022
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26 October 2022 3:01 pm
Gold recovers as dollar falls on bets on a slower rate of hike
Gold rose on Wednesday as the dollar and US Treasury yields fell amid expectations that the Federal Reserve may slow the pace of interest rate hikes. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.7 percent, recording 1663.26 dollars an ounce by 0644 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.6 percent to $1,667.10 …
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26 October 2022 1:29 pm
The new British Prime Minister holds his first cabinet meeting to start reforming the economy
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, a day after taking office with a promise to fix the previous government’s mistakes and stabilize the economy. High on Sunak’s agenda is preparing the financial market’s eagerly awaited financial statement, due out on October 31, but the …
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26 October 2022 12:26 pm
Barclays posts profit beat for the third quarter on strong bond trading revenue
Wednesday reported an unexpected rise in third-quarter earnings on the back of strong trading revenues, despite a continued drag from a costly U.S. trading error. The British lender posted a net profit attributable to shareholders of £1.512 billion ($1.73 billion), above consensus analyst expectations of £1.152 billion and marking an …
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26 October 2022 12:14 pm
Nikkei closes at a 7-week high after a third straight day of gains
Japanese shares closed higher for a third day in a row on Wednesday. Still, gains were limited amid a decline in US futures contracts and with local investors wary of unexpectedly weak business results from technology giants such as Alphabet and Microsoft. The Nikkei rose 0.67 percent and hit more …
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26 October 2022 12:12 pm
The results of major technology companies pressure European stocks
European shares fell on Wednesday from their highest levels in a month, and technology stocks led the losses after disappointing results from major companies on Wall Street raised fears of slowing economic growth. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.2 percent by 0719 GMT. In the previous session, the …
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26 October 2022 11:47 am
Turkey fines Meta about $18.6 million for violating competition law
Turkey’s Competition Board, the competition protection and antitrust body, said on Wednesday (October 26) it had fined Facebook’s owner Meta platforms 346.72 million lira ($18.63 million) for violating competition law. The council added in a statement that it decided that the company obstructed its competitors operating in the field of …
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26 October 2022 10:28 am
Oil falls on rising US inventories, supply fears limit losses
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after industry data showed that crude stocks in the United States rose more than expected, but supply concerns limited losses. Brent crude futures for December were down 72 cents, or 0.8 percent, at $92.80 a barrel by 0330 GMT, after closing up 26 cents in …
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26 October 2022 3:33 am
Market Drivers – US Session 26/10/2022
The US dollar gave up during the US session, finishing the day with losses against its major rival currencies. The EUR/USD pair trades near parity early Wednesday and ahead of important monetary policy announcements scheduled for next Thursday.Commodity-linked currencies benefited from higher US equities. AUD/USD flirts with 0.6500 while the …
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26 October 2022 2:40 am
Improved sentiment pushes US stocks higher
On Tuesday, US stocks closed another US session higher as investors monitored the performance of the US dollar and the declining Treasury yields in addition to fresh US macroeconomic data for extracting clues concerning the status of the United States economy.The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 337.12 points higher, or …
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26 October 2022 12:40 am
UK politics save the day of GBP/USD
The GBP/USD pair has gained over 1.7% and benefited from the US dollar’s decline on Tuesday. It is convenient to say that UK politics saved the day for sterling bulls. The pair is trading at 1.475Investors welcomed Rishi Sunak as the new UK prime minister where, in his first speech, …
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25 October 2022 11:49 pm
WTI rises amid raised appetite
WTI crude oil rose on Tuesday on recession linked concerns. The overall scene boosted risk assets to rally. Output cut by OPEC+ next month as well as the Fed’s policy decision on November 3 are two additional factors. WTI crude oil trades at $84.69 per barrel, trading 0.17% higher between …
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25 October 2022 11:17 pm
Sunak, UK Economy Prepare For Difficult Tests
The good old days when Rishi Sunak was finance minister are practically different from the days awaiting him as prime minister. The UK government seems under pressure to show how it will keep borrowing and how to restore Britain’s fiscal credibility in markets.With more than two years as finance minister …
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