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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Gold and silver prices have reached historic and near-historic highs, driven by a confluence of geop…
Pound Under Pressure as Markets Shift Focus to November Budget
The British pound is facing growing headwinds, with analysts at Bank of America (BofA) warning that …
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…
Market Analysis
October, 2022
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25 October 2022 10:06 pm
USD/CAD hovers around 1.3632 ahead of BoC’s decision
The USD/CAD pair falls below its opening price by 0.57% as expectations and bets accelerate on Fed’s intention to slow the pace of policy and monetary tightening. These bets do weaken the US Dollar.Disappointing US housing data and consumer confidence deterioration also hurt the American dollar. Estimates refer to the …
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25 October 2022 8:50 pm
AUD/USD rallies as the US dollar retreats
On Tuesday, the brighter market sentiment hurt the USD, which lost ground against its main peers. The Australian dollar, on the other hand, abandoned previous weakness and surged nearly 100 pips in the early US Trading session, reaching above 0.6400. The AUD/USD pair appreciates 1.3% on the day, to erase …
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25 October 2022 8:02 pm
Gold benefits from declining US bond yields
Gold price advances early in the New York session, up by 0.33% on falling US Treasury yields, while bonds climb amid further expectations that Fed could slow the pace of its rate hikes and monetary tightening measures. The US dollar weakened, constituting a chance of momentum for the precious metal. …
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25 October 2022 7:19 pm
US Consumer Confidence Deteriorates In October
Consumer confidence in the US deteriorated in October. The US Dollar Index trades deep in negative territory below 111.00. the Dollar Index reading at the time of writing is 110.84. The data published by the Conference Board showed on Tuesday that the Consumer Confidence Index declined to 102.5 in October …
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25 October 2022 5:55 pm
Gold prices decline with the stability of the dollar
Gold prices fell on Tuesday as the dollar stabilized, but expectations that the Federal Reserve would slow the pace of interest rate hikes limited the precious metal’s losses. Spot gold fell 0.5% to $1,640.62 an ounce by 1238 GMT, while US gold futures fell 0.6 percent to $1,644.70. The dollar …
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25 October 2022 5:09 pm
US: Housing Price Index at -0.7% in August
The monthly data published by the US Federal Housing Finance Agency showed on Tuesday that the Housing Price Index fell by 0.7% on a monthly basis in August. This print followed July’s decrease of 0.6% and came in lower than the market expectation of -0.3%. Meanwhile, the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price …
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25 October 2022 4:22 pm
Coca-Cola raises its forecast for this year’s business results after earnings beat expectations
The Coca-Cola Company raised its forecast for its full-year financial results Tuesday, October 25, after beating expectations for its quarterly earnings and revenue. The company also provided an outlook towards 2023 saying it expects inflation to continue to drive up its expenditures and commodity prices to remain volatile. However, the …
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25 October 2022 3:30 pm
General Motors Stock Leaps After Q3 Earnings Beat
General Motors posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings Tuesday while repeating its full-year profit outlook, as higher car prices helped fuel record sales for the biggest U.S. automaker. General Motors said adjusted earnings for the three months ending in September came in at $2.25 per share, up 48.5% from the same period …
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25 October 2022 2:53 pm
Sterling rises as Sunak prepares to take office, euro awaits interest decision
The British pound rose on Tuesday, boosted by an improvement in risk appetite as Rishi Sunak prepares to take over as Britain’s prime minister. At the same time, the euro stabilized ahead of the European Central Bank’s expected rate hike on Thursday. The dollar rose slightly, but not far from …
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25 October 2022 1:25 pm
German IFO Business Climate Index eases to 84.3 in October
The headline German IFO Business Climate Index eased slightly to 84.3 in October versus the previous reading of 84.4 the market consensus of 83.3. Meanwhile, the Current Economic Assessment dropped to 94.1 points in the reported month as compared to July’s 94.5 and 92.4 expected. The IFO Expectations Index – …
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25 October 2022 12:11 pm
Promising profits push European shares higher
European shares gained on Tuesday after a series of better-than-expected earnings reports helped allay fears of rapid interest rate increases and a slowdown in the euro-zone economy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.5% by 0717 GMT, with the media and technology sectors compensating for losses in chemical shares. SAP …
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25 October 2022 11:12 am
Nikkei closes higher, supported by strong results
Japanese stocks rose on Tuesday, October 25 as electric car maker Nidec Corp. started its earnings season with solid results and boosted hopes that other companies might benefit from the weak yen. The index rose at the beginning of trading today only 0.51%, but ended trading up 1.02%, while the …
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