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Dollar Strengthens as Trade Concerns and Tariff Threats Drive Market Movements
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Oil Prices Retreat Amid U.S. Tariff Uncertainty and Rising Crude Inventories
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Gold Prices Fall as Dollar Strengthens Amid U.S. Trade Uncertainty
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Market Analysis
August, 2022
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31 August 2022 6:15 pm
Market Drivers – European Session 31/8/2022
The euro slipped back below par against the dollar on Wednesday. They extended its decline for the third consecutive month as the deepening energy crisis fuels recession fears, while the European Central Bank pushes ahead with interest rate hikes. Russia on Wednesday halted gas supplies from the Nord Stream 1 …
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31 August 2022 4:38 pm
The euro fell against the dollar on fears of recession and rate hike
The euro slipped back below par against the dollar on Wednesday. They extended its decline for the third consecutive month as the deepening energy crisis fuels recession fears, while the European Central Bank pushes ahead with interest rate hikes. Russia on Wednesday halted gas supplies from the Nord Stream 1 …
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31 August 2022 3:19 pm
Eurozone Preliminary Inflation rises 9.1% YoY in August
The annualized Eurozone Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) rose by 9.1% in August vs. July’s 8.9%, the latest data published by Eurostat showed on Wednesday. The market forecast was for a 9.0% print. The core figures jumped to 4.3% YoY in August when compared to 4.1% expectations and 4.0% …
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31 August 2022 2:19 pm
Oil falls 3% on recession fears
Oil prices continued their decline on Wednesday as investors worried about the weakness of the global economy and the possibility that central banks will raise interest rates and increase restrictions to curb the outbreak of COVID-19 in China. US West Texas Intermediate crude contracts fell $2.58, or 2.82 percent, to …
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31 August 2022 1:22 pm
Gold falls for the fifth month as investors await rate hike
Gold prices fell on Wednesday for the fifth consecutive month as strong US economic data and comments from the Federal Reserve about monetary tightening indicated further interest rate hikes, reducing the attractiveness of the non-yielding yellow metal. Spot gold prices fell 0.1 percent to $1,721.59 an ounce by 0735 GMT, …
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31 August 2022 12:45 pm
European stocks rebounded before the release of inflation data
European shares rose on Wednesday, boosted by the strong performance of technology shares after a three-day sell-off, with inflation data in the region due for release during the session. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.4% by 0716 GMT after three consecutive days of losses, but the index is heading …
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31 August 2022 12:03 pm
Japan stocks fall following Wall Street
Japanese stocks gained for the second consecutive month on Wednesday, even as the two major indexes closed lower on Wednesday, weighed down by losses from technology and energy blue-chip companies and Wall Street’s decline. The Nikkei index fell 0.37 percent to 28,091.53 points, while the broader Topix index fell 0.27 …
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31 August 2022 3:42 am
Market Drivers – US Session – Tuesday, August
The negative market sentiment slightly began to ease early on Tuesday, although investors are generally pessimistic.The US dollar gave up some gains during the first half of the US session, particularly against high-yielding rivals, but managed to rebound during the second half of the session. The American currency performed higher …
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31 August 2022 3:19 am
T-yields touch fresh highs amid inflation concerns
US Treasury yields surged on Tuesday, reversing rally after a better than expected rise in JOLTS data. The latest reading fueled investors’ concerns about the Fed’s hawkish stance and prospects of tightening the US monetary policy.Earlier on Tuesday, Some US government bond yields lightly retreated after inflation data from Europe …
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31 August 2022 2:59 am
Gold maintains downtrend ahead of US employment data
Gold price is wavering within the $1,723.03-1,727.20 zone as investors’ attention shifts to the awaited US Employment Change data.The positive US JOLTS Job Openings data granted the US Dollar Index further strength. The said data landed at 11.239M, higher than the expected 10.475M, surpassing prior reading of 11.04M. Gold price …
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31 August 2022 1:08 am
Could Softer Data Save Cryptos, Stocks From Red Territory?
Some key economic data are expected this week including the ISM manufacturing PMI Index, as well as nonfarm payrolls, respectively: an indicator of US economic activity and tracking measure of the total number of paid workers in the US.This week’s soft economic data could grant the crypto and stock markets …
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31 August 2022 12:45 am
US shares close lower post-JOLTS data
US shares have closed with losses for the third consecutive session, partially impacted by surging job openings. Each of the 11 S&P 500 sectors were in the red territory.Tuesday’s JOLTS data add more concerns around the hawkish stance adopted by the US central bank, just giving policymakers enough reasons to …
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