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April, 2023

• 19 April 2023 10:06 pm

  Fed’s Beige Book: Stress on US economy eased after SVB crisis

  

  According to Fed’s Beige Book, released on Wednesday, stress on the US banking system has eased since the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in March. Lending in the U.S. declined after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and businesses hired fewer people in the early spring, but inflation also “appeared …

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• 19 April 2023 9:32 pm

  USD/CAD expected to surge on stronger USD

  

  The USD/CAD pair is trading at 1.3446 at the time of writing, it is therefore higher by some 0.41%. the pair has travelled lower over the last month driven by the broad-based setback to the US dollar and the rebound in oil supporting the Canadian counterpart. Analysts forecast USD/CAD at …

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• 19 April 2023 8:24 pm

  US dollar slightly up on risk aversion

  

  After declining on Tuesday, the US dollar is now moving in the right direction. The US dollar outperformed its competitors due to the steep rise in US Treasury bond yields.The main Wall Street indexes are trading in the red, but the US dollar is unable to gain any more ground. …

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• 19 April 2023 6:37 pm

  Tesla’s earnings drop more than 20% from last year

  

  Shares in electric vehicle maker, Tesla, dropped 4% after the company reported Q1 earnings after the bell. Here are the results. Earnings per share are 85 cents adjusted versus 85 cents expected, according to the average analyst estimates. Tesla’s revenues were $23.33 billion as opposed to the $23.21 billion anticipated. …

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• 19 April 2023 5:33 pm

  EIA: Energy Information Administration: US crude inventories fell more than expected

  

  Data from the Energy Information Administration on Wednesday showed that US crude oil inventories fell more than expected due to refinery consumption and higher exports, while gasoline inventories rose unexpectedly due to disappointing demand. Crude stocks fell by 4.6 million barrels in the week ending April 14 to 466 million …

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• 19 April 2023 4:15 pm

  Morgan Stanley profit beats estimates on wealth business strength

  

  As increased income from its wealth management division offset declining revenue from its investment banking and trading units, Morgan Stanley’s first-quarter profit exceeded expectations. However, in premarket trade, shares decreased by more than 2%. While wealth management witnessed an 11% increase in revenue and brought in $110 billion in net …

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• 19 April 2023 2:28 pm

  Oil falls, as expectations of a rate hike overshadowed the decline in US inventories

  

  Oil prices fell on Wednesday as the market assessed the possibility of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates which could slow growth and reduce oil consumption, which was offset by falling US inventories and strong Chinese economic data. And by 0641 GMT, Brent crude futures fell 35 cents, or 0.4 …

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• 19 April 2023 1:29 pm

  Dollar is recovering, supported by rising bond yields

  

  The dollar stabilized on Wednesday after swinging amid bond market volatility in previous sessions, as investors focused on US economic indicators, Federal Reserve comments and corporate earnings in search of clues to the path of interest rates. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency against six …

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• 19 April 2023 12:33 pm

  Japanese Nikkei index is falling after an 8-day rise

  

  Japan’s Nikkei index closed lower on Wednesday, ending an eight-day rally, dragged down by heavyweight technology stocks. The Nikkei index fell 0.18 percent to 28,606.76 points, after closing at its highest level since Aug. 22 on Tuesday. The rise in the index was driven by optimism about billionaire Warren Buffett …

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• 19 April 2023 11:58 am

  Britain’s inflation rate fell to 10.1% in March

  

  Data from Britain’s Office for National Statistics showed on Wednesday that consumer price inflation in the country fell to 10.1 percent in March from 10.4 percent in February. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the annual rate to drop to 9.8 percent in March, further away from October’s 41-year high …

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• 19 April 2023 3:03 am

  Market Drivers – US Session 18/04/2023

  

  On a quiet Tuesday in the US session across financial markets, the US dollar fell. The Dollar Index declined again below 102.00, but it is still a long way from its recent low. US yields barely changed and remained close to recent monthly highs.Economic DataIn the first quarter, China’s GDP …

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• 19 April 2023 12:53 am

  GBP/USD awaits UK CPI to ascertain BoE’s hawkish bias

  

  Ahead of important data on Wednesday, the GBP/USD bulls are active in the market. Data on UK inflation will be released and may support the BoE’s hawkish stance. The GBP/USD currency pair has so far moved from a low of 1.2366 to a high of 1.2449, rising by 0.41% on …

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• 18 April 2023 11:51 pm

  USD/CHF’s rally stalls at 0.8900

  

  Under 0.9000, the USD/CHF pair encounters resistance, and it declines for the first time in three days. After two consecutive days of advances, the pair has dropped, down 0.17%, after reaching a weekly high of 0.8996. Prior to the closing of Wall Street, the USD/CHF is trading at 0.8969 at …

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