Gold is trading at $1693.70 per ounce at the time of writing versus Thursday’s closing price at $1711.75. So, the gold market tends to be at risk despite its sudden recovery above $1,700 an ounce during the week. Gold failed to hold the $1700 level for long. Analysts point to …
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Market Analysis
October, 2022
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7 October 2022 11:34 pm
Treasury Yields Rose On Eased Slowdown Fears After NFP
US government-bond yields rose Friday morning after fresh labuor market related data for September showed slight opportunity of any serious economic slowdown. Treasury yields spiked, with the benchmark 10-year note topping 3.8% and the rate-sensitive 2-year yield at nearly 4.3%.The Labour Department’s latest data showed the unemployment rate dropping to …
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7 October 2022 10:39 pm
US Stocks Sink On NFP Data
US stocks fell on Friday as Wall Street weighed the government’s monthly employment report, which revealed how labour conditions remained tight in September, despite a slowdown in hiring; a sign the Fed will proceed with aggressive monetary tightening.The US economy added 263,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate fell …
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7 October 2022 9:46 pm
GBP/USD about to collapse on stronger US dollar after NFP
After the release of the US monthly employment data, the US dollar rallied, pushing GBP/USD down to an intraday low of 1.1089. US stocks were holding on to pre-opening losses without extending their slumps. Some profit-taking ahead of the weekend has helped major pairs to bounce, but that is not …
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7 October 2022 9:02 pm
Bitcoin slides on NFP data
The crypto market settled in the red territory on Friday, with Bitcoin heading the downtrend of the $20,000 mark again as analysts eye further rate hikes in light of the strong NFP data.October is usually a positive season for Bitcoin’s price movements, however, as the first full week of the …
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7 October 2022 8:16 pm
EUR/USD still below 0.9800 post NFP
The EUR/USD pair sharply fell with the initial market reaction to US NFP data that rose by 263K in September.The pair is on track to end the week with a little change. The pair has also managed to erase a large portion of its daily losses but lost its recovery …
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7 October 2022 7:24 pm
NFP Unlikely To Impact US Dollar’s Performance
US employment gain, for September, was not so far rfrom expectations. NFP should be broadly neutral for the USD at this time, in the opinion of economists.Friday’s data will do much to impact the US dollar’s performance. At a minimum, markets will likely have to wait until the upcoming CPI …
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7 October 2022 4:56 pm
Canada: Unemployment Rate declines to 5.2% in September
The Unemployment Rate in Canada declined to 5.2% in September from 5.4% in August with the Net Change in Employment coming in at 21.1K, slightly better than the market expectation of 20K, the data published by Statistics Canada showed. The Canadian dollar managed to stay resilient against the greenback, which …
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7 October 2022 4:51 pm
US Nonfarm Payrolls rise by 263,000 in September
Nonfarm Payrolls in the US rose by 263,000 in September, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Friday. This reading followed August’s increase of 315,000 and came in better than the market expectation of 250,000. Further details of the report revealed that the Unemployment Rate …
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7 October 2022 2:02 pm
Oil is heading for weekly gains after the OPEC + decision to cut production
Oil prices rose on Friday and headed for gains for the second week in a row, supported by the decision of OPEC + to make the largest supply cut since 2020, despite concerns about a recession and higher interest rates. The cut decided by the OPEC + cartel, which includes …
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7 October 2022 1:16 pm
Japanese tech stocks fall, travel stocks rise before tourism returns
Japanese technology stocks fell Friday, October 7, as Sharp Corp and other concerns about the sector’s future were hurt, after warning signs from abroad from Advanced Micro Devices and Samsung Electronics. In contrast, travel-related stocks – including airlines, rail operators and supermarkets – rose before borders reopen next week to …
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7 October 2022 12:34 pm
Chip makers drop European Stoxx 600 index
The pan-European STOXX 600 index declined on Friday, led by semiconductor manufacturers, after weak reports from Samsung and Advanced Micro Devices. At the same time, recession fears persisted amid signs that central banks will remain decisive in tightening monetary policy. The Stoxx 600 index was down 0.2 percent by 0704 …
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7 October 2022 11:41 am
U.S. bill pressuring OPEC+ after oil production cut gains momentum
Top U.S. senators from both parties on Thursday gave momentum to a bill pressuring OPEC+ after the group announced a deep cut in oil production this week despite lobbying by President Joe Biden’s administration to keep the taps open. The so-called No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) bill gained …
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