The dollar slid lower on Friday as investors evaluated how high the Fed is likely to raise interest rates by when it meets later in July. Investors also took profits after a strong USD’s rally that sent the American currency to a two-decade high.The dollar has jumped as the Fed …
Read More »U.S. Inflation Slows Slightly in May, Misses Expectations and Pressures Dollar
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Bitcoin Holds Steady as Markets Await Details on U.S.-China Trade Framework and U.S. CPI Data
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USD/JPY Treads Water as Trade Talks and CPI Data Loom
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Dollar Climbs and US Stocks Ride Risk-On Wave on Trade Talk Optimism
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Market Analysis
July, 2022
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16 July 2022 2:28 am
USD/JPY continues rallying for seventh week
The USD/JPY has gained 1.80% in the week, extending its rally to the seventh consecutive week. The USD/JPY retreats from highs at around 139.38, towards the middle of the 138.00-139.00 range on Friday, as Wall Street closes the week with gains between 1.83% and 2.15%, underpinned by positive data that …
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16 July 2022 1:12 am
US adds new oil drilling rigs
Active drilling rigs in the US rose by 4 to 756, the highest since March 2020 and 56% more than a year ago, according to the latest weekly survey from Baker Hughes.Drilling rigs targeting crude oil gained 2 to 599, also the most since 2020, and gas rigs were unchanged …
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15 July 2022 11:34 pm
US equities benefit from better than expected data
US equities surged on Friday, bringing a positive end to a seemingly disappointing week, as strong retail sales data and a survey hinting at easing inflation expectations tempered concerns over the economic outlook.Ealier on the day, Europe’s Stoxx 600 equity index closed 1.8 per cent higher. The S&P 500 share …
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15 July 2022 10:16 pm
USD/CAD slides from weekly highs
The USD/CAD pair extends its decline from weekly highs around 1.3220s reached on Thursday, spurred by elevated US PPI data, which showed that inflation is far from peaking, triggering an uptick in expectations of a Fed 100 bps hike, which later eased as Fed policymakers pushed back against those assumptions.The …
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15 July 2022 8:51 pm
US Consumer Confidence: Inflation expectations cooled
University of Michigan’s Consumer Confidence July report has showed an unexpected modest rebound in the main index. Inflation expectations are cooled. This could represents welcome news for Fed’s policymakers and it makes the pressure to go big at the next FOMC meeting less intense after this week’s scorching CPI reading.At …
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15 July 2022 7:56 pm
Bitcoin recovers but traders still cautious
Bitcoin breached the important $20,000 resistance level and surged past $20,600 on Friday. However, traders are still cautious because the US Fed is expected to boost interest rates by as much as 75-100 basis points in an effort to cool down the country’s spiking inflation, which would make riskier assets, …
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15 July 2022 7:10 pm
Fed’s Daly: Not concerned about debate on rate hikes
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said on Friday that she is not concerned above “over cooking things” on rate hikes. Daly also noted that US consumers continue to spend and that the labour market is still robust.However, Daly mentioned that “Inflation is too high” and that the Fed is …
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15 July 2022 4:52 pm
The dollar index fell but heading to record its third weekly gain
The dollar index fell during Friday’s trading, but it is heading to record its third weekly gain, benefiting from its strong rise throughout the week, with increasing expectations of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The index is up 4% in the past three weeks, marking its biggest gain …
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15 July 2022 3:56 pm
A strong rise in cryptocurrency
The markets have recently witnessed a number of turbulence that affected the risk appetite of investors, by the negative data such as the recent inflation and unemployment data, in addition to the cautious anticipation of the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting with expectations of raising interest rates by 100 points, which …
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15 July 2022 1:59 pm
USD is at its highest level in two decades
The US dollar settled at a two-decade high on Friday after global markets swept into a wave of risk-off, with traders expecting the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 100 basis points later this month. Currencies seen as more vulnerable, including the Australian dollar and the British pound, have …
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15 July 2022 1:10 pm
Gold Retreats On Stronger USD
Gold prices fell on Friday, July 15, and remained on track for the fifth consecutive weekly decline, as the continued rise in the dollar and fears of a sharp rise in US interest rates affected the demand for bullion. And the price of gold in spot transactions fell 0.3% to …
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15 July 2022 12:00 pm
Nikkei rises for third day thanks to Fast Retailing and Nintendo gains
Japan’s Nikkei index closed higher for the third consecutive session Friday after weak trading, led by gains for Uniqlo clothing chain operator Fast Retailing and video game maker Nintendo, while fears of an economic slowdown limited the gains. The Nikkei index closed up 0.54% at 26788.47 points, after swinging for …
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