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August, 2022

• 20 August 2022 1:03 am

  Will Powell’s Jackson Hole speech impact gold next week?

  

  Gold is ending the trading week down more than $50 because the US dollar has strengthened to weigh, accordingly, on the precious metal ahead of the Jackson Hole economic symposium and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech before the symposium. Next week’s significant catalyst will be Powell’s speech before the Jackson …

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• 19 August 2022 11:47 pm

  Will these cryptos bleed on massive profit taking?

  

  Previous rally has faded as whales tend to abandon the ship, this is why Dogecoin and Shiba Inu have experienced major price corrections at their top because of massive profit taking after prices peaked on Sunday and Tuesday. Shiba Inu currently trades at $0.00001358 versus $0.000014 on Thursday. Meanwhile Dogecoin …

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• 19 August 2022 11:02 pm

  Dow Jones slides, S&P 500 Heading to abandon 4-week gains

  

  Expect markets to reach new highs next year, says Ed YardeniThe S&P 500 fell 1.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 302 points, or 0.89%. The Nasdaq Composite slid 2%. US shares generally retreated on Friday as Wall Street’s summer rally looks hesitant versus rate hike fears. The dominating …

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• 19 August 2022 10:11 pm

  USD/CAD Expected To End Trading Week With Gains

  

  The USD/CAD pair opened at 1.29455 and is now trading at 1.2990; up by 0.35%. the asset is about the end the week with a gain of more than 200 pips. The Canadian dollar is still expected to sharply rise versus both NZD and AUD. Analysts even expect the USD/CAD …

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• 19 August 2022 9:31 pm

  Gloomy Economic Data Impacted European Stocks

  

  On Friday, European markets mostly fell after mixed trading in Asia and ahead of an expected lower US open. Traders have recognized that concerns about the cost of living as well as further recession-related fears are still elevated as investors digested relatively gloomy data.Data released Friday showed German producer prices …

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• 19 August 2022 8:58 pm

  Asset managers, banks alarmed after WhatsApp-related penalties

  

  Wall Street banks constitute the majority of companies involved in communications and record-keeping investigations conducted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.Banks have collectively been fined or have set aside more than $1 billion to cover regulatory penalties. This is why asset managers are …

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• 19 August 2022 8:14 pm

  Bitcoin slides down on Friday

  

  Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value, fell 8.3% against the dollar from its 5 p.m. ET level Thursday to trade at $21,480.50. at the time of writing, biutcoin is trading at $21,458. Ether declined 9% over the same period to $1,707.97.It was not immediately clear what knocked the …

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• 19 August 2022 7:18 pm

  Fed determined to return inflation to target

  

  Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin reiterated on Friday that the Fed will do what it takes to return inflation target but acknowledged that this will not happen immediately. The US Dollar Index edged higher on these comments and was surging 0.45% on a daily basis at 107.97.“We are starting to …

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• 19 August 2022 4:46 pm

  Canada: Retail Sales rise by 1.1% in June

  

  Retail Sales in Canada rose by 1.1% on a monthly basis in June following May’s increase of 2.3% (revised from 2.2%), the data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Friday. This reading came in better than the market expectation for a growth of 0.3%. Further detail of the publication revealed …

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• 19 August 2022 4:08 pm

  Euro and Pound fell to their lowest level in a month

  

  The euro and the pound sterling fell to a one-month low against the US dollar on Friday, as investors worried about a further slowdown in global economic growth after US central bank officials reiterated the need to raise interest rates. The dollar index rose 0.2 percent to 107.69, after earlier …

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• 19 August 2022 3:03 pm

  Oil heads for a weekly loss amid recession fears

  

  Oil prices fell on Friday, after two days of gains, and are on track to post a weekly loss on pressure from the strong dollar and fears of a global economic slowdown. Brent crude futures were down 97 cents, or 1 percent, at $95.62 a barrel by 0826 GMT. US …

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• 19 August 2022 2:09 pm

  European stocks fall on recession fears

  

  European shares fell on Friday, heading for a weekly loss on fears that monetary policy tightening, inflationary pressures and an energy crisis could push the global economy into recession. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.3 percent by 0721 GMT. Travel stocks led the declines. Among the stocks that …

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• 19 August 2022 1:17 pm

  Gold falls to its lowest level in 3 weeks

  

  Gold prices fell to a three-week low on Friday, as a stronger dollar and expectations of a US Federal Reserve interest rate hike dented the yellow metal’s allure. By 0451 GMT, spot gold fell 0.3 percent to $1,752.89 an ounce, after falling to its lowest since July 28 at $1,751.01 …

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