Global recessionary fears have impacted most sectors across financial markets. The US dollar obviously benefited from the risk-aversion and soared entrenching the dollar’s safe haven status. The risk of a US recession is above 70%, according to most analysts. The inversion of Treasury yield curve also does add to those …
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Market Analysis
July, 2022
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6 July 2022 2:25 am
Gold sinks to six-month low on stronger US dollar
Gold is under further pressure below a key monthly trendline and continues to get deeper in the red territory. Gold prices slumped to their lowest in more than six months on Tuesday, as the US dollar rallied amid growing recession concerns that caused losses across risk assets.Extra fears stem from …
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6 July 2022 12:54 am
Treasury yield curve inverts as recession fears accelerate
US Treasury yields tumbled on Tuesday on what is widely seen as a recession alert and a key part of the yield curve inverted for the first time in three weeks as concerns about economic growth injured risk appetite, bringing about increased demand for the safe haven US debt.Fears of …
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5 July 2022 11:22 pm
Resigned Afolami calls for Boris Johnson to step down
More news is coming out of 10 Downing Street, as the vice-chair of the UK Conservative Party, Bim Afolami resigned and calls for Boris Johnson to step down.Resignations en mass also included UK Parliamentary Private Secretary Saqib Bhatti, UK Parliamentary Private Secretary to Secretary of State for North Ireland Jonathan …
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5 July 2022 10:47 pm
WTI Crude sharply Drops To $97
WTI crude oil drops as the US dollar gains are entrenched. Bulls have mentioned that product inventories are at critically low levels, which suggests restocking will keep crude oil demand strong.Oil price is down by 10.6% on the day after falling from a high of $111.42 to a low of …
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5 July 2022 10:05 pm
Resignations Quake UK’s 10 Downing Street
UK political Tory resignations are dropping like rain because of widespread feeling of incompetence on the part of the Prime Minister Boris Johnson. So far, the pound is holding up after the initial 12 pip move to the downside vs the US dollar. The first was the British Health Secretary …
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5 July 2022 8:57 pm
GBP/USD under pressure amid risk aversion
Risk aversion continues to weigh on the GBP/USD pair. The pair fell to around 1.1897, the lowest level since March 2020. It remains under pressure around 1.1900. the pair seems unable to find support as markets generally fall.Fears about global recession and a worsening growth outlook in the United Kingdom …
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5 July 2022 8:08 pm
After RBA’s decision, AUD/USD sinks on risk aversion
The AUD/USD pair fell more than 100-pips during the day and probed the YTD low around 0.6763. The Australian dollar followed its fellow peers and is tanking to fresh two-year-lows amidst renewed concerns of a recession looming worldwide, amidst a high inflation scenario, bolstering the appetite for safe-haven peers in …
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5 July 2022 7:19 pm
EUR/USD collapses to twenty-year-lows
The EUR/USD pair collapsed to fresh twenty-year-lows, below the 1.0350 previous low printed on May 13, accelerating towards the 1.0250s region courtesy of a stronger US dollar. The pair loses almost 1.60% during the day.The US Dollar Index advances to twenty-year-highs, above the 106.500 mark, up almost 1.30%, on renewed …
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5 July 2022 5:47 pm
Turkish lira drops 1% as inflation fears return
The Turkish lira fell more than 1 percent against the dollar on Tuesday, giving up early last week’s gains, as investors evaluated data showing a new rise in inflation to a 24-year high. The lira was trading at 17.03 against the US currency by 1232 GMT, down from the previous …
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5 July 2022 5:15 pm
Oil rises as tight supplies outweigh recession fears
Oil prices rose on Monday as supply concerns driven by lower OPEC production, unrest in Libya and sanctions against Russia outweighed concern about a global recession slashing demand for crude. Inflation in the euro area hit another record high in June, which strengthens the case for rapid interest rate increases …
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5 July 2022 2:42 pm
The euro falls to its lowest level in 20 years as fears of a recession grow
The euro fell to its lowest level in twenty years during trading Tuesday, July 5th, after losing more than 1% of its value to record 1.0283 against the dollar. This comes with the growing fears of recession in the euro zone, and the rise in prices, without any indications that …
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5 July 2022 1:48 pm
Gold prices fall as growth concerns ease due to rising dollar and interest
Gold prices fell in limited trading on Tuesday, after the strong performance of the dollar and the expected hike in interest rates outweighed the supportive effect of gold from concerns about the outlook for the global economy. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.2 percent to $ 1805.20 an ounce …
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