Gold fell nearly $40 from daily highs and hit more than two-year lows under pressure from aggressive rate hike expectations as the US dollar and Treasury yields climbed. The precious metal closed at $1696.79 on Wednesday, and on Thursday was unable to break the $1,700 line, instead the price action …
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Gold and silver prices have reached historic and near-historic highs, driven by a confluence of geop…
Pound Under Pressure as Markets Shift Focus to November Budget
The British pound is facing growing headwinds, with analysts at Bank of America (BofA) warning that …
U.S. Stock Futures Ease as Investors Await Fed Speeches and Key Inflation Data
U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Monday, pausing after record-setting gains last week fueled …
Oil Prices Edge Higher as EU Sanctions and Ukrainian Strikes Tighten Supply Outlook
Oil prices advanced on Monday, rebounding after last week’s losses, as traders weighed the impact of…
European Stocks Slip as Investors Eye Fed Policy Outlook and Key U.S. Inflation Data
European markets opened the week slightly weaker on Monday, with investors opting for caution as the…
Gold Prices Stay Near Record Highs as Investors Bet on Further Fed Easing
Gold prices gained modestly in Asian trading on Monday, holding close to last week’s all-time peaks …
Weekly Recap: FOMC’s Rate Cut – A Lifeline or A Risky Bet?
The FOMC’s 25 basis point rate cut on September 17, setting the benchmark at 4.00%-4.25%, unleashed …
WTI and Brent Performance Reflects Competing Forces
The global oil market is currently navigating a precarious equilibrium. On one side, the price of We…
Wall Street Soars to New Heights After Fed Rate Cut
U.S. stock markets closed the week on a high note, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P…
French Unrest Undermines Euro’s Fragile Rally
The EUR/USD pair closed Friday at 1.1744, down 0.35% from the prior session, capping a volatile week…
Market Analysis
September, 2022
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16 September 2022 12:17 am
Oil Prices Fall Despite Promising Demand
Oil prices fell on Thursday on demand concerns even after two influential international groups are still defending predictions for strong demand this year and next.Brent crude the international standard, fell 3.7%, to $90.65 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate the US benchmark, fell 3.9%, to $85.02 a barrel. Both rose …
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15 September 2022 11:51 pm
CAD’s Performance Impacted By Oil Price
Canada’s currency slides to 2-month low on risk aversion, so, the Canadian dollar weakens 0.4% against its American counterpart. The current level touches its weakest since July 14 at 1.3214. The decline comes on Thursday as oil prices fell and the prospect of aggressive tightening by the Fed’s next meeting …
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15 September 2022 10:40 pm
Solo intervention cannot stop Yen’s sharp declines
Japan has got a long history of interventions to stop the yen from falling. Efforts to stop the yen’s sharp falls through unilateral market intervention could only have a limited impact according to a senior member of the country’s ruling party as data showed the Yen’s latest drop is blowing …
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15 September 2022 10:10 pm
Bitcoin, Ethereum prices drop after monumental Merge
Uncertainty prevails Bitcoin price action as Ethereum trends downward despite the successful Merge as Bitcoin price trades below $20K, while Ethereum price drops 8%. The most famous cryptocurrency in the world is spending a second day threatening $20,000 support on September 15 as markets celebrate the Ethereum’s Merge.The largest cryptocurrency …
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15 September 2022 9:35 pm
Happy Merge Fails to trigger Ethereum Rally to $2,000.
As of Thursday, September 15, Ethereum has finally become a “proof-of-stake protocol” following the much-awaited Merge.Ethereum price may reverse the trend to the upside if support at $1,500 stays intact. Ethereum price is fighting to find footing after slipping below $1,600. The last few days have seen the newest proof-of-stake …
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15 September 2022 9:04 pm
EUR/USD restores parity despite dovish remarks by ECB officials
The EUR/USD pair is seesawing around parity after mixed ECB official signals. The positive US Retail Sales confirms the case of the Fed’s going for a 75 bps interest hike.ECB official Mario Centeno expressed that the central bank should take “as small steps as possible.” The EUR/USD is positive in …
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15 September 2022 8:02 pm
Soaring US Treasury Drag Wall Street Lower
The New York Stock Exchange started trading Thursday in a bearish trend, generally impacted by soaring US Treasury bond yields at the beginning of the current session’s trading.The US stock exchange indices fell to lower levels compared to the positive closing achieved last Wednesday, which came as a result of …
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15 September 2022 7:39 pm
EUR/USD faces danger of dipping further towards 0.95
The EUR/USD continues to move sideways around the parity level ahead of next week’s FOMC meeting. The risks on the EUR/USD are tilted to the downside and they warn it could drop to 0.95.The insecurely position of growth in the Eurozone in the coming months may mean that higher short-term …
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15 September 2022 7:16 pm
Gold Deteriorates To Two Year Lows Below $1670
Gold and silver prices were lower in early U.S. trading Thursday, with gold falling to a seven-week low hitting $1667 per ounce versus Wednesday’s closing price at $1696.79. The soaring US dollar index along with rising Treasury yields and some hotter US inflation data, have all combined to keep gold …
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15 September 2022 6:30 pm
Market Drivers – European Session 15/9/2022
In his speech at the annual international conference of the Center for Research on Regulation and Supervision of the Financial Sector (CIRSF) on Thursday, European Central Bank Deputy Governor Luis de Guindos said that there are significant threats facing the future of the European Union’s financial system, which have made …
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15 September 2022 5:54 pm
US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims decline to 213K
There were 213,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending September 10, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 218,000 (revised from 222,000) and came in better than the market expectation of 226,000. the advance …
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15 September 2022 5:03 pm
Oil falls on fears of weak demand and a strong dollar
Oil prices fell on Thursday, as concerns about weak demand and a stronger dollar ahead of a possible big interest rate hike raised concerns about tight supplies. The International Energy Agency announced this week that oil demand growth will stall in the fourth quarter. The dollar also settled on Thursday …
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