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July, 2022

• 4 July 2022 4:50 pm

  Gold prices fall as rates rise in July

  

  Gold prices fell on Monday as higher interest rates made the precious metal less attractive but the dollar’s decline helped hold gold above the $1800 support. Spot gold fell 0.2 percent to $1,806.58 an ounce by 1121 GMT, after touching a five-month low of 1,783.50 on Friday. US gold futures …

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• 4 July 2022 3:38 pm

  Swiss inflation rises to a 29-year high of 3.4%

  

  Swiss inflation touched a 29-year high of 3.4% in June, more than economists had expected, and for the first time in Switzerland inflation exceeded 3% since 2008. This reading fueled talk that the central bank may tighten its policy again soon after raising its policy rate last month for the …

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• 4 July 2022 1:55 pm

  Energy stocks lead European markets higher ahead of inflation data

  

  European stock markets rose on Monday, boosted by oil and gas stocks, while investors awaited the release of inflation data in the eurozone, after a report on consumer prices published last week boosted expectations that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.8 …

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• 4 July 2022 1:08 pm

  Annual inflation in Turkey jumps to 78.6%, the highest level in 24 years

  

  Turkey’s annual inflation rate jumped to a 24-year high of 78.62 percent in June, slightly above expectations, data showed on Monday, driven by the impact of the Ukraine war, rising commodity prices and the depreciation of the lira. The Turkish Statistical Institute said consumer prices rose 4.95 percent month-on-month, compared …

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• 4 July 2022 12:21 pm

  Germany’s trade deficit hit 1B in May

  

  Germany’s seasonally adjusted deficit was about 1 billion euros in the previous May, down from the revised figure in April of 3.1 billion euros, according to data released on Monday. Exports in Germany amounted to about 125.8 billion euros, down 0.5% on a monthly basis, but increased by 11.7% compared …

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• 4 July 2022 11:38 am

  Japan shares rise at the close, supported by the utilities sector

  

  Japanese shares closed higher on Monday, supported by utility companies as the country continues to grapple with an unprecedented heat wave. Overall, investor sentiment remained low on widespread fears of a global economic slowdown, with trading slowing ahead of the US Independence Day holiday on Monday. The Nikkei index rose …

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• 4 July 2022 10:36 am

  Oil prices decline as tight supply continues

  

  Oil prices fell in early Asian trading on Monday, paring gains from the previous session as fears of a global recession weighed on the market while supply shortages persisted amid lower OPEC production, unrest in Libya and sanctions against Russia. Brent crude futures fell 35 cents, or 0.3 percent, to …

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• 4 July 2022 3:08 am

  Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, June 27 – July 1

  

  Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, June 27 – July 1 Last week, financial markets sent several warnings that global economic growth slowdown is looming and recession has become most probable, however there is no general agreement among market participants on ‘when’ entering into recession could take place.  Gold As trading kicks …

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• 2 July 2022 2:59 am

  Market Drivers – US Session – Friday, July 1

  

  Investors and traders do monitor potential headwinds in loan growth and credit quality in the banking sector as JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM, +1.28% and Morgan Stanley MS, +0.91% are scheduled to report earnings on Thursday, July 14, as the first two of the big-six US banks. US equities finished …

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• 2 July 2022 2:35 am

  Wall Street profit expectations for megabanks retreat

  

  Citigroup Inc. C, +1.91% and Wells Fargo & Co. WFC, +1.91% both report earnings on Friday, July 15, while Bank of America Corp. BAC, +1.38% and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, +0.74% weigh in on July 18. The detachment between healthy business performance and poorly share prices in 2022 seems …

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• 2 July 2022 1:03 am

  US equities kick of July with gains

  

  US equities ended a choppy session higher on Friday, as equities steadied after their worst start to the year in decades. The S&P 500 rose by about 1.1% to end at 3,825.33 after fluctuating between gains and losses throughout the session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 322 points, or …

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• 2 July 2022 12:20 am

  EUR/USD Threatens Big Break In Q3

  

  The Euro is expected to mark an outside-weekly reversal against the US Dollar with EUR/USD plunging more than 1.3%. The price approaches support into the start of 2022 third quarter with the technical considerations highlighting the threat for further losses in the weeks ahead. In last month’s Euro Weekly Price …

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• 1 July 2022 11:40 pm

  AUD/USD pressured by mixed sentiment

  

  The AUD/USD pair reached a new YTD low at around 0.6776. US ISM Manufacturing PMI for June continued expanding but at a slower rhythm.At 0.6821, the AUD/USD stays depressed and ready to finish the week with substantial losses of 2%. The mixed market sentiment and a pullback in the US …

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