European shares rose on Wednesday after oil and gas workers in Norway called off their strike, quelling fears of an energy supply shortage, while shares of Just Eat Tekaway.com rose after Amazon agreed to buy a stake in its unit GroupHub. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 1.3 percent by …
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Dollar Strengthens as Trade Concerns and Tariff Threats Drive Market Movements
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Oil Prices Retreat Amid U.S. Tariff Uncertainty and Rising Crude Inventories
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Gold Prices Fall as Dollar Strengthens Amid U.S. Trade Uncertainty
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Market Analysis
July, 2022
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6 July 2022 12:27 pm
Japan shares fall on economic slowdown fears
Japan’s Nikkei index closed lower on Wednesday after a two-day rally, dragged down by energy stocks, as fears of a global economic slowdown weighed on the market. The Nikkei index fell 1.20 percent to close at 26,107.65 points. The broader Topix index fell 1.23 percent to 1,855.97 points. Shares of …
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6 July 2022 12:06 pm
German Factory Orders unexpectedly rise 0.1% MoM in May
The German Factory Orders rebounded in May, suggesting that the manufacturing sector downturn in Europe’s economic powerhouse is flattening. Contracts for goods ‘Made in Germany’ jumped by 0.1% on the month vs. -0.6% expected and -2.7% last, the latest data published by the Federal Statistics Office showed on Wednesday. On …
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6 July 2022 2:54 am
Market Drivers – US Session – Tuesday, July 5
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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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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