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Market Analysis
May, 2022
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12 May 2022 12:46 pm
Japanese stocks close at their lowest level in nearly two months
Japan’s Nikkei fell to its lowest level in nearly two months on Thursday, after major technology stocks followed in the footsteps of their US counterparts, which fell sharply overnight. The Nikkei fell 1.77 percent to close at 25,748.72 points, its lowest since March 15. The broader Topix index fell 1.19 …
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12 May 2022 11:50 am
European markets decline as inflation rises in The US
European shares fell sharply Thursday, May 12th, as global markets digested the latest inflation reading from the United States, and this reading raised fears that there is a tendency for prices to rise significantly in the future. The pan-European Stoxx 600 Index is down 2.2% in early trading, with all …
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12 May 2022 11:08 am
Oil falls more than 1%, affected by fears of economic recession
Oil prices fell more than 1% on Thursday in a volatile week, as economic concerns and fears of a recession weighed negatively on global financial markets, outweighing concerns about supplies and tension in Europe. Brent crude futures fell $1.25, or 1.2 percent, to $106.26 a barrel by 0303 GMT. US …
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12 May 2022 10:03 am
Gold rises as the dollar falls after US inflation data
Gold resumed its rally on Wednesday after a brief decline due to the release of US inflation data, with the dollar falling after data showing a slight slowdown in US consumer price growth. Spot gold rose 0.8% to $1,852.65 an ounce, and US gold futures rose 0.7% to settle at …
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12 May 2022 3:50 am
Market Drivers – US Session – Wednesday 11 May
The US dollar closed with gains against most major rival currencies, although price action was choppy across the market. Economic DataThe US dollar rallied after the release of CPI data at 8.3%, higher than the estimates. The monthly figure was up 0.3% against the 0.2% expected. Finally, the annual core …
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12 May 2022 3:36 am
WTI Settles Higher After Two-day Nosedive
The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for June delivery has added 1.51 US dollars to briefly touch USD 109.77 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, later in the day the American crude oil settled at USD 105.71. Oil closed with strong gains on Wednesday, reversing a prior-session selloff after …
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12 May 2022 3:11 am
Biden Defends His Plan To Tame Hot US Inflation
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday criticized Republicans’ plan to combat US hot inflation, taking his speech as an opportunity to slam his opposition. Biden accused his predecessor of being responsible for the balance sheet deficit increase every single year Trump was president. “Right now, the majority of our Republican …
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12 May 2022 2:54 am
USD/JPY Higher As CPI Boosts Jumbo Hike
The USD/JPY pair is struggling around 130.00 but is likely to accelerate as the higher than expected CPI data boosts the bets of a mega rate hike by the US central bank in June. Market estimates conceived CPI at 8.1%, lower than the former reading of 8.5%. While the print …
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12 May 2022 1:56 am
Fed’s Bullard: Inflation Data Not Far From Expectations
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard has commented on the latest CPI data saying that he ”won’t emphasize single inflation report too much but inflation is more persistent than many have thought.”The markets are in a freefall into the closing bell on Wall Street on …
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12 May 2022 12:45 am
Treasury Yields Rebound On Hot Inflation Data
Treasury yields have noticeably rebounded on Wednesday after US consumer price data revealed that the pace of inflation slowed in April but has not peaked as prices rose more than economists expected and ensured the Fed will go ahead with monetary policy tightening.The yield on 10-year Treasury notes rose 3.1 …
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12 May 2022 12:16 am
Biden’s Statement On Consumer Price Index In April
The White House’s website published a statement by US President Joe Biden, commenting on the CPI data released earlier on Wednesday. On Tuesday, in a proactive manner, Biden gave a speech on the US economic outlook, blaming high inflation on COVID-19 pandemic disruptions to the economy as well as the …
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11 May 2022 11:19 pm
GBP/USD Retreats On Risk Sentiment
The GBP/USD pair is on the backfoot as US session risk sentiment deteriorates. Cable is down some 0.3% around 1.2272 and is extending from a high of 1.2400 to a low of 1.2263. The US dollar has moved sharply off its lows, turning positive again for the day as markets …
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