Market Analysis

September, 2022

  • 10 September 2022 1:43 am

    Wall Street, Fed officials push for third 0.75% interest rate hike

    Several Wall Street banks raised expectations this week for the Federal Reserve’s next rate hike. Economists at Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Nomura now anticipate a 75 basis-point rate increase at their next FOMC meeting, this is up from previous forecasts of a half percentage-point hike.Following remarks by Fed …

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  • 9 September 2022 11:14 pm

    US shares boosted by tech, growth stocks on Friday

    US shares rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street, on Friday, keeping the market on track to break a three-week losing streak.The S&P 500 rose 1.5% as of 1:50 p.m. Eastern and is up 3.6% for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 384 points, or 1.2%, to 32,155 …

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  • 9 September 2022 10:45 pm

    Bitcoin, Ether Rebound on tech rally, weaker dollar

    The crypto market significantly surged amid the stock market’s rally and slight decline of the US dollar, which has been rising sharply in recent weeks. Bitcoin and Ethereum’s rebound led a broader cryptocurrency advance. Bitcoin mining stocks, Bitcoin ETFs and companies heavily invested in crypto also rallied.In Friday afternoon trading, …

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  • 9 September 2022 9:57 pm

    Fed’s Waller supports another significant hike in two weeks

    Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Friday that it was too soon to say whether inflation was moving meaningfully and persistently downward. The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction to these comments and was last seen losing 0.6% on a daily basis at 109.00.Additional Quotes“I support another significant …

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  • 9 September 2022 9:37 pm

    Could Ethereum’s Merge Disrupt Crypto Trading?

    Crypto markets that are linked to Ethereum could face disruption as the blockchain network behind the cryptocurrency nears the end of a key upgrade that is widely viewed as critical.The final stage of Ethereum’s merge is now about a week away. Expected to finish around September 15. The merge will …

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  • 9 September 2022 8:41 pm

    Wells Fargo: Dollar to remain strong through the end of 2022

    Wells Fargo’s Analysts believe that the strength of the US dollar will continue through the end of 2022. They point out that despite a more aggressive pace of tightening from foreign central banks, they doubt international policymakers will be able to keep pace with the tightening cycle laid out by …

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  • 9 September 2022 8:13 pm

    Fed’s George favours steady rate hikes than fast ones

    Kansas City Fed President Esther George said on Friday that “A steady path of rate hikes, predictable adjustments based on data could improve market functioning, facilitate balance sheet runoff”.The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction to these comments and was last seen losing 0.6% on the day at 109.00.Additional …

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  • 9 September 2022 8:05 pm

    AUD/USD retreats from one-week highs

    The Australian dollar is one of the top performers on Friday. The AUD/USD pair has retreated from near 0.6880 and found support at 0.6820.The AUD/USD peaked during the European session at 0.6877, the highest level since August 31 and then pulled back amid a stabilization of the greenback. The retreat …

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  • 9 September 2022 7:17 pm

    Gold’s sharp reversal indicates difficult recovery

    As the US dollar trims losses on Friday amid risk appetite and a rebound in US yields, the Gold Index is hovering around $1710.Gold turned to the downside again after approaching the $1730 area and pulled back sharply toward $1710, erasing daily gains on Friday. The stabilized dollar and rebounding …

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  • 9 September 2022 5:49 pm

    Dollar is heading for a weekly decline, euro is rising

    On Friday, the dollar is set to record its first weekly decline in four weeks, while a sharp interest rate hike by the European Central Bank led to gains for the euro, while investors await US inflation data due to be published next week. The dollar index, which measures the …

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  • 9 September 2022 4:59 pm

    Canada: Unemployment Rate jumps to 5.4% in August

    Statistics Canada reported on Friday that the Unemployment Rate in Canada rose to 5.4% in August from 4.9% in July. This reading came in worse than the market expectation of 5%. Further details of the publication revealed that the Net Change in Employment was -39.7K, compared to the market expectation …

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  • 9 September 2022 3:36 pm

    A look at the British economy after the death of Queen Elizabeth II

    The death of Queen Elizabeth II marks the beginning of a new era for the United Kingdom but one that will be fraught with economic uncertainty and mixed patriotic sentiments. Queen Elizabeth died on Thursday, September 8th, at 96, the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. Thousands of Britons gathered …

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  • 9 September 2022 2:36 pm

    Gold is gaining lustre and hitting its highest level in more than a week

    Gold prices rose more than 1 percent on Friday to its highest level in more than a week as a weak dollar boosted demand for the yellow metal, even as Federal Reserve policymakers pledged to raise interest rates to tame inflation pressures. And gold rose in spot transactions 1.1 percent …

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