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Gold prices steadied on Monday as the prospect of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates next year squandered the support provided by a weak dollar. And gold settled in instant transactions at $ 1791.56 an ounce by 0709 GMT. And US gold futures rose 0.1 percent, recording $ 1,802.50. The …
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27 March, 2026 1:10 am
Partial Shutdown and Airport Chaos Fuel Car-Rental Boom
The partial government shutdown has thrown air travel into disarray, with passengers across the Unit…
27 March, 2026 12:02 am
Memory Chip Stocks Face Turbulence Amid AI Breakthrough
Memory chip makers have endured a punishing two-day sell-off, with March 26, 2026 marking another st…
26 March, 2026 11:48 pm
Explainer: How War Reset the Wall Street’s Compass
When conflict erupted with Iran in February 2026, the financial world was jolted out of its familiar…
26 March, 2026 11:06 pm
Dollar Dominance Returns: Geopolitical Tensions Push Global Markets Into Defensive Mode
Global financial markets closed the week under a cloud of caution as rising geopolitical tensions in…
26 March, 2026 10:37 pm
Eyebrows Lifted as Wall Street Still Moves Before Trump Speaks
Global markets have been rattled by a series of sudden policy announcements from President Donald Tr…
26 March, 2026 9:39 pm
How the GCC Is Holding Its Ground Through the Hormuz Crisis
The Middle East has now been at war for nearly four weeks, and the economic shockwaves are being fel…
26 March, 2026 8:42 pm
Powell’s Upcoming April FOMC Meeting: Key Takeaways for Traders and Investors
The April 28–29, 2026 FOMC meeting will likely mark Jerome Powell’s final monetary policy decision a…
26 March, 2026 7:52 pm
Gold Slips as Geopolitical Tensions and Interest Rate Fears Weigh on Markets
Gold prices moved lower on Thursday, reversing recent gains as global uncertainty and shifting econo…
26 March, 2026 7:09 pm
Volkswagen’s Anchor Investor Turns to Defence After Earnings Hit
Volkswagen’s largest shareholder, Porsche SE, is shifting its focus toward defence and technology in…
26 March, 2026 4:56 pm
Oil Climbs Above $106 as Middle East Tensions and Supply Risks Intensify
Oil prices surged on Thursday, extending a period of heightened volatility as investors reacted to m…
Market Analysis
December, 2022
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19 December 2022 2:03 pm
European stocks are rising after a strong sell-off last week
European stocks rose on Monday, supported by energy companies, after a heavy sell-off last week sparked by growing recession fears as major central banks pledged more interest rate hikes in the future. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.5 percent by 0805 GMT. On Friday, the index recorded its …
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19 December 2022 1:06 pm
German IFO Business Climate Index ticks higher to 88.6 in December
The headline German IFO Business Climate Index climbed to 88.6 in December versus the previous reading of 86.3 and the forecast of 87.2. Meanwhile, the Current Economic Assessment improved to 94.4 points in the reported month as against November’s 93.1 and 93.5 expected. The IFO Expectations Index – indicating firms’ projections …
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19 December 2022 12:33 pm
Japan’s Nikkei closes at a 6-week low, and bank stocks rise
Japan’s Nikkei index ended Monday’s trading at a six-week low, tracing the impact of Wall Street’s decline in the previous session, while bank stocks rose on speculation of an interest rate hike in the country. The Nikkei fell 1.05 percent to close at 27,237.64 points, its lowest level since November …
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19 December 2022 11:38 am
Yen gains on potential Japan govt move for more flexible inflation target
The yen climbed on Monday on news that the Japanese government could soon revise a joint statement with the Bank of Japan (BOJ) over the latter’s inflation target, potentially paving the way for a tweak in the BOJ’s ultra-loose monetary policy. The yen was last 0.4% stronger at 136.19 per …
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19 December 2022 10:27 am
Rise in oil prices amid optimism about recovery of demand in China
Oil prices regained ground on Monday, after falling more than $2 a barrel in the previous session, amid optimism that China would lift COVID-19 restrictions and recover oil demand, which outweighed fears of a global recession. Brent crude futures rose 72 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $79.76 a barrel by …
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19 December 2022 4:22 am
Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, December 12-16
Financial markets’ sentiment was still negative for most of the previous trading week amid accelerating recession-linked fears. This development, for sure, reinforced US Treasury bond yields but the US stock futures and equities in the Asia-Pacific region maintained mostly dull performance ahead of the final batch of data from the …
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17 December 2022 12:49 am
Obvious message by major central banks: Tightening to stay for longer
Berenberg Bank on Friday adjusted its terminal rate forecasts in light of the developments of the last 48 hours, adding an additional 25 basis point rate hike for the Fed in 2023, taking the peak to a range between 5% and 5.25% over the course of the first three meetings …
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16 December 2022 11:49 pm
Stocks sink on further bad news about US economy
US equities sank on Friday. US equities are also heading towards a second-straight weekly loss, as more negative and disappointing news on the US economy accelerate a sure decline. The S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Index were lower around 1.5%, while the Nasdaq fell 1.3%. Earlier in the session, …
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16 December 2022 9:00 pm
US Stocks extend weekly losses on future rate outlook
US stocks fell on Wall Street on Friday after the Fed raised its forecast for how high it will ultimately push interest rates and attempted to assist investors’ hopes that rate cuts may happen next year. Stocks fell on Wall Street on Friday as worries grew that the Federal Reserve …
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16 December 2022 8:01 pm
Gold Price Poised To End Trading Week With Neutral Performance
Gold rebounds from weekly lows after managing to hold above $1,770. Wall Street indices are dropping more than 1% on Friday, adding to weekly losses.Gold price rebounded further from weekly lows following the release of the US S&P Global PMI report, hitting a fresh daily high at $1,793. It is …
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16 December 2022 5:51 pm
Dollar holding on to gains
The dollar stabilized on Friday after rising in the previous session, as traders analyzed a raft of central banks’ interest rate hikes and the possibility of continuing to raise borrowing costs for an extended period. And the euro settled against the dollar at 1.063 dollars. This came after falling 0.5 …
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16 December 2022 5:49 pm
Retail sales in Britain contracted and recorded a negative reading
The data of the National Statistics Office issued in Britain today, Friday, showed that the retail sales index recorded a negative reading, as Britain witnessed a contraction in retail sales by 0.4% last November, which is worse than the market’s expectations of an index growth of about 0.3%, after the …
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