Gold Price is set to finish the week up by almost 1%, snapping five weeks of losses. Investors’ recession-linked fears were renewed on weaker than expected EU and US PMI data.The US 2s-10s yield curve inversion extended for 14 straight days. Gold Price rises for the second consecutive day after …
Read More »Records Resumed: Precious Metals Soar to Fresh Heights
Gold and silver prices have reached historic and near-historic highs, driven by a confluence of geop…
Pound Under Pressure as Markets Shift Focus to November Budget
The British pound is facing growing headwinds, with analysts at Bank of America (BofA) warning that …
U.S. Stock Futures Ease as Investors Await Fed Speeches and Key Inflation Data
U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Monday, pausing after record-setting gains last week fueled …
Oil Prices Edge Higher as EU Sanctions and Ukrainian Strikes Tighten Supply Outlook
Oil prices advanced on Monday, rebounding after last week’s losses, as traders weighed the impact of…
European Stocks Slip as Investors Eye Fed Policy Outlook and Key U.S. Inflation Data
European markets opened the week slightly weaker on Monday, with investors opting for caution as the…
Gold Prices Stay Near Record Highs as Investors Bet on Further Fed Easing
Gold prices gained modestly in Asian trading on Monday, holding close to last week’s all-time peaks …
Weekly Recap: FOMC’s Rate Cut – A Lifeline or A Risky Bet?
The FOMC’s 25 basis point rate cut on September 17, setting the benchmark at 4.00%-4.25%, unleashed …
WTI and Brent Performance Reflects Competing Forces
The global oil market is currently navigating a precarious equilibrium. On one side, the price of We…
Wall Street Soars to New Heights After Fed Rate Cut
U.S. stock markets closed the week on a high note, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P…
French Unrest Undermines Euro’s Fragile Rally
The EUR/USD pair closed Friday at 1.1744, down 0.35% from the prior session, capping a volatile week…
Market Analysis
July, 2022
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22 July 2022 11:04 pm
USD/CHF stumbles to a fresh weekly low
The USD/CHF pair is poised to finish the week with solid losses of 1.30%. The market sentiment is relatively negative, which constitutes a headwind for the USD/CHF. The USD/CHF tumbles on the back of worse than expected US PMI data, further extending its weekly losses, as sentiment deteriorates due to …
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22 July 2022 9:48 pm
AUD/USD jumps to fresh high post dull US PMI reading
The AUD/USD pair is set to finish the week up by 2.23%. the US Services and Composite PMIs plummeted below 50, suggesting a recession could be near.Hawkish RBA minutes revealed during the week cushioned the AUD/USD from falling further on weak Aussie PMIs. The AUD/USD pair rises for the second …
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22 July 2022 8:59 pm
Canada’s consumer expenditures surged in May
Data released in Canada on Friday has showed that retail sales rose 2.2% in May surpassing expectations of a 1.6% gain. Analysts at the National Bank of Canada point out sales were pushed up at gasoline stations and motor vehicle/parts dealers. They consider a strong labor market will compensate higher …
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22 July 2022 8:37 pm
Joachim Nagel: ECB’s Policy normalization must continue
The European Central Bank’s policy normalization must continue, European Central Bank Governing Council member and German central bank head Joachim Nagel said on Friday.“I am confident that the ECB’s Transmission Protection Instrument (TPI) would withstand legal challenges,” Nagel added and noted that they still expect favourable growth in Germany and …
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22 July 2022 7:54 pm
GBP/USD snaps losses post US PMIs
The GBP/USD pair has snapped three successive weeks of losses and reclaims a fresh gain around 1.34%. The US S&P Global PMIs reading has flashed and renewed worries about current US economic conditions.The US 2s-10s yield curve remains inverted for 14 consecutive days. The pair recaptures the 1.2000 figure amidst …
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22 July 2022 7:32 pm
USD/JPY stumbles post US PMI data
The USD/JPY pair is suffering the worst weekly performance since 2020. The pair accelerated the decline following the release of US economic data and bottomed at 135.56, reaching the lowest level in two weeks. The pair hovers around 136.00, down 250 pips for the week. The Japanese yen is up …
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22 July 2022 6:59 pm
US S&P Services PMI drops to 47 below expectations
Business activity in the US service sector retreated in early July with S&P Global Services PMI dropping to 47 versus 52.7 in June. This reading came in much weaker than the market expectation standing at 52.6.The US dollar came under strong selling pressure after this report and the US Dollar …
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22 July 2022 5:42 pm
Gold rises, supported by lower US Treasury yields
Gold prices rose on Friday, supported by lower US Treasury yields, although the prospects of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike and a stronger dollar limited gains. By 1215 GMT, spot gold rose 0.5% to $1,727.09 an ounce. Prices fell to a more than one-year low of $1,680.25 on Thursday …
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22 July 2022 5:00 pm
Oil prices are falling as production resumes in Libya and demand expectations weaken
Oil prices fell on Friday as the outlook for global demand weakened, as well as the resumption of some Libyan crude oil production. By 1023 GMT, Brent crude futures fell $1.02 to $102.84 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell $1.08 to $95.27 a barrel. Friday’s data revealed that …
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22 July 2022 4:15 pm
The Russian ruble falls above 58 against the dollar after cutting interest rates
The Russian ruble fell above 58 against the dollar on Friday, falling to its weakest point during the morning after the central bank cut interest rates for the fourth time this year by 150 basis points to 8 percent, exceeding expectations. By 1047 GMT, the ruble fell 1.9 percent to …
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22 July 2022 3:11 pm
Inflation in Japan jumps to its highest level since 2015 to 2.2%
Japan’s headline inflation gauge rose over the past month, exceeding the 2% target level set by the Bank of Japan. The CPI growth rate, excluding fresh food, accelerated to 2.2% in June annually. This came as energy cost inflation was exacerbated by the weak yen and higher processed food prices. …
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22 July 2022 2:31 pm
Nikkei closes at 6-week high
The Japanese Nikkei index rose to its highest level in more than 6 weeks at the close on Friday, July 22, supported by gains in growth-related stocks that followed the path of gains on Wall Street in the evening, and the shares of shipping companies, which rose after recording strong …
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