Wednesday has been quite a busy and worrisome trading day. Most currencies have not reflected this as investors are preoccupied by ECB’s monetary policy decision eying it with caution. The US stock market continued its recent rally on Wednesday’s trading session, with technology stocks jumping. For the entire market, earnings …
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U.S. Stock Futures Ease as Investors Await Fed Speeches and Key Inflation Data
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European Stocks Slip as Investors Eye Fed Policy Outlook and Key U.S. Inflation Data
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Gold Prices Stay Near Record Highs as Investors Bet on Further Fed Easing
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Market Analysis
July, 2022
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21 July 2022 3:13 am
EUR/USD attempts to recapture 1.0200
The EUR/USD pair’s price has recovery signs and is likely to recapture 1.0200 on ECB’s rate hike expectations. The US Dollar Index made a confident pullback after sensing lower selling pressure around 106.40.Political developments in Italy and renewed uncertainty over energy supplies, including from Nord Stream1, have impacted the overall …
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21 July 2022 2:34 am
Tesla revenues grow by 42%
Tesla, on Wednesday after the bell, reported its first sequential decline in quarterly profit in more than a year as it recovers from an extended shutdown at its Shanghai plant. Tesla reported adjusted earnings of $2.27 per share on $16.93 billion in revenue in Q2 2022.Automotive revenues made up $14.6 …
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21 July 2022 2:07 am
ECB encounters moment of truth on rate policy
Finally, the European Central Bank is making a move in response to rising inflation by widely eyed decision on the first rate hike in more than ten years, but will suffice to turn the tide on the EUR/USD pair as the Euro is poised to revisit levels back below parity …
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21 July 2022 1:30 am
United Airlines profit benefited from travel surge
United Airlines on Wednesday edged higher the expected profit milestone in its pandemic recovery. The company announced that there will be scaling back of corporate growth plans through 2023.Strong demand has been reported as well as high costs for fuel and other operation expenses. United reported its first quarterly profit; …
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21 July 2022 1:03 am
Explainer: Has America Fallen Into A Recession?
Has America fallen into a recession? This is a question that is becoming too difficult to ignore as the twin upheaval of inflation and recession is looming over asset portfolios, household budgets and pocket books. US prices in June rose the most since 1981. And the expectation of a recession …
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21 July 2022 12:11 am
On ECB’s Policy Meeting Day, Italian PM To Announce Resignation
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi won a confidence motion in the upper house Senate on Wednesday, but three main coalition parties refused to take part in the vote, effectively dissolving his administration and he is said to announce his resignation in the chamber tomorrow.The Euro has been pushed and pulled …
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20 July 2022 11:37 pm
US stock market continues rallying
The US stock market continued its recent rally on Wednesday’s trading session, with technology stocks jumping. For the entire market, earnings remain in the investors’ focus.Stocks finished higher on Wednesday, adding to sharp gains booked a day before, with corporate earnings from a string of major technology companies in focus.The …
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20 July 2022 10:50 pm
Ahead of ECB’s Policy Meeting, Italy’s Political Upheaval Persists
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi asked on Wednesday for the upper house Senate to hold a confidence vote that will effectively decide if his coalition government stays in office. This development comes only one day ahead of Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting while heated inflation risks have already seen money …
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20 July 2022 10:00 pm
Truss, Sunak move a step forward to become UK’s next PM
Following Wednesday’s voting, Penny Mordaunt has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership contest, leaving Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to face each other in the run-off to replace Boris Johnson.The winner of the final round is expected to be announced on Monday, September 5, following a postal ballot completed …
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20 July 2022 9:20 pm
Eurozone Consumer Confidence Falls to Fresh Low
Consumer confidence in the Eurozone declined in July due to the increasing cost of living and a slowdown of the economy, falling to its lowest level on record.The European Commission said Wednesday that its measure of consumer confidence in the region fell to minus 27.0 in July from a revised …
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20 July 2022 8:38 pm
Is there a near peak after Canada’s inflation rate hits 8.1%?
The Canadian consumer price index (CPI) surged 8.1 per cent in June from a year earlier, up from 7.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. It was the highest inflation rate since 1983. Canada’s inflation soared to its highest rate in nearly forty years in June, although …
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20 July 2022 7:44 pm
US Existing Home Sales fall by 5.4% in June
Existing Home Sales in the United States sharply declined for the fifth straight month in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.12 million, the National Association of Realtors reported on Wednesday. Sales were down 5.4% and 14.2% on a monthly and yearly basis, respectively. Details of the report …
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