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August, 2022

  • 10 August 2022 4:35 pm

    US annual CPI inflation declines to 8.5% in July vs. 8.7% expected

    Inflation in the United States, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined to 8.5% on a yearly basis in July from 9.1% in June, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Wednesday. This reading came in lower than the market expectation of 8.7%. …

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  • 10 August 2022 3:33 pm

    SoftBank to book $34 bln gain by cutting Alibaba stake to 14.6%

    SoftBank Group Corp on Wednesday said it will book an estimated gain of 4.6 trillion yen ($34.08 billion) on settling prepaid forward contracts using shares in Alibaba Group Holding, reducing its stake to 14.6% from 23.7%. SoftBank on Monday booked a record quarterly net loss due to sliding valuations at …

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  • 10 August 2022 2:44 pm

    Oil falls on Druzhba pipeline news, US inflation expectations

    Oil prices fell on Wednesday, amid expectations that flows will resume through the Druzhba pipeline soon, and concerns about demand ahead of the release of major indicators regarding it. Brent crude futures were down 73 cents, or 0.76 percent, at $95.58 a barrel by 0928 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate …

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  • 10 August 2022 1:59 pm

    Unemployment in Turkey fell to 10.3% in June

    The unemployment rate in Turkey fell to 10.3% last June from 10.9% in May, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute today, Wednesday, August 10. Data on Wednesday showed that the Turkish unemployment rate fell 0.3% in June compared to the same month last year. The number of unemployed …

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  • 10 August 2022 1:08 pm

    Inflation in China rises to the highest level in two years

    Taiwan, China

    Inflation in China rose in July to a two-year high, although weak consumer demand kept overall price pressures in check. The data of the National Bureau of Statistics released today, Wednesday, showed that the consumer price index rose by 2.7% on an annual basis during July, while it was expected …

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  • 10 August 2022 12:01 pm

    Nikkei falls, dragged down by chip stocks

    Japan’s Nikkei fell on Wednesday, dragged down by chip-related shares after technology company Micron led the decline in US technology shares Tuesday night, while investors awaited data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s tightening path. The Nikkei closed down by 0.65 percent at 27,819.33 points, and the broader Topix index …

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  • 10 August 2022 3:24 am

    Market Drivers – US Session – Tuesday, August 9

    All market players are standing on their toes to find clues and directions from the most awaited US inflation data to be released on Wednesday. The US dollar extended its weekly decline throughout the first hours of the trading session, but later the dollar managed to recover some ground during …

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  • 10 August 2022 3:09 am

    Coinbase shares drop on Q2 billion-dollar loss

    It was a challenging quarter for Coinbase from an operational perspective. The company said it had 9 million monthly transacting users during the second quarter, down from 9.2 million in the first quarter but more than the estimated 8.7 million. Macroeconomic and cryptocurrency credit resulted in lower trading volume during …

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  • 10 August 2022 2:25 am

    Roblox shares dip 12%, earnings miss expectations

    Roblox reported its Q2 results on Tuesday. Earnings missed estimates on the top and bottom lines. Loss per share is 30 cents versus 21 cents expected. The company’s revenue is $639.9 million versus $644.4 million expected, and shares fell more than 12% in after-hours trading.The revenue figure is what Roblox …

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  • 10 August 2022 1:11 am

    Fed’s Bullard wants rates at 4% by December 2022

    The Federal Reserve will get prepared to hold interest rates “higher for longer” in case inflation continue to surprise to the upside, and market pricing will need to adjust accordingly, Fed’s St. Louis president James Bullard said on Tuesday who wants rates at 4% by the end of the year. …

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  • 10 August 2022 12:30 am

    Oil ends lower amid EU-Russia tensions

    Oil futures ended session lower on Tuesday after attempts to make gains due to the energy related row between Moscow and Brussels. The row referred to above was to give a push to oil, but US futures settled down at the end of today’s session because of inflation fears a …

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  • 9 August 2022 11:22 pm

    Gold rises as US dollar rattled by inflation fears

    Gold futures ended session higher on Tuesday buoyed by dollar weakness ahead of US inflation readings due to be released next Wednesday amid forcastes inclined to lower inflation in July. Gold settled at 1793 USD per ounce versus last Monday close at 1788 USD per ounce.  The low of the …

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  • 9 August 2022 9:59 pm

    Oil edges higher as supply constraint fears renewed

    Oil edged up on Tuesday, reversing an early decline as worries about tightening supply were revived after Russia said oil exports to Europe on the southern leg of the Druzhba pipeline had been suspended since early August.Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft said Ukraine had suspended oil flows via the pipeline leg …

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