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May, 2022

• 4 May 2022 2:26 am

  FOMC Considers Aggressive Measures As Investors Await Rate Decision

  

  The investors’ major focus point on Wednesday will be on the decision and press conference by the two-day Fed’s policy meeting, as financial markets expect the US central bank to press ahead with a rate hike and formally announce the launch of a much-anticipated balance sheet reduction.The Federal Open Market …

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• 4 May 2022 2:01 am

  AUD/USD bulls await Fed’s decision

  

  The AUD/USD pair stuck to a sideways drift on Tuesday following an initial spike on the back of a hawkish Reserve Bank of Australia. AUD/USD traded between 0.7150 highs and a low of 0.7080 in New York. The RBA surprises everyone with a 25bp move. Analysts at ANZ Bank explained, …

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• 4 May 2022 1:53 am

  RBNZ: financial system can support national economy.

  

  The Reserve Bank of New Zealand released its May 2022 Financial Stability Report. Reuters posted key notes from the reports follows:The New Zealand financial system remains well placed to support the economy.House prices remain above sustainable levels despite recent declines.Rising global interest rates have put downward pressure on the prices …

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• 4 May 2022 12:03 am

  EUR/USD consolidates in choppy conditions ahead of the Fed

  

  The EUR/USD pair is regaining some territory into the Wall Street close as the greenback continues to be faded, unable to break higher as traders start to move to the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve. In contrast to the expectations the Fed, however, the European Central Bank’s tightening expectations …

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• 3 May 2022 11:54 pm

  Banks, Megacaps drive Wall Street as Fed decision looms

  

  Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Tuesday, as investors picked up shares of financials and beaten-down Megacap companies, while staying cautious about the Federal Reserve’s ability to tame inflation without impeding growth.Nine of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors rose, with energy (.SPNY) and financials (.SPSY) up 2.7% and 1.7%, …

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• 3 May 2022 11:34 pm

  US Stocks Waver Ahead of Fed Meeting

  

  US stock indexes wobbled as investors geared up for the Federal Reserve’s policy decision this week and evaluated a batch of earnings.The S&P 500 was recently up 0.2%, a day after a late rally lifted stocks on Monday. The technology-focused Nasdaq Composite lost 0.2% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average …

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• 3 May 2022 11:15 pm

  Gold Traders Sidelined Ahead Of Fed Decisions

  

  At $1,871.10, the gold price is firmer on Tuesday, rising from a low of $1,850.47 to a high of $1,878.14 so far. The price has upheld the bid in synch with a slight retreat in US Treasury yields and the US dollar ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve went.The US …

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• 3 May 2022 10:47 pm

  Schnabel: ECB may need to hike rates in July

  

  European Central Bank member, Isabel Schnabel, told a German newspaper Handelsblatt on Tuesday that the ECB may need to raise interest rates as soon as July to stop high inflation from getting entrenched.EUR/USD is higher on the day by some 0.23% yet has not reacted to the comments, sticking to …

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• 3 May 2022 3:11 pm

  Euro steadies near five-year lows ahead of ECB President Lagarde’s speech

  On Tuesday, the euro settled near a five-year low against the dollar, ahead of a speech by European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. The dollar fell slightly from its highest level in 20 years against a basket of currencies before an expected hike in the US interest rate this week, …

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• 3 May 2022 3:02 pm

  Oil prices fall amid fears of falling demand in China and the European Union is considering banning Russian oil

  

  Oil prices fell on Tuesday under pressure from China’s COVID-19 shutdown that could affect demand, but prices found support from a possible European oil embargo on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Beijing, which records dozens of new infections with the Coronavirus daily, is conducting mass examinations of the population …

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• 3 May 2022 1:53 pm

  Germany: The unemployment Rate stays unchanged at 5% as expected

  

  The data published by Germany’s Federal Labour Office showed on Tuesday that the seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate in April stayed unchanged at 5% in April, matching the market expectation.Further details of the publication revealed that the number of unemployed declined by 13,000 to 2.287 million, compared to analysts’ estimate for …

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• 3 May 2022 1:42 pm

  Italy hopes to end its dependence on Russian gas in the second half of 2024

  

  Italian Environmental Transformation Minister Roberto Cingolani said in an interview published on Tuesday that his country hopes to end its dependence on Russian gas in the second half of 2024. “We must achieve self-sufficiency by the second half of 2024. We can dispense with importing Russian gas,” Cingolani added to …

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• 3 May 2022 1:30 pm

  Eurozone Unemployment Rate drops to 6.8% in March vs. 6.7% expected

  

  The Eurozone Unemployment Rate dropped to 6.8% vs. 6.7% expected and 6.9% reported in February, the latest data published by the Eurostat showed on Tuesday. The Producer Price Index (PPI) in the bloc rose to 5.3% MoM in March vs. 5% expected and 1.1% previous. On an annualized basis, the …

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