The prices of US natural gas contracts rose to their highest level in nearly 14 years when settling Monday’s trading, in conjunction with a drop in temperatures in the United States and the continued weakness of global supplies due to the Russian-Ukrainian war. Expectations have increased about the high demand …
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Oil Prices See Modest Gains Ahead of U.S.-China Trade Talks and Ongoing Geopolitical Tensions
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European Equities Remain Range-Bound as Investors Await Progress in U.S.-China Trade Talks
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Gold Prices Fall as Risk Appetite Grows Ahead of U.S.-China Trade Talks and Inflation Data
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EUR/USD Jumps Past 1.14 on Trade Talks Hopes, ECB’s Hawkish Rhetoric
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Market Analysis
April, 2022
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20 April 2022 1:35 pm
Oil prices rebound after heavy losses, amid fears of a lack of supply
On Wednesday, oil prices made up for the heavy losses incurred in the previous session, with attention focused on the short supply from Russia and Libya, while data showed a decline in US inventories last week. Brent crude futures rose 66 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $ 107.91 a barrel …
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20 April 2022 1:08 pm
Japanese stocks track Wall Street gains
Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday for a second straight session, as technology heavyweights tracked Wall Street’s overnight gains, while the yen’s recent decline helped boost automakers’ shares. The Nikkei index closed up 0.86 percent to 27,217.85 points, while the broader Topix index closed up 1.03 percent to 1,915.15 points. “US …
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20 April 2022 12:35 pm
European shares rebound on profit boost
European shares rose on Wednesday after positive business results from food and beverage companies, but concerns about the war in Ukraine, slowing growth and rising revenue limited gains. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.5 percent, with banking and food and beverage stocks gaining 1.3 percent each. Meanwhile, the mining …
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20 April 2022 5:14 am
Market Drivers – US Session – 19 April
Money flowed out of bonds again, sending the 10-year Treasury yield higher by 4 basis points to 2.9%. The bond market continues to price in aggressive rates by the Federal Reserve this year.Economic DataHousing Starts rose by 0.3% in March, taking the rolling 12-month number of starts to 1.793M, above …
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20 April 2022 1:08 am
Crude Oil Gets Lower As WTI Reverses Down
Crude Oil has been bullish since US WTI crude reversed from $-37.50 two years ago. It headed toward $100 where it traded for some time, but the conflict in Ukraine last month sent it surging higher, especially when the US president Joe Biden decided to place sanctions on Russian oil. …
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20 April 2022 1:01 am
Swiss National Bank Chairman: Inflation Surge Temporary
The Swiss National Bank sees the current increase in inflation as a temporary phenomenon, Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Tuesday, although the central bank would keep a close eye on the situation.Central banks including the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England have started raising interest rates to fight …
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20 April 2022 12:29 am
Fed’s Bostic: Larger 75 bps hike “not on the radar”
Atlanta Fed President and FOMC member Raphael Bostic on Tuesday reiterated the important of getting rates to neutral territory “expeditiously”, though cautioned that a 75 bps rate hike is “not on the radar”.Bostic said he estimates the neutral rate to be around 2.5% and feels the US economy is strong …
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19 April 2022 11:26 pm
Fed’s Evans: I don’t see the need for larger than 50 bps rate hikes
Chicago Fed President and FOMC member Charles Evans on Tuesday pushed back against the idea of larger than 50 bps rate hikes at upcoming Fed meetings, saying that he doesn’t see the need for them, reported Reuters. Evans said he is comfortable with a rate hike path this year that …
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19 April 2022 11:09 pm
Wall Street higher on earnings hopes
An optimistic earnings outlook helped push Wall Street higher on Tuesday, while concerns over global economic growth and expectations on recession heavily weighed on oil and boosted bond yields.The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the way for gains in U.S. markets, shaking off lower trading in Europe. With many corporations beginning to …
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19 April 2022 10:00 pm
USD/JPY: Pressure on the yen to wear off as the US curve inverts
The Bank of Japan will face increasing political pressure if the Japanese yen slides further, say analysts from Danske Bank. They forecast the USD/JPY pair at 126 in one month, 125 in three months, 123 in six months and 119 in a year. Key Quotes: “Bank of Japan has fiercely …
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19 April 2022 9:52 pm
USD/CAD Struggles Amid Firm US Dollar
The USD/CAD trims Monday’s losses and stages a comeback, soaring in the North American session above the 1.2600 mark, approaching the 50-day moving average (DMA) at 1.2651. The USD/CAD is trading at 1.2625.Market sentiment and hawkish Fed lifted the USD/CAD above 1.2600. The market sentiment remains mixed. European equities are …
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19 April 2022 7:10 pm
Canadian CPI Preview: Forecasts from five major banks, inflation to breach 6%
Statistics Canada will release March Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Wednesday, April 20 at 12:30 and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of five major banks regarding the upcoming Canadian inflation data. The March Canada inflation rate is …
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