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December, 2022

• 8 December 2022 12:50 pm

  Oil prices are rising after reaching their lowest levels in 2022

  

  Oil prices recovered in early Asian trade on Thursday after tumbling to their lowest level this year, as production and gasoline inventories rose in the United States as concerns grew that an economic slowdown could weaken demand for fuel. Brent crude futures rose $1 to $78.17 a barrel, by 0600 …

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• 8 December 2022 12:29 pm

  Nikkei ends transactions near the lowest level in a month affected by economic concerns

  

  The Japanese Nikkei index ended Thursday’s transactions near the lowest level in a month, affected by a weak closing of Wall Street amid economic concerns, as well as the results of companies’ business. The Nikkei fell 0.4 percent to close at 27,574.43 points, its lowest closing level since November 10. …

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• 8 December 2022 4:16 am

  Market Drivers – US Session 07/12/2022

  

  The US dollar recorded fresh losses on Wednesday against most of major rival currencies. The dollar’s decline was contained, but it is obvious that further declines are probable.Earlier in the day, China announced a series of measures easing Covid-linked restrictions. The US Treasury yield curve inverted the most in over …

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• 8 December 2022 2:03 am

  WTI touch fresh daily lows on accelerating recession woes

  

  West Texas Intermediate has fallen to the lowest in nearly one year. Recession-linked concerns dominate the market sentiment and the Fed’s rate decision next week is awaited with all open eyes.The American crude fell to the lowest in nearly a year on Wednesday despite the good news in China’s steps …

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• 8 December 2022 1:00 am

  Credit Suisse’s Pozsar: Gold price could double to $3,600 in this case

  

  According to Credit Suisse’s Zoltan Pozsar “gold could double to $3,600 per ounce if Russia responds to G7’s oil price cap by a decision accepting gold for crude oil amid what he has described as unthinkable macro scenarios”.Pozsar further noted that a year-end money-market liquidity crunch is probable if Russia …

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• 7 December 2022 11:55 pm

  AUD/USD bulls stay the course as US Dollar slides

  

  The AUD/USD pair holds on positive performance despite risk aversion. The Australian economy expanded less than expected in the third quarter, so investors’ eyes are still on the economic data.The AUD/USD pair is higher on the day having climbed from a low of 0.6668 and reaching a high of 0.6734 …

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• 7 December 2022 10:47 pm

  GBP/USD edges higher despite risk aversion

  

  Weaker than expected economic data in China threatens to derail economic growth and trigger risk aversion. The US central bank seems pressured by Solid US economic data released since last Friday ahead of the awaited US inflation data.The GBP/USD pair is upward biased, and could even test Tuesday’s high of …

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• 7 December 2022 9:40 pm

  Wall Street lower on mounting recession worries

  

  Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Wednesday as warnings of a looming recession from major Wall Street bankers offset optimism around China relaxing its strict zero-COVID rules.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 39.9 points, or 0.12%, at the open to 33556.4. The S&P 500 fell 8.0 points, or 0.20%, …

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• 7 December 2022 8:42 pm

  USD/CAD slides following BoC’s rate decision

  

  The USD/CAD falls during the US tgrading session after the Bank of Canada hiked rates by 50 bps, from 3.75% to 4.25%, in line with analysts’ expectations, triggering a fall from around 1.3700 to 1.3505. At the time of writing, the USD/CAD remains volatile, trading around 1.3600-1.3615.The Bank of Canada …

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• 7 December 2022 7:48 pm

  Putin: Threat of nuclear war is on the rise

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the threat of a nuclear war is on the rise. Putin’s comments do not seem to be having a significant impact on risk appetite. At the time of writing, the performance of S&P 500 Index is unchanged on the day at 3,940.Putin …

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• 7 December 2022 5:25 pm

  Oil is falling near its lowest level in 2022, under pressure from economic concerns

  

  Oil futures witnessed little change in Asian trading on Wednesday, December 7th, as fears about the impact of the cap imposed by the West on the price of Russian oil were offset by hopes for an improvement in demand from China, which kept the markets in anticipation after a sharp …

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• 7 December 2022 3:44 pm

  Eurozone GDP grows at an annual rate of 2.3% in Q3

  

  Eurostat reported Wednesday that seasonally adjusted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Euro area expanded at an annual rate of 2.3% in the third quarter. This reading followed the 4.2% growth recorded in the second quarter and came in higher than the initial estimate and the market expectation of 2.1%. …

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• 7 December 2022 1:47 pm

  European stocks fell for the fourth day amid fears of a recession

  

  European stocks fell on Wednesday, December 7, affected by investor anxiety, amid growing fears of a recession, although the strong push of the healthcare sector limited losses. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2%, extending its losses for the fourth consecutive day, after it began to recover from its fall …

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