The price of the euro settled on Wednesday, at a level below its highest level in three weeks after Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank played down the possibility of a significant rate hike. The dollar stabilized a day before the US consumer price index data, which may …
Read More »Is Gold Price’s Recent Dip a Sign of Trouble or Opportunity?
Gold is down -0.06%, trading at $ 2,937.36 per ounce. Gold prices experienced a slight dip on Friday…
US Manufacturing Shows Resilience Amid Economic Uncertainties
Recent data reveals a mixed picture of US economic activity. The S&P Global Composite PMI for F…
GBP/USD Pulls Back After Reaching New Highs
The GBP/USD pair experienced a pullback after reaching a year-to-date high of 1.2678 and testing the…
British Pound Hits Two-Month High as UK Consumer Spending Surges
The British pound strengthened on Friday, reaching a two-month high, after strong UK consumer spendi…
Bitcoin Climbs for Third Straight Day but Faces Fed Policy Headwinds
Bitcoin extended its winning streak on Friday, rising for the third consecutive day, as some investo…
European Stocks Inch Higher as Traders Weigh Business Activity and Trade Tensions
European markets edged up on Friday, as investors assessed fresh business activity data and ongoing …
Wall Street Slips as Walmart Warning, Jobless Claims Spark Economic Fears
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted over 1.40% to 43,980 on Thursday as investors grappled wi…
Market Drivers and Update; US Session: PMIs in Focus
The US dollar weakened significantly, reaching a two-month low despite no changes in US tariffs or p…
Looming Impact of Fresh EU Sanctions on Commodities Expected
The European Union’s latest round of sanctions against Russia, the sixteenth since the invasio…
Fort Knox’s US Gold Reserve to be Audited, Administration Says
The US Administration announced plans to audit the nation’s gold reserves stored at Fort Knox …
Market Analysis
February, 2022
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9 February 2022 2:16 pm
Lyft’s Fourth-Quarter Results Better Than Expected
Lyft reported fourth-quarter results that beat estimates for adjusted earnings per share and revenue, but said it had fewer active passengers than the previous quarter. Shares fell more than 6% in after-hours trading after executives said the Omicron virus variant will affect first-quarter numbers. Earnings per share were adjusted 9 …
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9 February 2022 1:24 pm
Gold Nears Two-Week High Ahead of US Inflation Data
Gold prices headed during trading, today, Wednesday, near the highest level in two weeks during the previous session, before the release of inflation data in the United States, which is expected to come in strong this week, despite the fact that the rise in US Treasury bond yields prompted investors …
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9 February 2022 1:00 pm
Japan Shares Close Higher on Wall Street’s Footsteps
Japanese stocks closed higher on Wednesday after a rally led by the technology sector overnight on Wall Street, as investors bought shares of companies that reported strong results with sentiment rising further thanks to the approaching earnings season. The Nikkei index advanced 1.08 percent to close at 27,579.87 points, while …
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9 February 2022 4:33 am
Stock Futures Gain With More Big Earnings Ahead
US stock futures rose slightly in overnight trading on Tuesday as investors prepare for another round of corporate earnings. Dow futures rose about 70 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.25% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.27%.Chipotle rose more than 7% in after-hours trading on the back of its strong earnings, …
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9 February 2022 4:26 am
Market Drivers – US Session – 8 February
As the US inflation data is expected to show that prices rose by 0.4% in January, for a 7.2% gain from one year ago, major currency pairs continue lacking certain direction and struggle to maintain their strength.The global financial markets closed in the American session with the surge of the …
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9 February 2022 3:47 am
EUR/USD Remains Defensive On Stronger Treasury Yields
The EUR/USD pair holds lower ground near 1.1415 during a quiet Asian session opening on Wednesday, after stepping back from a three-month high in the last two days.The pair’s latest weakness could be linked to the higher US Treasury yields and downbeat comments from the European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers.The …
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9 February 2022 3:03 am
Market Tension Accelerates Ahead Of US Inflation Data
As the US inflation data is expected to show that prices rose by 0.4% in January, for a 7.2% gain from one year ago, major currency pairs continue lacking certain direction and struggle to maintain their strength. Major currencies have also held within limited intraday ranges on Tuesday. The US …
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9 February 2022 12:55 am
GBP/USD Faces A Wall Of Resistance
GBP/USD is up on the day by 11% and traded at 1.3559. the pair has travelled from a low of 1.3507 to score a high of 1.3564 on the day so far. The US dollar is being eyed for prospects of a bid given the perkiness in US yields and …
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9 February 2022 12:36 am
IBD/TIPP Poll: Economic Optimism Declines
The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, a leading national poll on consumer confidence, declined another 1.6% this month, after falling 7.6% in January. The overall reading now stands at 44.0, keeping the index in negative territory for the sixth consecutive month. A reading above 50.0 signals optimism and below 50.0 indicates …
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9 February 2022 12:35 am
Villeroy: Markets May Have Overreacted to ECB
Investors may have over-reacted to what they see as a hawkish pivot from the European Central Bank, Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said. French President Emmanuel Macron’s price caps to stop a cost-of-living crisis colliding with April’s elections will slow inflation by about one percentage point at …
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8 February 2022 11:38 pm
USD/CAD Edges Higher As US T-bond yields Rise, Oil Slides
In the New York session, the USD/CAD pair trims Monday’s losses and reclaims the 1.2700 figure as the Canadian dollar weakens, as oil prices fall, a headwind for the Canadian dollar. At the time of writing, the USD/CAD is trading at 1.2702.On Tuesday’s, Western Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude …
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8 February 2022 9:46 pm
Wells Fargo Expecting ECB to start moving rates in December
Beyond March, analysts at Wells Fargo expect the European Central Bank to start raising its Deposit Rate shortly after it completes its net bond purchases.An initial 25 bps Deposit Rate hike is expected in December 2022 and another 25 bps hike in March 2023. They consider the divergence between the …
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