The Russian public budget surplus has significantly fallen in the latest signal that its finances are feeling the pain from sanctions and this is partially why the Kremlin shutting off gas supplies to Europe.The budget surplus narrowed to 137bn roubles (£1.9bn) in the first eight months of 2022, a sharp …
Read More »Oil Slides Below $63 as Geopolitics Cool and Demand Doubts Grow
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Wall Street Under Pressure as Tech Selloff Deepens and Data Clouds the Outlook
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Inflation in Focus as Markets Await Key US CPI Data
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Euro Rebounds as Dollar Loses Some Momentum Ahead of Key Inflation Test
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U.S. Jobless Claims Dip Modestly, Reinforcing Signs of a Stabilizing Labor Market
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U.S. Stock Futures Rebound as Investors Turn to Earnings and Inflation Data
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Oil Prices Edge Higher as U.S.–Iran Tensions Fuel Supply Concerns Despite Inventory Build
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European Stocks Climb on Earnings Deluge as U.K. Growth Stalls and Oil Rises on Middle East Risks
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Bitcoin Holds Near $67,000 as Strong U.S. Jobs Data Curtails Fed Cut Hopes
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Market Analysis
September, 2022
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12 September 2022 8:42 pm
US shares broadly rally on positive mood
US shares rose, extending last week’s gains, and the dollar retreated with risk on by expectations that inflation is near peaking. The S&P 500 advanced with 10 of the 11 major industry groups in the green. A gauge of the dollar fell for a second day, as all G-10 peers …
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12 September 2022 7:50 pm
GBP/USD touches fresh weekly highs
The GBP/USD pair edged higher for the second successive trading day, the pair is now testing the 20-day SMA. The pair is rising on Monday and during the American session climbed to 1.1709, reaching the highest level since August 30. The pair has also been holding onto daily gains. In …
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12 September 2022 7:06 pm
NY Fed: Consumer inflation expected to fall to 5.75%
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations showed on Monday that the US consumers’ one-year inflation expectation declined to a new 10-month low of 5.7% in August from 6.2% in July, as reported by Reuters.Consumers’ 3-year inflation expectation declined to the lowest in nearly two …
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12 September 2022 6:24 pm
Market Drivers – European Session 12/9/2022
The UK economy grew during the month of July of 2022 by 0.2%, which came less than expectations that indicated a growth of 0.3%, to get the economy out of a contraction, it suffered in June when the economy recorded a contraction of 0.6%. The services sector recorded an increase …
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12 September 2022 5:04 pm
Oil prices rise as supply uncertainty increases
Oil prices rose on Monday after Iran’s nuclear talks appeared to have reached a dead end and with the implementation of a Russian oil ban imminent, scarce supplies struggled to meet still-strong demand. Brent crude futures rose 88 cents, or 1 percent, to $93.72 a barrel by 1100 GMT. US …
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12 September 2022 3:32 pm
Germany’s Ifo: German economy to contract by 0.3% in 2023
Germany’s Ifo Institute announced on Monday that it revised its 2023 growth forecast to -0.3% from 3.5% in June. The institute further noted that the annual inflation expectation for 2023 was revised to 9.3% from June’s forecast of 6%. For 2022, Ifo now sees the economy growing by 1.6%, down …
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12 September 2022 2:27 pm
Gold is gaining lustre and hitting its highest level in more than a week
Gold prices rose more than 1% on Friday, September 9, to reach their highest level in more than a week, as a weak dollar boosted demand for the yellow metal, even as US Reserve policymakers pledged to raise interest rates to tame inflation pressures. Spot gold rose 1.1% to 1726.80 …
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12 September 2022 1:20 pm
European shares rise at the open, supported by the rise in banking shares
European shares rose at the open on Monday, with banking stocks rising for a third consecutive session on bets that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates dramatically. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.2 percent to continue rising after posting its first weekly gain in four weeks on …
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12 September 2022 12:37 pm
Nikkei closes at its highest level in more than two weeks
Japan’s Nikkei index ended Monday’s trading at its highest level in more than two weeks, tracking Wall Street’s strong closing last week, as heavyweights and travel-related stocks led the gains. The Nikkei index closed up 1.16 percent to 28,542.11 points, its highest closing level since August 26. The broader Topix …
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12 September 2022 11:36 am
UK GDP expands 0.2% MoM in July
The UK GDP monthly release showed that the economy rebounded in July, growing at 0.2% vs. 0.5% expectations and -0.6% previous. A Reuters poll of economists had pointed to month-on-month growth of 0.4% in July. Meanwhile, the Index of services (July) came in at -0.2% 3M/3M vs. -0.8% estimate and -0.4% …
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12 September 2022 4:18 am
Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, September 5-9
With a new trading week, geopolitics could impact financial markets on two fronts, firstly; on the Chinese front, US President Biden is pondering an executive order to screen and restrict US overseas investment in technology development in China. The Chinese embassy in Washington said, Friday, that Beijing opposes the order, …
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10 September 2022 3:17 am
Market Drivers – US Session 09/09/2022
The US dollar slides as investors balance positions ahead of key US inflation data. The dollar fell to a more than one-week low on Friday as investors consolidated gains after a sharp rise against most currencies, ahead of US inflation report that could determine the size of the Fed’s next …
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