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October, 2022

• 6 October 2022 7:37 pm

  BoE’s Haskel: Economic inactivity will hold UK growth back

  

  The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has the tools and the resolve to return inflation to target in the medium term according to statements and remarks by policymaker Jonathan Haskel on Thursday.These remarks did nothing to help the British pound find demand and the GBP/USD pair was last seen …

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• 6 October 2022 5:58 pm

  Dollar rises on anticipation of US jobs data

  

  On Thursday, the dollar extended the rally that began on Wednesday, as investors awaited the US jobs and inflation data, looking for indications that may mean reducing the intensity of the interest rate hike and reducing the rise of the US currency. The euro fell 0.27 percent to $0.9859, after …

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• 6 October 2022 4:58 pm

  US September Nonfarm Payrolls Preview

  

  Nonfarm Payrolls in the US are expected to appear above “normal” once again. That would affirm that the US employment situation remains “hot”, and that the Fed can focus on getting inflation down. According to the latest BLS report, there were over 10.1M job openings, but just 6.0M people were …

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• 6 October 2022 3:45 pm

  The Russian Foreign Ministry: Excluding Russia from the Nord Stream investigation is unimaginable

  

  On Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it was “inconceivable” that the investigation of cracks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines would be carried out without Russia’s participation. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the West had deliberately created obstacles to the investigation and said excluding Russia …

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• 6 October 2022 2:34 pm

  The Kremlin: The OPEC + decision to reduce oil production aims to stabilize the market

  

  A Kremlin spokesman said on Thursday that the decision of the OPEC + group of major oil producers to cut production by two million barrels per day aims to stabilize the market. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that by agreeing to the production cut, OPEC+ confirmed its credibility as an organization …

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• 6 October 2022 1:37 pm

  Oil near a 3-week high after the OPEC + agreement to cut production

  

  Oil prices stabilized near a three-week high on Thursday after the OPEC + alliance agreed to cut global crude supplies by reducing production by about 2 million barrels per day, the largest cut since 2020. Brent crude futures for December settlement rose four cents to $93.41 a barrel by 0538 …

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• 6 October 2022 12:43 pm

  European shares rise ahead of key data

  

  European shares rebounded on Thursday after falling in the previous session. Investors awaited more economic data and the European Central Bank’s September meeting minutes to indicate the pace and path of interest rate hikes. The Stoxx 600 index was up 0.6 percent by 0710 GMT, tracking Wall Street. Until the …

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• 6 October 2022 12:30 pm

  Japan’s Nikkei index jumps to its highest level in two weeks

  

  Japan’s Nikkei index closed higher on Thursday after touching a two-week high during the session, as markets continued their recovery from multi-month lows supported by energy-related stocks and chips. The Nikkei rose 0.7 percent to 27,311.30 points at the close, after hitting 27,399.19 points, a level not seen since September …

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• 6 October 2022 3:18 am

  Market Drivers – US Session 05/10/2022

  

  The US dollar ended the trading session with mixed performance after a brief surge on Wednesday. Risk-off flows returned amid tensions between Europe and Russia, as well as claims that North Korean-Japan tensions have been renewed, although the sentiment improved during US trading hours as the United States released positive …

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• 6 October 2022 3:03 am

  Gold aims to extend recovery ahead of NFP data

  

  Gold price has resumed its upside trend after a pullback to near $1,700.00. Escalating Japan-North Korea tensions are turning the risk to the negative side.After bumper US ADP data, positive NFP data could mean a next 75 bps rate hike in November. The gold index turned sideways after sensing demand …

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• 6 October 2022 2:20 am

  North Korea suspected of firing missiles towards Japan

  

  North Korea is suspected to have fired missiles again according to the Japanese coast guard.Earlier in the week, Japan urged residents to take shelter after North Korea had been reported to have fired a ballistic missile over the north of the country.It was the North’s first missile launch over Japan …

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• 6 October 2022 12:14 am

  Fed’s Bostic: Fed’s fight against inflation is “still in early days.”

  

  On Wednesday, in the context of prepared remarks to the Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research, Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic noted that the US Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation is “still in early days”. Despite “glimmers of hope” in recent data, Bostic said “the overarching message I’m drawing…is that …

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• 5 October 2022 10:50 pm

  Gold slides on stronger US dollar

  

  Gold price was down by 0.7% by midday in New York, trading below the highs of the day of $1,727.84 and reaching as low as the psychological $1,700 level. The US dollar derived momentum from Wednesday’s strong in US yields which is putting a barrier up against gold’s recent resurgence.The …

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