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December, 2022

• 7 December 2022 11:34 am

  China’s exports and imports contracted at a sharper pace in November

  

  The General Administration of Customs said on Wednesday, December 7, that dollar exports fell 8.7% in November compared to the previous year to $296 billion, which is the lowest level since April, when Corona restrictions led to the closure of Shanghai factories and roads and prevented companies from placing goods …

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• 7 December 2022 5:13 am

  Market Drivers – US Session 06/12/2022

  

  Uncertainty is prevalent regarding the Fed’s intentions that will unfold after FOMC meeting, later in December. Fed officials hinted at an easing pace of quantitative tightening starting as soon as this month, despite signs of easing inflation, but doubts are increasing lest the economy should fall in long-lasting recession.ECB’s Constantinos …

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• 7 December 2022 5:01 am

  32 factors, risks investors should consider for 2023 and beyond

  

  MSCI’s all-country world index, a gauge of stock performance in over 40 countries, fell 1.26% to record a third lower successive day after hitting a three-month high last week.An analysis by MSCI ESG Research noted 32 factors and risks that businesses and investors should consider for 2023 and beyond when …

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• 7 December 2022 3:19 am

  Collapse of FTX Tempting Goldman To Hunt Crypto Firms

  

  Mathew McDermott, Goldman Sachs’ head of digital assets, suggested on Tuesday that the bank ponders to invest in, or even buy crypto firms whose prices significantly deteriorated in the wake of the FTX collapse in deals that would cost tens of millions of dollars. Goldman Sachs’s plan comes after the …

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• 7 December 2022 2:35 am

  EIA Expects US Power demand To Hit Record In 2022

  

  US power consumption is expected to hit a new record high this year as a logical result of the expanding economic activity and a particularly hot summer according to estimates by the US Energy Information Administration.On Tuesday, the EIA forecast that 2022 power demand in the United States will touch …

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• 7 December 2022 1:24 am

  Explainer: How Does CAD React To Expansion of Canada’s Economic Activity

  

  Fresh data has indicated expansion of Canadian economic activity at a faster pace in November and a measure of price pressures cooled according to Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data, released on Tuesday.The seasonally adjusted index rose to 51.4 in November from 50.1 in October. The Ivey PMI measures the …

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• 7 December 2022 12:50 am

  China ponders downgrading Covid status

  

  Chinese authorities are considering downgrading Covid-19. This could be a positive for risk appetite on Wednesday in the financial markets that have been impacted on Tuesday by risk aversion.Global stocks had their third straight day of losses on Tuesday as investors felt perplexed on how long the Fed will maintain …

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• 7 December 2022 12:10 am

  Gold price swings as solid data justify Fed’s hawkish stance

  

  Gold price is recording a minimal advance, even though the US Dollar is surging. The stronger than expected US economic data would keep the Fed under pressure. A break below $1760 will exacerbate a fall to $1725; otherwise, a rally to $1786 is on the cards.Gold price turns positive after …

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• 6 December 2022 11:07 pm

  WTI slides 4% below $74.00 on risk aversion

  

  The widespread US recession-linked woes are playing into financial markets creating a risk-off mood. West Texas Intermediate crude is down over 4% on the day so far, falling back into the bearish trend once again and on the front side of what was momentary a counter-trendline. At the time of …

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• 6 December 2022 9:29 pm

  Switzerland ponders banning electric vehicles on energy

  

  Switzerland is pondering a ban on using electric vehicles in the country in order to address winter’s energy crisis. The government has passed a proposal to brace itself for an energy crisis this winter. But the country has not really put a ban on EVs as of yet, it has …

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• 6 December 2022 8:21 pm

  EUR/USD retreats despite positive Factory Orders in Germany

  

  Trade Balance data in the United States has indicated shows the deficit widening, a headwind for the US Dollar. Germany’s Factory Orders helped the Euro to hold buoyant amid low expectations, while December’s monetary policy meetings by the Fed and the ECB will help to keep the EUR/USD pair within …

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• 6 December 2022 7:27 pm

  US trade deficit for October records higher reading

  

  US October Goods and Services Trade Balance edged up to record -$78.2 billion in October. The US dollar Index stays in negative territory at around 105.00.The data jointly published by the US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis revealed on Tuesday that the US international goods and …

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• 6 December 2022 7:05 pm

  Will the BoC raise rates?

  

  Going into the last BoC meeting short-term interest rate markets were split between a 50 and 75 bps rate hike. In the end, the BoC hiked by only 50bps and flagged some concerns about slowing growth which weighed on the CAD in the immediate aftermath. The Bank of Canada flagged …

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