Oil prices could soar to $120 a barrel if Russia’s crude exports are derailed by tensions with Ukraine, according to projections from JPMorgan.The forecast underscores how a potential invasion of Ukraine would cause wide-ranging ripple effects that would be felt by inflation-weary consumers around the world. Any disruptions to oil …
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Market Analysis
February, 2022
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10 February 2022 3:39 am
Gold prices Close Higher As USD, T-yields Retreat
Gold futures closed higher on Wednesday, with prices stretching their gains to a fourth-consecutive session to finish as the US dollar and Treasury yields eased back, boosting the appeal of the haven metal.Volatility in the metal’s prices could be explained by fluctuations in the US dollar, which also obviously has …
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10 February 2022 1:20 am
Wall Street Soars On Back of Big Tech
Wall Street jumped on Wednesday, closing sharply higher as megacap growth stocks powered up thanks to a pause in rising interest rates, and upbeat earnings reports also encouraged investors to buy.The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield slipped from multi-year highs hit in the previous session, helping steady sentiment across global …
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10 February 2022 12:33 am
Optimism Impacts The Us Dollar
Easing government bond yields weighed on the US dollar, which anyway ended the day with mixed performance across the major currencies. The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note stands at around 1.93%, down from its weekly peak at 1.97%. The GBP/USD pair is unchanged on a daily basis trading …
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9 February 2022 11:09 pm
What’s After White House’s Alert On CPI?
Ahead of Thursday’s key US Consumer Price Index data scheduled for New York’s morning session, the White House says tomorrow’s inflation data will show a high year-on-year figure.The White House states that its irrelevant month on month number will continue trending lower the rest of the year.The consensus in the …
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9 February 2022 10:33 pm
GBP/USD Performs Passively Within Familiar Ranges
The sterling remains passive on Wednesday during the New York session, so far up 0.02% in the day and the GBP/USD pair is trading at 1.3539. Financial markets mood is positive, as European equity indices finished in the green territory. US equity indices led by the heavy tech Nasdaq Composite …
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9 February 2022 10:17 pm
Fed’s Mester Supports Rate Increase In March
Loretta J. Mester, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, is crossing the wires and has stated that there’s a strong case to start reducing accommodation and she supports rate increase in March.Key RemarksFuture rate increases will be guided by the economy.If inflation is not coming down …
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9 February 2022 9:36 pm
EIA Crude Oil Stocks Fall By 4.756M Barrels
Versus the expected 369K Increase, commercial crude oil inventories in the US dropped by 4.756 million barrels in the week ending on 5 February, a weekly report published by the US Energy Information Administration revealed on Wednesday. Market consensus pointed to an increase in crude oil stocks.Distillate stocks saw a …
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9 February 2022 9:27 pm
BoC’s Macklem: Global supply chain problems may have peaked
Macklem is speaking live to the Canadian chamber of commerce.Key QuotesCovid recovery phase is chance to make long overdue gains in Canadian productivity.Productivity growth is vital to economic growth, increasing wages without raising unit labour costs.US capital has moved to higher-productivity sectors in larger amounts than in Canada, ‘has been …
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9 February 2022 8:56 pm
ECB’s Schnable: Rate hikes wouldn’t lower energy prices
Isabel Schnabel, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), mentioned during a Twitter session of Q&A that rising interest rates would not lower energy prices. She added that if current inflation “threatens to lead to a de-anchoring of inflation expectations, we may still need to respond”. …
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9 February 2022 7:30 pm
USD/TRY Maintains Dull Price Action
USD/TRY navigates a narrow range around the usual 13.50/60 band on Wednesday. The pair remains sidelined around the familiar 13.50/60 territory for an additional session, extending the muted price action that kicked in in mid-January.The Turkish lira appears vigilant and follows the recent developments from a series of meetings between …
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9 February 2022 7:08 pm
AUD/USD Steadily Climbs Ahead Of US Inflation Report
The AUD/USD has printed gains for the third successive day, so far up 1.5% in the week as market players prepare for Thursday’s US inflation figures. At the time of writing, the AUD/USD is trading at 0.7185.Wednesday’s economic docket is light, except for Fed speakers Michelle Bowman and Loretta Mester, …
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9 February 2022 6:35 pm
Market Drivers – European Session 9-2-2022
Oil prices stabilized at around $90 a barrel on Wednesday, but the prospect of increased supplies from Iran and the United States kept prices under pressure. Brent crude futures fell 36 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $90.42 a barrel by 1150 GMT. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 43 cents, or …
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