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May, 2022

• 5 May 2022 7:18 pm

  WTI Crude Trades Above $110

  

  Oil prices rallied for a second straight session on Thursday, with front-month WTI futures briefly hitting their highest levels in more than one month above the $110 per barrel mark before more recently pulling back closer to $109.00. The WTI crude oil rallied above $110 to hit its highest levels …

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• 5 May 2022 7:08 pm

  US Equities Reverses Post-Fed Gains

  

  The S&P 500 recently fell back below the 4,200 level, taking its losses to more than 2.5% or 100 points as US equities have largely reversed Wednesday’s post-Fed rally, with big tech names leading the decline as yields surge.Wednesday’s post-Fed soaring was short-lived, with all the three major US equity …

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• 5 May 2022 5:14 pm

  US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims rise to 200K

  

  There were 200,000 initial jobless claims in the US in the week ending on 30 April, according to the latest data released by the Department of Labour on Thursday. That was above expectations for a slight rise from 181,000 in the prior week to 182,000. That brought the four-week average number …

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• 5 May 2022 3:39 pm

  Expectations of OPEC + to stick to modest increases in oil production amid high prices

  

  The OPEC+ alliance is likely to stick with a plan to raise oil production modestly on Thursday and confirm that it is not responsible for global supply disruptions while stressing that the coronavirus-related shutdowns in China threaten demand expectations. Five OPEC+ delegates are expected to agree to an increase of …

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• 5 May 2022 3:05 pm

  BoE hikes interest rates by 25 bps to 1.0%

  

  The Bank of England on Thursday raised interest rates by 25 bps to 1.0%. Six of the bank’s nine rate-setters supported the 25 bps hike, though three wanted a larger 50 bps move. The rate hike was in line with expectations, but the vote split was more hawkish than expected, …

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• 5 May 2022 2:22 pm

  German Factory Orders plunge 4.7% MoM in March

  

  The German Factory Orders fell sharply in March, suggesting that the manufacturing sector of Europe’s economic powerhouse is seeing a fresh downturn. Contracts for goods ‘Made in Germany’ declined by 4.7% on the month vs. -1.1% expected and -0.8% last, the latest data published by the Federal Statistics Office showed on …

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• 5 May 2022 1:38 pm

  Inflation in Turkey jumps to 70% in April, the highest level in 20 years

  

  Turkey’s annual inflation rate jumped to 69.97 percent in April, exceeding expectations and constituting the highest inflation level in two decades, data showed on Thursday, driven by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the rise in commodity prices after the lira collapsed late last year. The Turkish Statistical Institute said consumer prices …

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• 5 May 2022 1:17 pm

  European shares rebound after US interest rate hike

  

  European shares rose on Thursday, tracking Wall Street’s rally overnight, after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected but calmed bets on a major tightening, with sentiment rebounding further thanks to a streak of big profits. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 1.8 percent, reversing many of the …

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• 5 May 2022 12:46 pm

  Gold rises 1% after the US Federal Reserve raises interest rates

  

  Gold prices rose on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 50 basis points to curb inflation, which the central bank sees as a factor threatening the economy, while ruling out a larger rate hike this year. Gold in spot transactions rose 0.9 percent to $ 1898.06 …

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• 5 May 2022 2:35 am

  EUR/USD Eyes Fresh Highs After FOMC Decision

  

  The EUR/USD pair has witnessed a juggernaut upside move after the Federal Reserve decided to raise a rate hike by 50 basis points in the New York session. The Euro bulls have established the asset above 1.0600 and are driving it higher towards the next barricade at 1.0650.An interest rate …

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• 5 May 2022 1:54 am

  Market Drivers – US Session – Wednesday 4 May

  

  The US dollar plunged on the remarks by the US Fed’s monetary policy decision. As expected, the US central bank has hiked rates by 50 bps to a range of 0.75% to 1% while announcing trimming the balance sheet as of June 1. They would start with a $47.5 billion …

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• 5 May 2022 1:37 am

  US Unemployment Rate, NFP Preview

  

  The US Bureau of Labor Statistics is expected to release non-farm payroll data and unemployment rate data for April on Friday. The current prevalent mixed concerns across financial markets could be linked to some sort of anxiety ahead of this week’s US Nonfarm Payrolls data.The US dollar rose slightly on …

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• 5 May 2022 1:16 am

  RBNZ: Stagflation not a core risk

  

  The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s governor Adrian Orr stated that the RBNZ doesn’t see stagflation as a core risk, adding that ”it’s business as usual” on monetary policy and the central banks have ”no regrets on monetary policy,” and that he is ”proud of where we are”.Orr added that …

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