The U. S. Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it will start tapering its asset purchases program by $15 billion in mid-November.The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced that it left the benchmark interest rate, the target range for federal funds, unchanged at 0%-0.25% as widely expected. More importantly, the …
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Market Analysis
November, 2021
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3 November 2021 9:09 pm
Treasuries yields rise ahead of FOMC statement
U.S. Treasury yields were mostly higher in uneven trading session on Wednesday as the market awaits the Federal Reserve’s likely action to commence tapering asset purchases while digesting news that upcoming debt auction sizes will be cut. The benchmark 10-year yield, which fell to a 2-1/2-week low of 1.519% earlier …
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3 November 2021 8:54 pm
FOMC to announce start of QE withdrawal
Wednesday brings to the financial markets a highly important meeting. It is the awaited Fed meeting since May or June.When the Federal Reserve wraps up its meeting, the central bank is expected to announce that it will begin to wind down one of its biggest and most unprecedented market interventions …
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3 November 2021 8:11 pm
September U.S. factory orders increase 0.2% amid shortages
Orders for goods produced by U.S. factories rose 0.2% in September according to a governmental announcement on Wednesday. Orders for durable goods slid 0.3%, but the decline was offset by a 0.8% increase in orders for nondurable goods. U.S. manufacturers have plenty of demand, but they are encountering trouble finding …
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3 November 2021 8:01 pm
U.S. Services Gauge Progresses to Record High
U.S. service providers expanded at a record pace in October, this surge comes on the back of resilient demand and stronger business activity as the impact of the delta variant faded.The Institute for Supply Management’s services index advanced to 66.7 last month, exceeding all expectations, from 61.9 in September, data …
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3 November 2021 7:35 pm
USD/CAD touches fresh high around 1.2450 ahead of FOMC
USD/CAD surges during the New York trading session, up 0.06%, trading at 1.2424 as portrayed by European and US equity indices fluctuating between gainers and losers, the market sentiment is subdued ahead of the Federal Reserve’s November meeting.Retreating crude oil prices, with WTI falling by almost 3.5%, impacted the oil-linked …
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3 November 2021 7:18 pm
WTI slid near 81.00 over EIA report
Prices of the barrel of the U. S. benchmark for the sweet light crude oil have remained on the defensive and approach the $81.00 mark midweek.Crude oil prices lose ground for the second successive session on Wednesday and threaten to breach the $81.00 mark per barrel following another unexpected build …
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3 November 2021 5:31 pm
U.S. Stock Futures Are Almost Flat, Awaiting The Fed
US stock futures were almost flat in morning trading on Wednesday as investors awaited a decision from the Federal Reserve on its move to start tapering, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 51 points. S&P 500 futures were flat, Nasdaq 100 futures rose slightly, and the three major …
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3 November 2021 5:07 pm
U.S. Private Sector Employment Rises in October
Employment in the US’ private sector rose by 571,000 in October, the monthly data published by the Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Research Institute showed on Wednesday. This reading followed September’s print of 523,000 and was better than the market expectation of 400,000. Gold is now recording 1,785.47, down 0.13%, while …
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3 November 2021 4:08 pm
The Turkish Lira Continues to Slide
The Turkish lira consolidated its strong losses against the US dollar today, especially with the release of Turkish inflation data, which showed that inflation continues to rise significantly. The Turkish lira clearly declined, bringing the dollar lira pair to a new record level at 9.8510, and is currently trading at …
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3 November 2021 3:23 pm
UK Final Services PMI Revised Sharply Higher
The UK services sector activity expanded more than expected in October, the final report from IHS Markit showed this Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was revised sharply higher to 59.1 in October compared to 58.0 expected and a 58.0 previous.
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3 November 2021 2:24 pm
European Shares Rise to New Highs
European shares recorded record highs on Wednesday, as positive results for companies’ business in the recent period and the rise in metal prices offset the impact of the decline in oil sector shares. The European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.2% by 0824 GMT, while global stocks settled at record heights …
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3 November 2021 1:39 pm
Market Drivers – Asian Session 03-11-2021
The Asian session was quiet and markets are waiting for the Fed today. The dollar index was flat at 94.11, close to the 2021 peak of 94.563 hits last month. Against the euro, the dollar also settled at 1.1579, near the low of 1.1522 recorded in October, which was the …
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