The dollar hovered near recent peaks against the euro and the yen on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s start to scale back pandemic-era stimulus and how Chairman Jerome Powell handled inflationary pressures. The dollar index settled little changed at 94.11, close to the 2021 peak of 94.563 recorded …
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Market Analysis
November, 2021
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3 November 2021 12:43 pm
Gold is Awaiting Significant Data Today That May Bring it Down
Gold fell Wednesday morning in Asia, focusing squarely on the latest US federal policy decision. Investors are preparing to assess the US central bank’s plans to combat rising inflation and allay concerns about the economic recovery from COVID-19. Gold futures were down 0.30% at $1,784.05 by 11:29 PM. The Fed …
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3 November 2021 6:34 am
Market Drivers – European Session 03-11-2021
The European session was fairly quiet as all eyes turned to the Fed’s after-hours statement. Oil prices fell during oil trading, as Brent crude in future contracts for January delivery lost 1.971% and reached 83.05 dollars a barrel, while the price of US crude reached 81.94 dollars a barrel in …
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3 November 2021 3:25 am
Market Drivers – U. S. Session 02-11-2021
Global financial markets positively closed the U. S. trading session. U. S. shares surged while currencies fluctated over risk sentiment, with the exception of the U. S. dollar, which uniqely performed. Economic DataThere was hardly any economic data impacting price movements in the US period, but the markets are awaiting …
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3 November 2021 2:41 am
Wall Street gains touch record highs
Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Tuesday to record highs on the back of strong corporate earnings. The U. S. seasons continued to lift sentiment for equities, while investors await a critical Federal Reserve meeting.The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched record closing highs for a fourth successive session, while the …
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3 November 2021 1:57 am
With Fed tapering expected, investors eye rate hikes
The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank gears up to taper its huge asset purchases as investors are scanning the market before and after signals of how effectively the central bank can tighten the U. S. monetary policy to deal with stubbornly high inflation.Fed policymakers are expected to give the green light …
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3 November 2021 1:21 am
How will Wednesday Fed’s Meeting Impact the markets?
Wednesday will bring decisions of the Fed’s November meeting to the financial markets, and Friday will bring Non-farm Payrolls, so financial markets rre amid some heavy drivers for the USD.It is expected that this is the rate decision at which the Fed will announce their intentions to begin tapering asset …
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3 November 2021 12:05 am
Dow Futures Surge as Tesla Impacted by Elon Musk’s Tweet
Dow Jones futures were higher early Tuesday after the stock market rally hit record levels yesterday. Tesla stock surged to more all-time highs. And Mosaic, NXP Semiconductor and ZoomInfo were three earnings movers after the close.The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 0.3%. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, while the …
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2 November 2021 11:21 pm
Vehicle Shortage Puts Global Economy at Risk
So many jobs depend on automaking, this is why the industry’s production problems are causing tedious pain to several businesses and organizations. The Opel factory in Eisenach, Germany, is halting production and doesn’t plan to restart until next year. Trouble in the auto industry, a powerful engine of the global …
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2 November 2021 9:01 pm
GBP/USD threatens a break below 1.3600
The GBP/USD pair is being pressured at the start of the week, down by about 0.3% after sliding from a high of 1.3669 to a low of 1.3608 so far and staying close to a three-week low. Central banks are the focus for the week with uncertainty as to whether …
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2 November 2021 7:36 pm
Gold Index closer to 200DMA ahead of key Fed meeting
As Fed’s November meeting looms, spot gold (XAU/USD) prices trade marginally lower on Tuesday, having gradually ebbed in recent hours from the Asian session’s highs in the mid-$1790s to current levels around $1790. Gold prices have been undulating either side of the 200 day moving average (currently at $1792.40). The …
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2 November 2021 6:00 pm
Market Drivers – European Session 02-11-2021
Markets are quiet and investors are waiting for the Fed meeting. Markets are widely expecting Jerome Powell to announce a clear schedule to start tapering. Brent crude futures for January 2022 delivery scored about $84.33 a barrel, down 0.33%, and US crude was about $83.43 a barrel, down 0.74%. During …
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2 November 2021 5:37 pm
The Expected Scenario of The Federal Reserve
This week the market is looking for the Fed’s monetary policy meeting and perhaps the arrival of tapering, or at least an announcement of the schedule and start date. In the bank’s last meeting in September, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said tapering in November is high on the agenda and …
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