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Market Analysis
February, 2022
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9 February 2022 3:47 am
EUR/USD Remains Defensive On Stronger Treasury Yields
The EUR/USD pair holds lower ground near 1.1415 during a quiet Asian session opening on Wednesday, after stepping back from a three-month high in the last two days.The pair’s latest weakness could be linked to the higher US Treasury yields and downbeat comments from the European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers.The …
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9 February 2022 3:03 am
Market Tension Accelerates Ahead Of US Inflation Data
As the US inflation data is expected to show that prices rose by 0.4% in January, for a 7.2% gain from one year ago, major currency pairs continue lacking certain direction and struggle to maintain their strength. Major currencies have also held within limited intraday ranges on Tuesday. The US …
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9 February 2022 12:55 am
GBP/USD Faces A Wall Of Resistance
GBP/USD is up on the day by 11% and traded at 1.3559. the pair has travelled from a low of 1.3507 to score a high of 1.3564 on the day so far. The US dollar is being eyed for prospects of a bid given the perkiness in US yields and …
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9 February 2022 12:36 am
IBD/TIPP Poll: Economic Optimism Declines
The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, a leading national poll on consumer confidence, declined another 1.6% this month, after falling 7.6% in January. The overall reading now stands at 44.0, keeping the index in negative territory for the sixth consecutive month. A reading above 50.0 signals optimism and below 50.0 indicates …
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9 February 2022 12:35 am
Villeroy: Markets May Have Overreacted to ECB
Investors may have over-reacted to what they see as a hawkish pivot from the European Central Bank, Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said. French President Emmanuel Macron’s price caps to stop a cost-of-living crisis colliding with April’s elections will slow inflation by about one percentage point at …
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8 February 2022 11:38 pm
USD/CAD Edges Higher As US T-bond yields Rise, Oil Slides
In the New York session, the USD/CAD pair trims Monday’s losses and reclaims the 1.2700 figure as the Canadian dollar weakens, as oil prices fall, a headwind for the Canadian dollar. At the time of writing, the USD/CAD is trading at 1.2702.On Tuesday’s, Western Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude …
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8 February 2022 9:46 pm
Wells Fargo Expecting ECB to start moving rates in December
Beyond March, analysts at Wells Fargo expect the European Central Bank to start raising its Deposit Rate shortly after it completes its net bond purchases.An initial 25 bps Deposit Rate hike is expected in December 2022 and another 25 bps hike in March 2023. They consider the divergence between the …
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8 February 2022 9:01 pm
US Stocks Mixed Following December Trade Balance Data
Wall Street stocks were mixed early on Tuesday as market participants digested December’s trade balance figures and continued to look ahead to key inflation data scheduled for release later in the week.As of 1510 GMT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.13% at 35,135.36, while the S&P 500 was …
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8 February 2022 8:18 pm
French trade deficit hits record level despite economic rebound
France’s trade deficit in goods widened to a record €84.7bn last year, creating what its finance minister Bruno Le Maire called “a black mark” over the economy. The 31 per cent increase in the country’s trade deficit in goods came as its economy rebounded strongly from the fallout of the …
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8 February 2022 8:02 pm
Economic Recovery Pushed 2021 US Trade Deficit To Record
Continued strong consumer appetite for overseas goods pushed up the US trade deficit in December, sending the full-year import-export gap to a record level in 2021.The December deficit in trade of goods and services grew by 1.8% to a seasonally adjusted $80.7 billion, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, just less …
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8 February 2022 7:06 pm
WTI Crude Recovers Amid Profit Taking
West Texas Intermediate crude dipped on Tuesday amid profit-taking though has recovered from session lows near $89.00 back above the $90.00 level.Analysts cited chatter about a potential US-Iran nuclear programme deal and President Macron’s Moscow visit as weighing on prices.Front-month WTI futures pulled back from close to seven-year highs on …
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8 February 2022 6:32 pm
Market Drivers – European Session 8-2-2022
The euro fell for the second day in a row in trading on Tuesday after European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said there is no need for significant monetary tightening in the Eurozone. The dollar index rose 0.3 to 95.67, and the Australian dollar was little changed at $0.7127, but …
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