Market Analysis

January, 2022

  • 19 January 2022 12:58 pm

    Inflation in Britain Has Risen to Its Highest Level in 30 Years

    UK inflation rose to a 30-year high in December, as rising energy costs, rising demand and supply chain problems continued to push up consumer prices. The inflation rate reached 5.4% annually, the highest level since March 1992, and an increase from 5.1% in November, which is itself the highest level …

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  • 19 January 2022 4:02 am

    Parliamentary Plot To Oust Boris Johnson

    “Boris Johnson is set to announce the lifting of ‘Plan B’ COVID restrictions on Wednesday as a plot to oust him by Tory MPs first elected in 2019 emerged.The news also mentioned UK Prime minister Johnson to have appeared forlorn in a television interview while apologizing for misjudgments ‘that I …

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  • 19 January 2022 3:50 am

    Market Drivers – US Session – 18-01-2022

    The US dollar has been the most prominent winner, and performed up against all major rival currencies. US Treasury yields soared to fresh highs with the yield on the 10-year note reaching 1.856% and that on the 2-year note surpassing 1%, and consequently impacting gold prices. At $1,813.56, gold is …

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  • 19 January 2022 3:27 am

    UK inflation expected to hit 30-year high

    BoE

    Several economists believe the cost of borrowing will increase several times this year. UK inflation is expected to rise to a 30-year high when December’s data are released on Wednesday as upward cost pressures are felt across the economy. Economists polled by Reuters forecast inflation to hit 5.2 per cent, …

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  • 19 January 2022 1:54 am

    UK Plans Crackdown On Misleading Crypto Ads

    There is growing concern over a surge in ads promoting crypto assets, which are unregulated in the UK, and the potential for naive investors to lose money.The British government has unveiled plans to crack down on misleading cryptocurrency ads by making them subject to the same regulations as marketing for …

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  • 19 January 2022 12:47 am

    USD/CAD Impacted By Higher Oil Prices, Hawkish BoC

    USD/CAD has had a passive session on Tuesday, with the pair dropping back to trading just above its 200-day moving average at the 1.2500 level after briefly surpassing the 1.2550 mark midway through US trade. Surging crude oil prices that saw front-month WTI futures hit multi-year highs near the $86.00 …

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  • 19 January 2022 12:22 am

    Most Important Question Marks About FOMC’s January Meeting

    FOMC minutes

    The Federal Open Market Committee meets for the first time in 2022 on 25-26 January. FOMC meeting comes at a critical time as far as US inflation is concerned.With headline consumer price index reaching 7% year-over-year; reflecting increases in a wide range of major categories, and unemployment moving below 4%, …

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  • 18 January 2022 11:19 pm

    Wall Street Stock Selloff Gathers Pace as T-Yields Climb

    US stocks fell across the board and Treasury yields surged amid a ramp-up in speculation that central banks will have to boost interest rates sooner than earlier anticipated.All but one of the 11 industry groups in the S&P 500 fell, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped to the lowest …

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  • 18 January 2022 10:27 pm

    Commodities Giant Glencore Hits Decade High on Price Boom

    Shares of the mining and trading giant hit highest since 2012 as demand prospects fuel talk of years-long commodity super-cycle.Commodities giant Glencore Plc hit the highest in almost a decade, driven by rallies in everything from metals to coal and optimism for a years-long super-cycle.The world’s biggest commodity trader surpassed …

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  • 18 January 2022 10:11 pm

    ECB’s Villeroy: France’s Inflation Should Fall Back Under 2.0% By End Of 2022

    France central bank Chair and ECB governing council member François Villeroy de Galhau reiterated on Tuesday that French inflation is likely to fall back under 2.0% by the end of 2022. However, should inflationary pressures prove more persistent, he added, he has no doubt that the ECB would adapt its …

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  • 18 January 2022 9:14 pm

    WTI Eases Back To $85.00 Level

    After hitting multi-year highs near the $86.00 per barrel level, WTI has since backed off to trade around $85.00. Market commentators have attributed rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East as behind the latest push higher.After hitting multi-year highs early on during the European trading session near the $86.00 per …

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  • 18 January 2022 8:20 pm

    Homebuilder Confidence Drops Under Inflation Pressure

    Builder confidence fell one point to 83 in January, according to the National Association of Home Builders.Of the index’s three components, current sales conditions was unchanged at 90. Sales expectations in the next six months fell 2 points to 83, and buyer traffic fell 2 points to 69. The average …

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  • 18 January 2022 7:44 pm

    Gold Upset By Soaring US Treasury Yields

    US Treasury yields jumped overnight with the interest-rate sensitive 2-year printing a fresh 23-month high of 1.05%, while the benchmark 10-yearhit 1.83%, a level last seen in January 2020. Market expectations that the Federal Reserve will hike rates four times this year, by 25bps each time, and that the central …

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