European shares rose slightly Thursday, December 9, after positive comments from vaccine manufacturers calmed some concerns about the new mutated Omicron from the Coronavirus, while Deutsche Bank shares fell after reports that it may have violated a criminal settlement. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.3%, after declining 0.6% in …
Read More »Big Tech Selloff Rocks Stocks Amid Trade War Uncertainty and Earnings Watch
A wave of selling pressure in major technology stocks cast a shadow over the market at the start of …
Gold Surges as Risk-Off Mood Grips Markets Ahead of Key US Data
Gold prices have reignited their upward trajectory, climbing 0.55% to $3,338 as risk-off sentiment s…
EUR/USD Outlook: Poised for Breakout Amid Trade Optimism and Key Data
The EUR/USD pair was holding steady earlier on Monday, at 1.1356, reflecting a cautious but optimist…
Pound Sterling Climbs Amid Trade War Tensions and BoE Rate Cut Expectations
The Pound Sterling (GBP) is riding a wave of strength, climbing to near 1.3390 against a cautious US…
European Stocks Edge Higher as Tariff Hopes and Busy Earnings Week Lift Sentiment
European shares opened the week slightly higher on Monday, as investors weighed tentative signs of e…
Gold Prices Slip Further as Hopes for U.S.-China Trade Deescalation Weigh on Safe-Haven Demand
Gold prices extended their recent declines in Asian trading on Monday, moving further away from last…
Oil Prices Edge Higher but Remain Pressured by Trade and Supply Concerns
Oil prices inched higher on Monday, but gains remained modest as uncertainty over U.S.-China trade t…
Asian Stocks Mixed as Toyota Surges, U.S.-China Trade Uncertainty Lingers
Asian stock markets traded mixed on Monday, with Japanese shares outperforming following a surge in …
Bank of Japan Expected to Hold Rates Steady Amid Rising Global Trade Risks
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting c…
Weekly market recap: China dictates market directions
US dollar managed to grasp confidence of investors gradually after positive developments of a potent…
Market Analysis
December, 2021
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9 December 2021 1:26 pm
German Exports Rise 4.1% in October
Data on Thursday, December 9th, showed that German exports increased much more than expected in October despite persistent supply bottlenecks in the manufacturing sector, suggesting that Europe’s largest economy may be on the way to recovery. The Federal Statistics Office said that exports, after adjusting for seasonal factors, increased by …
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9 December 2021 5:26 am
Market Drivers – US Session – 8-12-2021
US shares remarkably surged Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.31% to 4,701.21 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.10% to 35,754.75. Stocks surged led by overall positivity across the financial markets …
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9 December 2021 4:54 am
Poll: Fed to lift rates in Q3 2022,
Reuters’ survey of economists cites persistently higher inflation to mark the shift in expectations for lift-off to Q3 from Q4 next year. Even so, “Rising COVID-19 cases around the world and the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant, along with renewed restrictions in some countries underscore that the pandemic is …
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9 December 2021 2:59 am
Several Stocks Outperform Market On Strong Trading Day
US shares remarkably surged Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.31% to 4,701.21 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.10% to 35,754.75. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains. Principal …
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9 December 2021 2:19 am
Russian Central Bank Expected To Hike Rate As Inflation Surges
Russia’s inflation, in November, is climbing to 8.4%, touching its highest reading in about six years according to the Rosstat national statistics service’s statements on Wednesday. Prices have risen over the last 18 months as the economy emerges from the coronavirus slowdown, and Russia’s Central Bank has hiked interest rates …
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9 December 2021 2:01 am
Uncertainty Quakes Financial Markets
The dollar reaped some strength during London trading hours but finished the day down against most major currencies. The US dollar fell despite European and American indexes closed mostly in the red territory, and while government bond yields extended gains to fresh weekly highs.Some profit-taking and the opinion that the …
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9 December 2021 12:32 am
What New German Chancellor Means for Global Economy
Olaf Scholz is now new German Chancellor. It is said that he feels extremely enthusiastic about the ideas he suggested years ago. Once, he described an agreement which he suggested saying that “it will really change the world”, so what other changes is Scholz capable for bringing about on the …
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8 December 2021 11:20 pm
4.2 Million Americans Resigned In October
As workers continued to search for better opportunities, the higher number of resignations is part of the economic disruption that continues almost two years after the coronavirus pandemic had broken out.About 4.2 million Americans quit their jobs in October as anxiety in the labour market continued to impact the US …
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8 December 2021 10:59 pm
UK Moves To COVID-19 Plan B
As markets, investors and traders expected, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the UK will move to COVID-19 “plan B”.Guidance to work from home has been reintroduced, face mask requirements will now be expanded to most public venues and the NHS will make the NHS COVID Pass mandatory for …
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8 December 2021 10:45 pm
Gold Price Corrects In New York As USD Slides
Gold tested its 200DMA above USD 1790 earlier on Wednesday’s session but has since slipped back to the mid-USD 1780.Gold is currently in a wait to see mode ahead of Friday’s key US inflation numbers. The gold Index is trading flat in the New York session near USD 1,784 and …
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8 December 2021 10:29 pm
FOMC Facing Fluctuating Facts
Fed is often in the headlines whenever talk is about interest rates. Lenders know that its primary goal is to promote a strong US economy using monetary policy, with maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates as goals.When prices are stable, long-term rates remain at moderate levels, so …
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8 December 2021 9:50 pm
Hearings for Fed’s Powell, Brainard likely in January
US Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown expects to wait until January to hold hearings on President Joe Biden’s nominees to the top two Federal Reserve positions.Biden last month nominated Fed Chair Jerome Powell to a second four-year term as head of the US central bank and picked Fed Governor …
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