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UK stocks struggled for traction on Monday as a warning over the omicron variant weighed on THE market sentiment.The FTSE 100 index UK:UKX slipped by 0.2% to settle at 7,278, though the mining sector appeared to be getting a boost, after China’s top officials reportedly set 2022 targets that included …

After quickly recovering from the Omicron-related scare, shares markets look prepared to start to receive, digest and handle a busy week for central banks.With some hawkish signals expected, markets could be in for a session of volatility in the closing days of 2021 even though some of the policy shifts, …

Central bank decisions, Omicron developments, and US inflation data were the past week’s highlights. The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to keep the interest rate at as low as 0.10% but left the door open to expectations of a rate hike earlier than previously thought in 2022. It indicated that …

The US Dollar Index (DXY) which measures the performance of the US dollar against major currencies, has slid by 0.19%, settling at 96.04 during the New York trading session.The market sentiment was positive as the Wall Street session closed, with major US shares finishing in the green territory recording gains …

US shares as well as oil prices reaped gains after fresh inflation data piqued investors’ hopes that price rises may be nearing a peak.The S&P 500 advanced 0.5% Friday. The index retreated Thursday but was on track for its strongest week of gains since February. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite Index …

Consumer confidence in the US has strengthened modestly in December according to the University of Michigan’s preliminary estimate of the Consumer Sentiment Index. The reading of the index surged to 70.4, up compared to only 67.4 in November. This data comes above market expectations at 67.1. In the meantime, the …

Gold prices rose on Friday, but are heading for a fourth consecutive weekly decline, as investors stay away from big bets ahead of inflation data in the United States that may prompt the Federal Reserve to reduce its bond purchases at a faster pace. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to …

Bitcoin continued to struggle below the critical USD 50,000 resistance level on Thursday. The short-term downtrend over the past month remains in effect, which could limit further upside beyond $50,000-$60,000.The famous cryptocurrency is down about 4% over the past 24 hours, although support at around the 200-day moving average (now …

The AUD/USD is now depending on o the US CPI to be released on Friday. Traders are eying the deviation between the US Fed and Reserve Bank of Australia. The AUD/USD pair is traded at 0.7150, lower by 0.25% during Thursday’s session and is set to settle between a range …

Weekly jobless claims tumbled last week, reaching a fresh 52-year low as the US jobs market climbs out of its pandemic-era hole, the Labor Department reported Thursday.Initial filings for unemployment insurance totaled 184,000 for the week ended Dec. 4, the lowest going back to Sept. 6, 1969, which saw 182,000.Initial …