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The second week of October trading began with optimism in North American equity markets despite increased Middle East tensions, ongoing war in Ukraine, a stronger than expected American economy, and weaker than expected numbers from China. China: The National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC), China’s state planner, stated that the …

Due to hawkish comments made by Fed member Waller, which implied that the US central bank would maintain rates at their present, restrictive levels for an extended period of time, the US dollar strengthened on Thursday. Bond rates for the near term rose, and the stock markets continued their upward …

The EUR/USD pair trimmed most of its weekly gains on Thursday, hovering around 1.0530. The US dollar benefited from a souring market sentiment. The negative sentiment was triggered by more comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell and macroeconomic data pointing to a sharp economic slowdown.The flash S&P Global PMIs for …

Consumer sentiment data are not normally trading events on most calendars, however, under the current feverish markets, almost any unexpected result will generate a reaction. If the Michigan Index is worse than expected it will spark fears of consumer led recession prompting further equity declines and the US dollar’s status …

The USD/CAD pair staged a goodish intraday bounce from over a one-week low set earlier this Thursday. Weaker oil prices undermined the CAD and extended support amid resurgent USD demand. Bulls seemed rather unaffected by the disappointing release of the US Retail Sales figures.The USD/CAD pair recovered nearly 70 pips …