The NZD/USD pair extends to four days of losses in the North American session, courtesy of the financial markets’ risk-off environment since Friday. At the time of writing is trading at 0.6605.Risk appetite is back so far. Updates crossing the wires that some Russian troops are returning to the base …
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies advanced on Wednesday, reversing an earlier pullback. Stocks were also higher, partly due to the decline in Treasury bond yields.Trading volume is starting to tick higher, but still below January highs. Most cryptocurrencies have been significant gainers in the last 24 hours, potentially signaling the market’s …
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The NZD/USD pair is enjoying a modest rebound from the 14-month lows it struck last Friday amid improved risk appetite. Traders will have plenty of US data, Fed speakers’ statements and remarks, in addition to Q4 NZ jobs data to monitor this week.A more risk-on mood in global equity and …
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The EUR/USD pair is under heavy downward pressure, as the pair eyes May 2020 swing lows. The EUR/USD’s bulls failure to defend 1.1100, it would open the door towards 1.0775.After holding above 1.1200 for too many days before USD bulls launched an attack to 2021 yearly low, however, the shared …
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WTI hit fresh multi-year highs above $88.00 per barrel recently, breaking above last week’s highs. Profit-taking has since seen WTI drop back into the mid-$86.00s, but oil holds onto decent on the week gains.Positive risk appetite and ongoing geopolitical and OPEC+ supply concerns are an ongoing source of support that …
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Spot gold (XAU/USD) prices have been under selling pressure in recent trade, dropping from the mid-$1840s prior to the US open to around the $1830 as the Fed monetary policy announcement at 1330GMT looms. A combination of pre-Fed profit-taking and short-term, intra-day technical selling have been cited as the reason …
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The AUD/USD pair is stable in the 0.7140 area on Tuesday after Monday’s brief dip below 0.7100. Hotter than expected Australian CPI data is helping shield AUD from further risk appetite-related losses as US equities slide.After coming within a fraction of hitting the December 20 lows just above 0.7080 on …
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The dollar Index (DXY) slides by 0.07% but manages to remain above the 96.02 figure as the New York session winds down. Omicron-related positive news improved market mood.So, improvement in the market sentiment increased the appetite for riskier assets and consequently weakened the dollar’s safe-haven status despite upward bias, though …
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Wall Street’s equity markets rebounded from Monday’s retreat as risk appetite surged and recovered from a three-day decline ahead of the Christmas holiday later this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.5% to 35,441.21, the S&P 500 increased 1.6% to 4,639.79, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 2.2% to …
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Gold futures climbed back above the $1,800 mark on Friday to post their highest settlement in nearly four weeks. The precious metal’s rise above the key $1,800 level appears to be driven by broad capital flows leaving risk markets and moving into defensive havens such as gold. Gold (XAU/USD) advances …
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