The Euro is at risk due to a number of unanswered questions, such as what central banks will do next and when interest rates will be cut. PMI surveys have turned sharply lower in China and Europe, and the dollar has fallen out of favour as western central bank policy …
Read More »Fed’s Beige Book: Stress on US economy eased after SVB crisis
According to Fed’s Beige Book, released on Wednesday, stress on the US banking system has eased since the failure of Silicon Valley Bank in March. Lending in the U.S. declined after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and businesses hired fewer people in the early spring, but inflation also “appeared …
Read More »Market Overview: Wall St poised to join stocks advance
When investors turned their attention to analysing their end-of-quarter positions, Wall Street prepared to follow the rise in global equities, which reached their highest level in three weeks on Thursday. This rise was supported by expectations that the crisis in the banking industry is resolved. Government bonds in the euro …
Read More »WTI crude oil jumps beyond $73 on supply worries
After a decision on an arbitrage between Kurdistan and Baghdad, supply risks stopped 450K barrels of shipments through Turkey. The benchmark prices of US crude oil are supported by a weak US dollar. Although WTI has a neutral to bearish trend, oscillators have recently turned positive, pointing to further potential.Due …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 27/03/2023
The week has generally started off quietly and optimistically on the financial markets. Due to a lack of any significant economic news during the US session on Monday, the Dollar Index (DXY) seemed unable to gain from higher T-yields.Key Developments On Monday, the DXY lost gains and fell under 103.00 …
Read More »Wall Street gains as banking crisis worries ease after SVB deal
Main indexes, on Wall Street, climbed on Monday as worries about the banking sector eased following a buyout deal for the deposits and loans of the collapsed US Silicon Valley Bank.The deal is about First Citizens’ acquisition of parts of Silicon Valley Bank which collapsed earlier in March in the …
Read More »First Citizens Agrees to Buy Collapsed Silicon Valley Bank
First Citizens Bankers said on Monday that it would take over the deposits and loans of the collapsed Silicon Valley bank, concluding a chapter of a crisis of confidence that caused turmoil in global financial markets. In a separate statement, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which took control of Silicon …
Read More »UBS’s takeover of Credit Suisse: What you need to know
In an emergency rescue agreement intended to quell the fear that the bankruptcy of two American banks earlier this month had sparked on the financial markets, Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, has agreed to purchase its struggling rival Credit Suisse. “UBS today announced the takeover of Credit Suisse,” the Swiss National …
Read More »SVB Financial seeks bankruptcy protection for reorganization
SVB Financial Group filed for a court-supervised restructuring under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday to seek purchasers for its assets, only days after its former affiliate Silicon Valley Bank was taken over by US regulators. The decision to seek bankruptcy protection comes after the company announced on March 13 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 14/03/2023
Despite rising Treasury rates and CPI on Tuesday, the US dollar was unable to recover. Wall Street recovered and ended its five-day losing streak. The dollar continued to decline on Tuesday, although it managed to stay above Monday’s lows while remaining weak. The Nasdaq increased by more than 2%, while …
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