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WTI crude oil has pulled back from session highs above $80.00 as US equities came under selling pressure at the opening of the North American session.Crude oil is expected to continue to perform better than equities, which are suffering from the Fed’s hawkish policy, if the demand outlook remains strong.Amid …

A Wall Street firm sees a bumpy yet rewarding wave with semiconductor stocks in 2022 and named Nvidia stock its top pick. Several analysts are still optimistic about semiconductor stocks, despite their recent downturn. Some go further to call semiconductors the new oil of the rapidly digitizing global economy.Semiconductors do …

UK stock markets shed 0.5% to close at 7,445 on Monday, in line with its European peers, as investors across the globe traded cautiously awaiting another US inflation data later this week that could provide further guidance on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy path.US policymakers are now expected to raise …

The S&P 500 Index has dipped under 4600 and is down by another more than 1.5% as the equity downturn continues. Concerns about Fed’s tightening policy and higher US bond yields continue to be the main driver of the selling. The equity bears have picked up where they left off …

Nonfarm Payrolls relatively disappointed prior estimates, but the labor market indicators were stronger than expected. The employment data has had a modest impact on the forex market. In the light of the NFP data, the US Fed is very determined to move out of easing policy settings.Economic DataNonfarm Payrolls (NFP) …

The S&P 500 index is down by about 0.6% as yields rally, hurting the dominant tech sector. The latest US jobs report, though mixed, has been interpreted as endorsing the Fed’s monetary tightening plans for 2022.The S&P 500 is trading on the back foot as its heavyweight tech sector suffers …

The US dollar edged lower for most of Wednesday but got an unexpected push by the US Federal Reserve’s Meeting Minutes. US policymakers use the kind of language confirming a looming interest rate hike and that the quantitative easing, stimulus asset and asset purchases are no longer necessary.The minutes document …

The US dollar edged lower for most of Wednesday, but eventually received an unexpected boost from the US Federal Reserve’s Meeting Minutes. Fed policymakers noted that “In light of elevated inflation pressures and the strengthening labor market, participants judged that the increase in policy accommodation provided by the ongoing pace …

Major currencies and other assets are still maneuvering to find their way amidst uncertainties imposed by the worldwide pandemic. The US dollar kept advancing on Tuesday, posting the most advance against the Japanese yen. USD/JPY pair jumped to 116.34, its highest since January 2017, as the dollar surged alongside US …

Market participants, investors, traders and economists have been warning against reading too much any market moves this week given year-end volatility and illiquidity. Investors kicked off the penultimate trading day of a volatile year on Thursday with a duet of anodyne, slightly better-than-expected indicators.Economic DataThe number of US workers filing …