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WTI oil price slumped on Thursday, being down over 4.5% for the day, driven by further rise of the dollar on prospects of larger than expected US rate hike, on central bank’s policy meeting due later this month. Also, growing fears of…
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The Euro is hovering just above parity level for the third consecutive day, with this critical support being dented but bears were so far unable to break lower. Limited upticks show that downside pressure is strong, though headwinds from…
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The USDJPY accelerated higher in Asia / early Europe on Thursday, gaining over 1% and hitting new 24-year high, lifted by expectations for another big rate hike by Fed, as well as increased safe-haven demand on growing fears of a recession.…
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The Bank of Canada surprised by decision to raise its interest rate by 100 basis points on today’s policy meeting, as markets expected 0.75% hike, in the action last seen in August 1998, when the central bank was defending its currency.…
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US inflation continued to rise and hit 9.1% in twelve months through June, from 8.6% previous month and beating forecasts for 8.8% increase, while monthly figure showed consumer price rising to 1.3% in June from 1.0% in May and above 1.1%…
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Spot gold is holding near 10-month low and within a narrow range, as traders await release of US inflation figures for June for fresh signals. The yellow metal is in a steep downtrend from 2022 peak at $2070, posted in March, despite…
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The dollar maintains firm tone and holding near new 20-year high at 108.40 in European trading on Wednesday, with narrow ranges signaling quiet mode ahead today’s key event – release of US June inflation data. US consumer prices are…
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UK economy expanded by 0.5% in May after contracting by 0.2% in April and beat expectations minimum growth of 0.1%. Unexpected growth in May comes after lower than expected GDP fall in April, adding to optimism about quarterly growth in…
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WTI oil price was sharply down on Tuesday, losing over 6% until early US session hours, under increased pressure from strong dollar, growing fears of recession and fresh Covid restriction in a number of Chinese cities that raises concerns…
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German ZEW economic sentiment index fell sharply in July to -53.8 points (the lowest since January 2012 and also slightly below March 2020 spike, when the economy slowed significantly due to pandemic lockdown) from -28 in June and strongly…
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