Canada’s job growth well above expectations in January, wages ease
Canada's economy added a net of 37,300 jobs in January, surpassing expectations. This positive employment trend is likely to influence the Bank of Canada's (BoC) decisions regarding interest rates.
The unemployment rate in Canada…
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USDJPY rallies on diverging BoJ/Fed rate outlook
USDJPY rallied on Thursday (up 0.80% until early hours of the US session) as BoJ kept dovish stance in rate talks which deflated yen, while dollar appreciated from growing signs that the Fed would slow the action towards rate cuts in 2024.…
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AUDUSD dips after soft China CPI data
AUDUSD eased below 0.6500 mark (cracked Fibo 61.8% of 0.6270/0.6871 rally) on Thursday, deflated by softer than expected China inflation data.
Fresh weakness emerged after recovery attempts from 0.6468 (new 2024 low, posted on Feb 5)…
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Bitcoin advances for the third straight day, pivotal barriers under increased pressure
Bitcoin regained traction and climbed for the third consecutive day, with the price holding at the highest in nearly one month on Thursday.
Break above a week-long consolidation range signals continuation of broader recovery leg from…
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China’s inflation falls by the fastest pace in almost 15 years in January
China's inflation fell 0.8% in January from a year earlier, compared to 0.3% drop previous month and more than expected 0.5% decline.
January’s figure showed that annualized consumer prices were in a steepest decline since 2009, while…
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Gold remains in prolonged consolidation before larger bulls resume
Short-term action remains in a sideways mode after the metal’s price spiked to new record high ($2141) in early December, holding within $1973/$2088 range, but mainly above psychological $2000 level, which adds to positive bias.
Gold is…
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WTI Oil – recovery extends into third day but risk of stall exists
WTI oil price extends recovery from new multi-week low ($71.40) into third consecutive day.
Profit-taking after last week’s 8.1% drop was contained by 200WMA, lifted the price along with lower than expected increase in US crude…
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German industrial production falls well below expectations in December
German industrial production fell in December by 1.6%, after contracting by 0.2% previous month and well below forecast for 0.4% fall.
December’s figure marks the seventh consecutive monthly decline in German industrial production and…
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USDJPY – post-NFP rally runs out of steam on approach to key resistance zone
Strong post-NFP rally (USDJPY was up 1.6% in past two days) faced increased headwinds at strong resistance at 148.80 (Jan 19 peak) and ahead of next significant barriers at 149.00/15 (psychological / Fibo 76.4% retracement of 151.90/140.25…
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Reserve Bank of Australia keeps rates unchanged but warns that further hikes remain on the table
Australia's central bank held interest rates unchanged at twelve-year high at 4.35% but warned that a further rate hikes could not be ruled out as inflation is still elevated.
Comments from the central bank signal that the policymakers…
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