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Market Comment – Stocks pummelled as yields and oil extend gains, dollar firms ahead of Powell

Bond yields continue to rise as surging oil prices add to higher for longer case Stocks pressured as higher yields start to bite, earnings disappoint Oil and gold ease from highs but eye more gains amid ongoing tensions in Mideast Markets unsettled by geopolitics as oil rallies Stock markets fell deeper into the red on Thursday after widespread losses yesterday on the back of the tense mood in the Middle East that has fanned the rally in crude oil, which in turn is pushing up
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Daily Market Comment – Euro gets knocked down by ECB, dollar edges up in thin holiday trade

ECB leaves forward guidance unchanged, euro gets hung out to dry Stocks struggle, dollar resumes uptrend amid lack of fresh drivers during Easter weekend Oil heads higher on reports EU will phase out Russian imports Euro sinks to 2-year low after ECB inaction The European Central Bank kept worries of burgeoning inflation aside on Thursday as it reiterated its previous forward guidance that asset purchases will end at some point in the third quarter, while providing no precise timeline

Daily Market Comment – Powell calms inflation nerves; dollar and yields dip but stocks unfazed

Fed chief Powell plays down inflation spike, says tapering is “a ways off” Dollar and yields head back down before virus fears re-emerge, yen climbs Equities only modestly boosted as growth concerns weigh after China GDP miss Powell soothes nerves but hints at U-turn Fed Chair Jerome Powell sought to allay growing worries that the bout of higher inflation is here to stay and that stimulus would have to be dialled back soon when testifying before lawmakers on Wednesday.

Daily Market Comment – Stocks climb, dollar slips as Yellen makes case for more stimulus

Stocks power higher after Yellen calls for more big spending to fight pandemic Risk assets rally ahead of Biden inauguration as reflation trade boosted Dollar under renewed selling pressure, gold capitalizes Yellen talks up big spending Risk appetite was riding high on Wednesday after Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen reignited hopes of more massive stimulus packages in the United States in her confirmation hearing yesterday.

Daily Market Comment – Dollar edges up, stocks slip as recovery doubts set in

China’s GDP bounces back but signs of uneven recovery dampen sentiment White House’s tough line on China also a drag on risk assets Euro softer ahead of ECB; Stocks eye US earnings and retail sales for direction China returns to growth but weak spending worries markets As far as V-shaped recoveries go, China’s economic recuperation from the coronavirus couldn’t look more V-shaped.



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