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Daily Market Comment – Omicron woes drag on sentiment, dollar extends gains

Posted on December 14, 2021 at 9:52 am GMT

Wall Street joins global rout as Omicron fears resurface but selloff eases today Dollar edges up to one-week highs as Omicron clouds outlook for central banks UK jobs numbers kick off busy week, US data eyed ahead of Fed Optimism fades amid fresh Omicron gloom Equity markets were feeling the pressure from renewed concerns about the global growth outlook as China imposed draconian restrictions after the detection of the country’s first Omicron case, while the UK’s announcement of its first [..]

Daily Market Comment – Dollar steady ahead of US CPI; stock rally fizzles out

Posted on December 10, 2021 at 9:57 am GMT

US CPI data in focus ahead of Fed decision next week, dollar flat Stocks pare weekly gains as Evergrande default unnerves markets Pound holds near lows after GDP miss, euro reverses back down Spotlight on US inflation After making a strong recovery this week, risk appetite is being tested as the all-important inflation test looms for the markets. The US consumer price index is due at 13:30 GMT and the forecasts are pointing to another big jump in November. If [..]

Daily Market Comment – Stocks soar as markets look past Omicron; BoC meeting eyed

Posted on December 8, 2021 at 9:55 am GMT

Optimism prevails as investors see glass half full over Omicron threat Asia lifted by Wall Street jump but futures point to some easing in rally FX markets mostly steady, loonie at 2-week high ahead of BoC decision Fading Omicron risks boost sentiment Pre-Christmas cheer came early for equity markets as investors celebrated the growing view that the newly discovered Omicron variant is not more dangerous than the Delta strain. Early evidence suggests that Omicron causes less severe illness than the [..]

Daily Market Comment – Stocks rally, dollar slips as Omicron fears subside, China eases policy

Posted on December 7, 2021 at 9:58 am GMT

Wall Street bounces back as investors shrug off inflation and Omicron concerns US yields also rebound but dollar pressured by improved sentiment Aussie climbs on upbeat RBA, oil rally lifts loonie, BoE uncertainty caps pound’s gains Risk appetite returns as Omicron gloom recedes further Equity markets were in a buoyant mood on Tuesday following a strong rebound on Wall Street yesterday. US stocks staged an impressive rally, with the Dow Jones gaining 1.9% and the S&P 500 1.2%, recouping last [..]

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Technical Analysis – US 30 index bears dominate, keeping descent intact

Posted on December 2, 2021 at 4:29 pm GMT

The US 30 stock index’s (Cash) bearish outlook appears to be unwavering as the price continues to plot lower highs and lows. The diving 50- and 100-period SMAs and their bearish crossovers of the 200-period SMA is signalling that the retracement in the index from the all-time high of 35,562 may have some ways to go before buyers find their feet. The negative bearing has the upper hand as long as the price remains below the 35,000 handle, despite the [..]

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US Open Note – Markets dive as new Covid variant identified

Posted on November 26, 2021 at 1:57 pm GMT

FX market is bleeding due to new variant; yen shines After the discovery of a new and possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant in South Africa, Botswana, and Hong Kong, the FX market is posting strong losses and US stock futures are indicating a negative open. Flights from South Africa and other nearby countries have already been temporarily banned by Britain, which was followed by Israel and Singapore, and could lead to similar bans in other countries. The introduction of the new variant comes at a time when different European countries are coping [..]

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US Open Note – Dollar shines again as gold and lira prints losses

Posted on November 23, 2021 at 2:10 pm GMT

Biden’s Fed picks drives dollar up The Fed nomination decision caused some tremors in the financial markets on Monday. In the decision’s wake, futures markets have firmed up expectations for a rate hike in June, which had previously been biased towards July. Governor Brainard has been selected to replace Clarida as Vice Chair at the end of January next year. The US dollar index is extending its gains towards a fresh 16½-month high of 96.59, while dollar/yen is hovering slightly below the four-and-a-half year high of 115.15 that it posted earlier in [..]

Daily Market Comment – Fed’s No. 2 hints at faster taper; dollar up but stocks stay calm

Posted on November 22, 2021 at 9:57 am GMT

Fed’s Clarida open to quicker tapering, but no panic yet in bond and equity markets Dollar eyes fresh highs as euro and pound keep bleeding; commodity dollars steadier Flash PMIs and RBNZ may spark some fireworks before Thanksgiving holiday Markets in positive spirits despite Fed and virus worries The Fed’s second in command may have just opened the door to a faster pace of tapering, but stocks nevertheless edged higher at the start of the week as there appeared to [..]

Daily Market Comment – Fresh records for Wall Street; euro gets kicked by Lagarde again

Posted on November 19, 2021 at 10:20 am GMT

Optimism returns to equity markets as US stocks scale fresh all-time highs Rate hike expectations go into overdrive, dollar comes out the winner Dovish Lagarde deals another blow to battered euro Growth fears ease after solid data, buoy stocks After struggling a bit in the last couple of days, global stock markets look set to end the week firmly higher, led by another record close on Wall Street on Thursday. A robust set of economic indicators out of the United [..]

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US Open Note – Dollar eases awaiting new market movers; Turkish lira plummets

Posted on November 18, 2021 at 1:57 pm GMT

Initial jobless claims come out; dollar still falling US jobless claims declined by one thousand in the week ending November 13th, a new pandemic low as the labor market continues to slowly recover from the coronavirus hit. The US dollar index is continuing the selling interest that started on Thursday, flirting with 95.60. Dollar/yen is hovering above 114.00 after posting a new high yesterday. Euro/dollar is jumping above the 16-month low of 1.1263, recouping some losses, while pound/dollar is approaching 1.3500. US stock futures are heading for a [..]

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