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Daily Market Comment – Stocks turn more cheery, dollar looks to Powell, US data for direction

Posted on May 17, 2022 at 9:14 am GMT

Hong Kong shares rally, lift Asia and Europe, as China gloom fades But Wall Street and dollar set sights on US retail sales and Powell’s inflation speech Pound gets surprise jobs boost, shrugs off Bailey’s apocalyptic warnings Easing crackdown worries lift China tech shares Stocks in Asia were bolstered on Tuesday on signs that Chinese policymakers are having a rethink about how they regulate the digital economy as a government advisory body held consultations with local tech executives. Chinese tech [..]

US Open Note – Dollar cools off, euro turns up and gold back to $1,800

Posted on May 16, 2022 at 12:53 pm GMT

Chinese data drives dollar higher In the wake of disappointing Chinese economic statistics, which sent the British pound and the Australian dollar down, the US dollar held onto its two-decade high earlier in the day. The surge in the dollar has been fuelled by China’s long-term economic lockdowns, which have contributed together with other uncertainties to an almost 10% rise in the dollar index since the beginning of 2022. In April, China’s retail and industrial activity declined substantially due to widespread Covid-19 lockdowns, which kept workers [..]

Daily Market Comment – China worries hit sentiment, equities wobble, dollar firms

Posted on May 16, 2022 at 9:30 am GMT

Markets get off to a shaky start after poor Chinese data as stocks slip But lockdown easing in Shanghai provides some relief Dollar mostly higher, euro edges up as hawkish noises from ECB continue Recession fears heightened after slump in China activity Fresh jitters about recessionary risks dented sentiment on Monday, weighing on stocks, oil and risky currencies, following some disappointing data out of China that greeted investors at the start of the week’s trading. Industrial production in the world’s [..]

Daily Market Comment – Panic eases, dollar cools, but sentiment remains fragile

Posted on May 13, 2022 at 9:34 am GMT

The week-long selloff gripping risky assets pauses, for now Yields also steady, dollar comes off highs after Powell provides some reassurances Cryptos bounce back as stablecoins reeling after crash A calmer end to a torrid week Markets were looking a lot steadier on Friday as the global rout in equities began to subside and demand for safe havens waned slightly. Stocks have been on the backfoot since the end of March. But the selloff accelerated last week after the Fed [..]

Daily Market Comment – Dollar whipsaws after not-so-soft inflation data, stocks sink again

Posted on May 12, 2022 at 9:20 am GMT

Dollar on the front foot again after US inflation falls by less than expected Equity markets back in a sea of red as recession risks rise Pound slips to new lows after UK GDP contracts, hawkish ECB can’t save the euro Dollar bolstered as inflation becoming more sticky The US dollar climbed to fresh 20-year highs on Thursday as investors ramped up their bets that the Federal Reserve will have to get even more aggressive to bring down burgeoning inflation [..]

Daily Market Comment – Mood brightens slightly ahead of US CPI as investors eye peak

Posted on May 11, 2022 at 9:25 am GMT

Dollar stays subdued as US CPI data awaited for clues on peak inflation Euro edges up as ECB preps for summer rate hike Equities attempt a rebound, falling infections in China lend some support Dollar slips before US inflation reveal Markets were in a cautiously optimistic mood ahead of the April inflation report out of the United States later on Wednesday, as investors geared up for a possible soft print this time after months of acceleration in the headline figure. [..]

US Open Note – Dollar steadies as it awaits US CPI data

Posted on May 10, 2022 at 12:50 pm GMT

Fed speakers today and US CPI tomorrow in focus This week, Fed speakers will be out in full force to disseminate the latest views of the central bank. Each one of these officials has a chance to share their thoughts on current policy. Barkin did this last week and put 75 bp back on the table, stressing that he wants to raise rates “as quickly as possible.” Others at the Fed are also likely to adopt a more hawkish outlook in the coming days. But the main thing to [..]

Daily Market Comment – Stocks steadier after Wall Street selloff, dollar eases

Posted on May 10, 2022 at 9:10 am GMT

S&P 500 plunges below 4,000, Nasdaq crashes 4%, but futures turn positive today Dollar edges down as yields cool off slightly ahead of Fed speakers, US CPI Oil remains under pressure as EU waters downs Russian oil embargo Stock market rout deepens Equity markets have steadied on Tuesday as investors licked their wounds following the heavy losses at the start of the week that extended the post-Fed meeting selloff. Growth and mega-cap tech stocks led the carnage on Wall Street [..]

Daily Market Comment – Safe havens jump, stocks tank as China and inflation fears intensify

Posted on April 25, 2022 at 9:40 am GMT

Dollar stretches bull run, yen and bonds rise too as China races to contain Covid outbreak Aussie leads the FX losers, Macron victory limits euro’s losses Stocks and oil plunge, no safe-haven boost for gold China struggles with zero-Covid policy A worsening outbreak of Covid-19 in China dragged risk assets lower at the start of the new trading week as stocks extended Friday’s losses while the US dollar scaled a fresh two-year high against a basket of currencies. Restrictions in [..]

Daily Market Comment – Powell reignites dollar bulls, sinks Wall Street

Posted on April 22, 2022 at 9:41 am GMT

Dollar regains the upper hand after Powell makes another hawkish shift Pound plummets on cautious Bailey, euro resumes downfall too Equites get knocked back as central bankers’ inflation alert pushes yields to new highs Powell backs 50-bps rate hike, dollar likes it Fed Chair Jerome Powell stole the limelight at the IMF’s spring meetings yesterday, as he reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will hike rates by 50 basis points when it meets in early May. Powell admitted that the [..]

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