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US Open Note – Stocks stabilize, dollar’s rally active and yields remain lower

Posted on March 2, 2022 at 3:18 pm GMT

US ADP payroll report, Fed’s Powell, and BoC today’s highlights The greenback continues to hold strong as oil prices rocket far north of the $100 per barrel level, and risk-off signals linger, fuelling questions about the outlook for tightening from the Federal Reserve. The war in Ukraine is clearly one of the clear drivers for hotter inflation from energy pressures as rejected Russian supplies of oil blunt the growth outlook around the world. The US 10-year yields are lower from [..]

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US Open Note – Ukraine negotiations fail, and Putin intensifies attacks

Posted on March 1, 2022 at 2:18 pm GMT

Risk-off mood returns, US ISM manufacturing ahead It seems the next few weeks will be pivotal for volatility as Russia declared it would continue its attacks until its goals were met. The retreat in US stock futures is signalling a risk-off mood, and the USD/JPY pair is also expressing some risk-off tendencies, slipping to 114.80. That said, the dollar index is holding above the 97.00 mark and should risk appetite continue to wane, it appears the way up for the [..]

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Technical Analysis – USDCAD halts its retreat after confronting 200-SMA

Posted on March 1, 2022 at 8:47 am GMT

USDCAD has been moving sideways in the medium term, with the price looking unable to adopt a clear direction. However, the pair is experiencing a sharp decline in the last few four-hour sessions after it peaked at the two-month high of 1.2867. The short-term oscillators indicate that bearish forces have gained the upper hand. The MACD histogram is found beneath both zero and its red signal line, while the RSI is hovering in the negative zone. Furthermore, the price is [..]

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Week Ahead – NFP report, BoC meeting, Eurozone inflation might detract from Ukraine turmoil

Posted on February 25, 2022 at 2:00 pm GMT

With a full-blown conflict in Ukraine now underway, there will be plenty of distractions for the markets in the upcoming week in the form of the latest jobs report out of the United States, Eurozone inflation numbers and a policy meeting by the Bank of Canada. Australian and Canadian GDP figures will be on investors’ radar too, while the scheduled monthly gathering of OPEC and non-OPEC countries could make for an awkward gathering amid international anger at key partner Russia’s [..]

Daily Market Comment – Big tech defies Ukraine crisis to stage massive turnaround

Posted on February 25, 2022 at 10:25 am GMT

Wall Street in sharp reversal as fears over Ukraine fallout ease a little Global equities also perk up, dollar retreats slightly, but oil extends gains Immediate focus back on inflation and Fed policy ahead of US data Russia moves in on Kyiv but markets steadier for now After a highly turbulent week, the mood brightened somewhat on Friday even as the tragedy unfolded in Ukraine. Stock markets around the world were rebounding from yesterday’s dramatic selloff when Russia invaded Ukraine, [..]

Technical Analysis – USDCAD retreats after bullish spike to 2-month high

Posted on February 25, 2022 at 8:18 am GMT

USDCAD had a bearish start to Friday after yesterday’s spike to a new two-month high of 1.2876. The pair has also increased its distance above its positively-sloped moving average lines and the Ichimoku cloud, indicating that the recent down move might not hold for long. Momentum signals are in a confusion. The RSI has reversed lower in the positive region, while the MACD is strengthening its bullish move above its trigger and zero lines. An upside correction could retest the 1.2814 key mark before attention turns to the 14-month high of 1.2960. Moving higher, the 1.3134 [..]

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US Open Note – Stocks sink and commodities surge as Russia invades Ukraine

Posted on February 24, 2022 at 2:04 pm GMT

Russia attacks Ukraine; investors flee to safe havens The Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine earlier today, moving troops and bombing several military targets across the country. According to Moscow, the move aims to demilitarize Ukraine, blaming the US and its allies for breaching a ‘red line’ by trying to further expand NATO eastwards in an attempt to pressure and blackmail Russia. Western powers have condemned the military assault, vowing to impose harsh economic sanctions. [..]

Daily Market Comment – Stocks crash, oil surges as Russia attacks Ukraine

Posted on February 24, 2022 at 10:14 am GMT

Markets in turmoil after Putin launches military assault on Ukraine Stocks tank, rouble plummets, while gold, oil and gas futures jump Dollar, yen and franc only gainers in FX sphere Fears of full-scale invasion as Ukraine crisis deepens Traders in Europe and around the world woke up to a dark day on Thursday after Russia’s latest actions confirmed the West’s worst fears about Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a “special military operation”, targeting military infrastructure in the east [..]

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US Open Note – Mild sanctions improve the risk-on sentiment for now

Posted on February 23, 2022 at 1:32 pm GMT

Geopolitical ‘drama’ dominates the markets The West has implemented a set of sanctions against Russia after President Putin recognized the independence of the two breakaway regions in Ukraine, moving ‘peacekeeping’ troops into the area. The advance was interpreted as the beginning of an invasion by global leaders, as Moscow stressed that the region considered independent is not limited to the area controlled by the separatists, but extends to areas currently controlled by Kiev. However, initial sanctions were perceived to be [..]

Daily Market Comment – Modest sanctions help soothe fears about Ukraine fallout

Posted on February 23, 2022 at 10:19 am GMT

S&P 500 enters correction territory as sanctions on Russia mount But nerves later steady as market impact seen limited, oil and gold slip Kiwi jumps on hawkish RBNZ, aussie outperforms too as dollar stays soft Markets wary but less worried about Ukraine conflict The market mood steadied on Wednesday, having wavered on Tuesday as the Ukraine crisis unfolded, with the United States and its allies slapping sanctions on Russia for ordering troops into Ukraine’s separatist regions. Washington has made it [..]

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