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Overall markets remain steady in consolidative trading today. There is little reaction to lower than expected Eurozone CPI and US ADP job data. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech might trigger some volatility, or traders will have to wait for non-farm payrolls on Friday. For now, Dollar is the strongest for the week, followed by Yen

Risk tones are faring better while Treasury yields are a little lower and that is pinning the dollar down as we get stuck into European morning trade today. It’s going to be tough to look into the moves right now as we have seen them reverse in US trading for two days in a row

Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Wednesday as U.S. crude inventories were seen falling, but concerns that OPEC+ would leave output policy unchanged at its upcoming meeting limited gains. Brent crude futures were up 65 cents or 0.8% at $83.68 per barrel by 0132 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures

Risk sentiment improved slightly earlier in Asian session on rumors that China is going to exit its zero-Covid policy earlier. Yet the announcement of the National Health Commission on speeding up vaccination for the elderly was a big let-down. After all, Dollar, and Swiss Franc are on the softer side today so far, with Euro.

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Oil prices jumped by 3% on Tuesday on hopes for a relaxation of China‘s strict COVID-19 controls after rare protests in Chinese cities over the weekend. Brent crude futures gained $1.95, or 2.3%, to $85.14 a barrel at 1445 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose $1.51, or 2%, to $78.75. Chinese health

Canadian Dollar falls broadly after weaker than expected GDP data. Dollar and Swiss Franc are also weak on steady market sentiment. Australia and New Zealand Dollar are currently the strongest ones, followed by Sterling. But all three are just staying in range against the greenback. Euro is also relatively directionless with mixed trading with Yen

Prior 66.79k Net consumer credit £0.77 billion Prior £0.75 billion Mortgage activity eases further with the effective’ interest rate on newly drawn mortgages seen increasing by 25 bps to 3.09% in October. Meanwhile, net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals decreased from £5.9 billion to £4.0 billion on the month. As for consumer credit growth,

Gold prices were flat in early Asian trade on Tuesday after declining about 1% in the previous session as U.S. Federal Reserve officials signalled that interest rates would remain high to bring down inflation. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was flat at $1,741.13 per ounce, as of 0007 GMT. U.S. gold futures were little changed at

Yen and Dollar rise broadly in Asian session today while Australian Dollar leads commodity currencies lower. Markets are trading with risk-off sentiment, with deeper selloff in China and Hong Kong markets. Large scale protests were carried out in multiple cities in China over the weekend, and the theme has escalated from anti-lockdown to anti-President Xi

ING Research discusses its bias on EUR/USD this week. “The highlight of the eurozone data calendar this week will be November price data – released for Germany tomorrow and for the eurozone on Wednesday. The question is whether inflation will fall back from the highs (not far from 11% year-on-year) and allow the European Central

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) will cut 5% of the December crude oil supply to some term-lifters in Asia but will provide full contractual volumes in January, five sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. The oil producer cited the operational tolerance clause which can adjust loading volumes by typically plus or

Risk aversion is the theme of the day as protests in China spread to multiple cities. There might be talks that pressure is mounting on the government to exit zero-Covid policy early. Investors are clearly more pessimistic on guard of escalations, which could further disrupt the economy. Australian Dollar continues to lead commodity currencies as

Stocks down. Bond yields down. Dollar and yen up. It’s a classic risk-off and haven demand move in markets so far today. China protests over the weekend is the main story and that is going to be a challenge for Beijing to handle. Such a situation is rare for the country but amid its prolonged

Oil futures fell more than $1 early on Monday as protests in top importer China over strict COVID-19 curbs fuelled demand worries, while investors remained cautious ahead of an agreement on a Western price cap on Russian oil and an OPEC+ meeting. Brent crude dropped $1.01, or 1.2%, to trade at $82.62 a barrel at

The major European stock indices are closing the day modestly higher (Italy’s stocks fell fractionally). German Dax +0.01% Frances CAC +0.08% UK’s FTSE 100 +0.27% Spain’s Ibex +0.34% Italy’s FTSE MIB bucked the trend with a -0.05% decline for the trading week: German Dax, +0.76% Frances CAC, +1.02% UK’s FTSE 100, +1.37% Spain’s Ibex, +3.55%

Silver prices recouped from a multi-year low on demand optimism. Global consumption of the precious white metal is expected to reach a record total this year, driven by post-pandemic industrial and physical investment demand. Silver was reeling under the bearish grip for the past several weeks. It was the worst-performing precious metal in 2022. A

With 30 minutes to go in US trading, the major indices are mixed with the Dow industrial average rising, the S&P near unchanged at the NASDAQ moving lower. The snapshot of the market currently shows: Dow industrial average up 180 points or 0.53% at 34373.80 S&P index is up 2.86 points or 0.07% at 4029.90