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Monday February 13th, 2023

The US$ is steady, oil prices weaken, equity markets firm, while US yields are mixed as US inflation report looms. The US$ index edged towards 5-week highs, European equities posted modest gains & oil prices weakened as investors positioned themselves for a busy economy docket this week. Tuesday...
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Friday February 10th, 2023

The US$ firms, oil prices rally, equity markets down, while US yields rise on growth concerns. Equity markets extend a sell off, currencies ease as investors anticipate monetary policy will be more hawkish than expected as inflation concerns persist and as China’s factory prices fall clouding the ...
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Thursday February 9th, 2023

The US$ weakens, oil prices are up, equity markets strengthen, while US yields ease as risk sentiment improves. European equities strengthen hitting fresh nine-month highs on earnings boost which offset hawkish Fed speakers who stressed the need for more rate hikes. Commodity markets strengthen as c...
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Wednesday February 8th, 2023

The US$ slips, oil prices extend gains, equity markets rise, while US yields are mixed as Fed chair comments seen as less hawkish. Comments from Fed Chair Powell on Tuesday were seen as less hawkish than expected which dampened the US$ and boosted risk appetite. In the US State of the Union address ...
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Tuesday February 7th, 2023

The US$ is steady, oil prices rally, equity markets are mixed, while US yields ease ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s speech. Currency markets are sidelined ahead of key speech from Fed Chair Powell who will be speaking at the Economic Club of Washington with markets looking for his comments following F...
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Monday February 6th, 2022

The US$ & oil prices strengthen, equity markets are down, while US yields rise on interest rate & geopolitical concerns. Global equity markets slumped and the US$ strengthens after the unexpectedly strong US jobs report on Friday raised the prospect of more Fed rate hikes in coming months. w...
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Friday January 27th, 2023

The US$ is steady, oil prices firm, equity markets are up, and US yields rise as investors shift focus to the FOMC. Equity markets are in positive territory today, while currency markets are stable, but investors remain cautious over company earnings, and on the robust US economic data which increas...
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Thursday January 26th, 2023

The US$, oil prices, equity markets and US yields are all positive as markets await key US data today. The US economy is expected to have maintained a positive pace of growth in Q4/22, but momentum is likely to have slowed towards the end of year, as higher interest rates eroded demand. The US GDP [...
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Wednesday January 25th, 2023

The US$ inches higher, oil prices are flat, while equity markets and US yields ease as caution returns to markets. Global equity markets pause near 5-month highs, as caution returns that central banks might need to keep hiking interest rates for longer dampened the recent wave of optimism that aggre...
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Tuesday January 24th, 2023

The US$ & oil prices are steady, equity markets are mixed, while US yields ease as markets take pause. Markets appear to have paused as they look for further direction from the Fed on interest rate direction and await China’s return from their lunar holidays. Equity markets retain an underlyin...
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