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Monday January 23rd, 2023

The US$ eases, oil prices hold steady, equity markets are mixed, while US yields firm after dovish Fed. The US$ index eases while Euro tests a fresh 9-month high after a flurry of Fed officials laid out the case for a dovish shift in the US central bank’s rate-tightening campaign, which is in cont...
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Friday January 20th, 2023

The US$ firms, oil prices steady, equity markets and US yields rise on optimistic tones from Davos. The Davos economic summit wraps up on an optimistic tone with many business leaders looking for a soft global economic landing. Markets improved in early trading despite hawkish centrals and surging c...
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Thursday January 19th, 2023

The US$ eases, oil prices weaken, equity markets are down, and US yields ease on investor concern. Risk sentiment wanes after optimism over China’s economic reopening is beginning to fade as data releases signal slowdowns in the rest of the world economies. Wednesdays disappointing US retail sales...
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Wednesday January 18th, 2023

The US$ weakens, oil prices are up, equity markets are mixed, while US yields ease as risk sentiment improves. The IMF signals upgrade to forecasts as optimism spreads at Davos as China reopens and data suggests that Europe will a avoid deep recession. Equity markets are struggling for direction as ...
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Tuesday January 17th, 2023

The US$ firms, oil prices steady, equity markets are down, while US yields rise on weak China growth. China’s economic growth in 2022 tumbled to its weakest level in a half-century as covid restrictions and a property slump significantly impacted growth. The US$ extended gains, while equity market...
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Monday January 16th, 2023

The US$ steady, oil prices slip, equity markets mixed, while US yields rise as caution returns to markets. The US$ snaps a 3-day losing streak looking set to rebound from a 7-month low, oil prices ease as risk sentiment waivers as investors assessed whether a rally in risk assets may have overshot g...
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Tuesday January 10th, 2023

The US$ firms, oil prices are stable, equity markets are down, while US yields rise on hawkish Fed comments. Market optimism stalled as investors weighed hawkish comments from SF Fed President Daly who said she expects the central bank to raise rates to somewhere over 5%. Equity markets reversed whi...
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Monday January 9th, 2023

The US$ eases, oil prices strengthen, equity markets are mixed, while US yields rise as risk sentiment improves. Equities, and commodities gain in early trading on improving risk optimism driven by China’s re-opening, while the US$ extends Friday’s weakness. Friday’s US jobs data came in sligh...
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Friday January 6th, 2023

The US$ strengthens, oil prices steady, equity markets are mixed while US yields rise ahead of the US jobs report. Currencies ease and equities struggle to maintain gains as investors brace for US jobs report which will help chart the path for future Fed monetary tightening. Today, Nonfarm payrolls ...
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Thursday January 5th, 2023

The US$ steadies, oil prices bounce, equity markets are mixed, while US yields rise amid fed caution. Currency and equity markets steady while oil prices rebound after their biggest drop in decades at a start of a year. The Fed minutes on Wednesday provided no surprises, affirms the central banks in...
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