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    27 December 2022
    Market flat in end-of-year holiday season

    US stock ended Friday’s session with gains as investors digested data showing inflation is continuing to ease and the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes are serving their purpose. Data on Friday showed the Fed’s closely watched measure of inflation cooling and …

    23 December 2022
    The Fed said the economy can handle more tightening

    US equities dropped on Thursday, as investors digested data validating the Federal Reserve’s assertion that the economy is robust enough to withstand more tightening. Technology stocks were battered after a gloomy outlook from chipmaker Micron Technologies Inc. weighed on sentiment. …

    22 December 2022
    US Consumer Confidence boosted the sentiment

    US equities rallied for a second day, as an improvement in consumer confidence and better-than-expected earnings boosted sentiment. Treasuries were mixed after Tuesday’s selloff following the Bank of Japan’s unexpected increase in its yield trading band ebbed. Market participants did …

    21 December 2022
    Bank of Japan maintains policy rate, raises upper band yield target

    The US Dollar index dropped 0.73% daily on Tuesday, tumbling following a sudden announcement from the Bank of Japan(BoJ). Despite the Bank of Japan keeping their policy rate unchanged, the increase in the upper band limit on the yield target …

    20 December 2022
    US Stock fell as market worries about recession

    As global investors worry about a recession, U.S. stocks fell on Monday. The Dow fell 162.92 points to 32757.54. S&P 500 dropped 34.7 points to 3817.66. Tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 159.38 points to 10546.03. The Fed, BoE, and ECB raised rates …

    19 December 2022
    Week ahead: Markets to focus on BoJ rate statement and Canada’s CPI

    The financial markets will be monitoring the Bank of Japan policy statement this week. The central bank is expected to keep its short-term interest rate at -0.1%, the same as the previous month.  Meanwhile, Canada will also be under scrutiny, …

    19 December 2022
    Fed officials: Rates will continue to rise

    US stocks confronted the longest weekly losing streak since September, as investors were concerned that the Federal Reserve’s resolve to keep raising rates could tip the economy into a recession. Market participants had cheered the softer-than-expected inflation data earlier this …

    16 December 2022
    SNB, BoE and ECB raised their interest rates by 50 bps

    This Friday, after hawkish signals from central banks, sparked a rout in US and European shares and a rally in the dollar. The S&P 500 closed at its lowest level in more than a month and the dollar climbed the …

    15 December 2022
    Fed raise interest rates by 50 bps

    US stocks turned lower after the Federal Reserve released the raise of rates by half a percentage point. However, while the Fed has downshifted the pace of tightening, the message given to the financial markets is that they’re not done …

    14 December 2022
    Fed expected to raise 50 bps after US inflation slower

    US Dollar falls due to the lower-than-expected CPI which is 7.1%, and the Consumer Price Index in November of 0.1% below the 0.3% of market consensus, which is another moderation in monthly core CPI helps to reaffirm that the USD …