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Gradual recovery
Equity markets are edging higher again today, a sign of gradually improving confidence following a relatively drama-free weekend. As we saw on Friday though, anxiety remains high and things quickly spiral in those circumstances so investors are likely to remain vigilant. The dust is still settling but every passing day rebuilds confidence and allows investors to feel a little bit more relaxed.
28-03-2023 07:58 GMT by Craig Erlam
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Banking Sector Drama Continues, Stocks pare losses as rate cuts fully priced in
Investors try to shrug off banking drama Wall Street was initially dragged down as banking worries persisted after Deutsche Bank’s costs against default skyrocketed. Deutsche Bank’s 5-year CDS surged from around 150 bps early on Thursday to a four-year high around 210 bps before settling closer to 193 bps.  Other European banks, Societe Generale, Credit Agricole and BNP Paribas declined on banking turmoil fears.
24-03-2023 15:32 GMT by Edward Moya
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US Open: Stocks rebound, Jobless Claims decline again, Block tumbles, BOE/SNB/Norges all hike, Turkey holds, Tesla rallies, Oil higher, Gold recaptures $2000, Bitcoin faces massive resistance at $30k
US stocks are rising as Wall Street digests what might be the Fed’s last rate hike and Secretary Yellen’s comment on blanket deposit insurance.  The post-Fed selloff came from Yellen’s comment that they haven’t looked at backing all bank deposits with FDIC insurance.  This was bad news for the banks and contagion fears. Yellen’s comment at a Senate panel hearing should be taken with a grain of salt given a decision to back all deposits would need congressional support.  Optimism should remain th
23-03-2023 10:36 GMT by Edward Moya
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US Close - Fed’s dovish hike trumped by Yellen not considering broad increase in deposit insurance, Oil rallies, Gold gets groove back, Bitcoin softens
Wall Street’s initial take on the Fed was that they delivered a dovish hike and that banking turmoil will finish the job of bringing inflation back to target.  Fed Chair Powell started the press conference by noting that the banking system is sound, but Treasury Secretary Yellen put a wrench in that idea.  Yellen noted that regulators are not considering a broad increase in deposit insurance.  Yellen said she is not considering a broad increase in deposit insurance despite all the discussion aro
22-03-2023 17:07 GMT by Edward Moya
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Market Insights Podcast (Episode 447)
OANDA Senior Market Analyst Ed Moya reviews the latest market news with Jonny Hart. They preview the FOMC and BOE rate decisions, discussed the market reaction to a hot UK inflation report, recap the wild moves with gold, and talk cryptos.
22-03-2023 12:57 GMT by Edward Moya
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Market Insights Podcast (Episode 446)
OANDA Senior Market Analyst Ed Moya reviews the latest market news with Jonny Hart. They discussed the UBS take over of Credit Suisse, preview the FOMC decision, and talk cryptos.
20-03-2023 14:52 GMT by Edward Moya
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US Open: Stocks waver after UBS takeover deal/coordinated CB action/banking worries, Yen thrives on risk aversion flows, Bullish oil bets abandoned, Gold $2k, Bitcoin closer to $40k than November low
Looks like it will be another long week on Wall Street.  It was a busy weekend after a Credit Suisse bailout and a coordinated effort by the Fed and other central banks to boost dollar liquidity.  Despite a couple major weekend attempts to contain the risks hitting the banking system, US stocks are wavering as risk aversion won’t be going away until markets are confident that the Fed is done with their rate hiking campaign.  The banking system still doesn’t have any confidence as Wall Street tri
20-03-2023 09:47 GMT by Edward Moya
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Market Insights Podcast (Episode 445)
OANDA Senior Market Analyst Ed Moya reviews the latest market news with Jonny Hart. They discussed the market reaction after this week's banking turmoil, the University of Michigan sentiment report, Fed expectations for next week, recap the ECB decision, cryptos, and the week ahead.
17-03-2023 14:02 GMT by Edward Moya
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Oil continues slide, gold higher, bitcoin surges
Terrible week continues Oil prices have been pummelled this week as turmoil in the banking sector has increased the risk of a significant economic slowdown or recession this year. Clearly, traders are not convinced that the worst is behind us which continues to weigh heavily on the price of crude, particularly going into a weekend when anything can happen, as we saw a week ago.
17-03-2023 12:14 GMT by Craig Erlam
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US Open: Stocks still jittery on banking woes, Inflation expectation fall to lowest levels in nearly 2 years, Crude struggles, Gold shines, Bitcoin eyes $30k
US stocks are weakening on fears that this week’s banking turmoil will lead to tighter lending standards that will cripple small businesses and eventually send this economy into a recession. The Fed’s rate hiking cycle was already feeling restrictive, so now that we have rising risks of more bank bailouts and even tighter credit standards, the growth outlook for the economy is rather bleak. Next week will be huge as markets are unsure if the Fed will continue to tighten or given this week's ban
17-03-2023 10:58 GMT by Edward Moya
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US Close: Stocks rally as bank jitters ease, No surprises from Yellen, ECB hikes, Oil rebounds, profit-taking time for gold, Bitcoin edges higher
US stocks are rallying as Wall Street worries over the banking sector are easing after the big banks offer support to First Republic and as the SNB gave Credit Suisse a lifeline.  Banking jitters are fading quickly for now and that has everyone scrambling back into risky assets.  Yellen Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s testimony to the Senate did not yield any surprises.  She defended the proposed budget and reiterated that there will be a careful look at what happened with SVB.
16-03-2023 13:52 GMT by Edward Moya
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A gamble from the ECB?
It's been another wild session in financial markets and the ECB had the unenviable task today of making a decision on interest rates amid all of the uncertainty and turbulence. One thing that was clear from Lagarde's press conference is that it isn't just markets that expect the tightening cycle may have come to an abrupt end following the events of recent days.
16-03-2023 13:11 GMT by Craig Erlam
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Mid-Market Update: Bank rebound fuels risk rally, Disinflation trends are not back, Too early for rate cut and hold calls, Oil struggles, Gold softens, Crypto rally
Banking contagion risks are evaporating and Wall Street is ready to pile back into risky assets.  US stocks are surging as regional bank stocks bounce back and after the eight straight deceleration with the annual inflation pace supports the case for some that the Fed’s tightening work is almost done.  CPI Today’s inflation data still supports the case for another quarter-point rate hike by the Fed.  Wall Street seems to be focusing on both the strong rise with shelter prices as that made up 70
14-03-2023 13:28 GMT by Edward Moya
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US Close: A cooling wage/hot payroll report, Banking System Fears, Rate Hike bets slashed, SVB fails, Oil rebounds, Gold shines bright, Crypto breaks below $20k
US stocks settled lower in a volatile session as traders digested a cooling wage/ robust job growth report and SVB contagion risks. This was supposed to be an easy Friday with one massive jobs report, but SVB, a large bank with exposure across a range of sectors failed and triggered distress for several other smaller banks.  At the end of the day, traders are seeing this cooling/hot payroll report as confirmation that Fed policy is restrictive and that the their tightening work is almost done.
10-03-2023 13:44 GMT by Edward Moya
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Fear gripping the markets
Stock markets are deep in negative territory on Friday, a day that will not be as dominated by the US jobs report as expected. Financial stocks are being hit particularly hard this morning on the back of reports of SVB Capital attempting to sell stock in order to shield itself amid large losses and withdrawals. This comes shortly after the collapse of Silvergate Capital and as investors are already concerned about the ramifications of the Fed's aggressive tightening cycle. Ultimately, what we're
10-03-2023 07:14 GMT by Craig Erlam
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US Open: Stocks turn positive after Jobless Claims rise, Biden’s Budget DOA, Yen strength, Oil rebounds, Gold stabilizes, Crypto pain post Silvergate liquidation
US stocks erased losses after some softening labor data helped cool down this week’s surging Fed rate hike bets. Wall Street is hoping we are about to see a quicker cooling of the labor market, but we probably won't see major positioning until after Friday's NFP report.  Fed Chair Powell seems to have signaled they will accelerate the tightening pace to a half-point rate rise if we get both a hot NFP and inflation reports.
09-03-2023 09:26 GMT by Edward Moya
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Cautious ahead of jobs report
It would appear investors are taking a cautious stance ahead of tomorrow's jobs report, a little spooked by Powell's comments in Congress and fearful of being caught on the wrong side of another hot jobs report. That's clearly the danger at this point, that we get another hot report that confirms January was no blip and instead indicative of a labour market that not only isn't cooling but perhaps getting hotter. The trend pre-January across many indicators pointed to a cooling in the economy and
09-03-2023 08:17 GMT by Craig Erlam
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