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A little lost
Equity markets are treading water on Tuesday, as investors take a pause following quite an eventful week. Investors seem a little lost this week, disheartened by the jobs report in particular but also poor tech earnings and a still-hawkish Federal Reserve. The central bank may have softened its tone a little but once you take the economic data into consideration, the case for a couple more 25-basis point hikes is clearly there. That's come as quite a setback following what has been a much more o
07-02-2023 07:37 GMT by Craig Erlam
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US Close: Stocks lower on earnings and geopolitical risks, Dollar strength, Oil rises on demand hopes, Gold crushed, Bitcoin steadies
US stocks are declining on poor earnings and mounting geopolitical risks that will likely make it harder for disinflation trends to remain strong. Earnings season may also get the name layoff season as more companies announce their job reduction measures.  Today, Dell confirmed they will lose about 6,650 jobs. Much of Wall Street is getting nervous over US-China tensions.  A few months ago, China was not investable.
06-02-2023 15:22 GMT by Edward Moya
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Digesting the data
Equity markets are off to a difficult start on Monday, no doubt weighed down by the prospect of more rate hikes and tensions between the world's two largest economies. While there were some promising aspects of the jobs report - cooling wage growth and higher participation - it's impossible to ignore the fact that the labour market remains red hot. Of course, no one will be surprised if we see huge revisions next month - we've seen some substantial ones recently after all - but for now, it's har
06-02-2023 11:09 GMT by Craig Erlam
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US Close - Fed irked by NFP shocker and ISM data, Oil sharply reverses,  Gold crushed, Bitcoin rally stalls
After a busy and volatile week that included the end of Fed Chair Powell’s hawkish tone and mega-cap tech earnings disappointments, Wall Street should not have been surprised that today’s employment report would rattle markets. An impressive nonfarm payroll report was quickly followed by a report that showed the service sector is refusing to break.  US stocks are dropping as investors realize the bearish move love with Treasury yields is over as the Fed may have to deliver a couple more rate hik
03-02-2023 14:13 GMT by Edward Moya
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Tech earnings hit sentiment ahead of jobs report
Stock markets have been under a little pressure on Friday and the US is poised to open in the red also, with the Nasdaq hit particularly hard. This comes on the back of some disappointing earnings from heavyweight tech firms Apple, Amazon, and Alphabet. Each had their own reasons for disappointing the street but ultimately the one thing they all have in common is the economy and the outlook, and it's hitting both the top and bottom lines. Whether that's through fewer device purchases or lower sp
03-02-2023 07:36 GMT by Craig Erlam
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Fed and earnings lift stocks
Equity markets are off to a strong start on Thursday, buoyed it seems by the Fed's latest decision and Meta earnings. While Powell was determined not to overplay the shift in the Fed's views on inflation and interest rates, certain comments were well received by the markets. The acceptance that the disinflation process has begun, being one obvious comment, but this was also paired with him stressing that they need substantially more evidence and to hike a couple more times before monetary policy
02-02-2023 05:12 GMT by Craig Erlam
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US Close- Fed signals more hikes coming, Powell says disinflation process begun, ADP cools, No surprise from OPEC/US stockpiles rise, Gold higher, Crypto
US stocks went on a Fed rollercoaster ride; weakening after the statement suggested the Fed will stick to their rate hiking guns, but rallying after a dovish press conference that didn't see Powell defend their dot plots and had him say for the first time that the disinflation process has begun. If the next couple of inflation reports show pricing pressures continue to ease, the Fed may finish this tightening cycle in March.
01-02-2023 15:34 GMT by Edward Moya
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A chaotic day
It promises to be a chaotic day in financial markets and they're currently positioned cautiously in anticipation of what's to come. There's no doubt that investors have one eye on the Fed decision later in the day, as they have all week. It's not just about the rate hike itself, which will almost certainly be 25 basis points according to markets, but the signal the central bank sends about what lies ahead given the progress made in the economic data in recent months. There is growing evidence th
01-02-2023 10:43 GMT by Craig Erlam
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Stocks rally as ECI softens and confidence weakens, Mixed earnings (Exxon, UPS, GM, McDonalds), a great January for Cryptos
US stocks are rallying after some standout earnings and economic data that suggests disinflation trends should remain in place for a while. ​ Wall Street is slowly growing confident that this week's Fed rate hike might end up being the last one in this tightening cycle. ​ US Data The quarterly employment cost index provided optimism that wage pressures are cooling. ​ The fourth quarter ECI report printed at 1.0%, a decline from the 1.2% prior and lower than the 1.1% consensus estimate.
31-01-2023 13:45 GMT by Edward Moya
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A huge few days ahead
We're seeing plenty of caution in the markets this week which is perhaps not entirely surprising given what lies ahead. Earnings season isn't going as well as hoped and there are some big names coming up this week that could potentially dampen the mood further. It was always going to be a challenging period given the level of economic uncertainty, not to mention the staggering number of layoffs we're seeing, in the tech space in particular. Then we have the various central bank announcements, th
31-01-2023 11:03 GMT by Craig Erlam
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Stocks lower ahead of week filled with massive macro risks, Spain’s hot CPI report, Germany contracts, crypto drops
US stocks are selling off in what will be a massive week of corporate earnings, a key Fed decision, and an employment report that should keep wage pressures alive. The January rally has hit a wall and probably won’t have a chance of returning until we get beyond Wednesday’s Fed press conference and Apple’s results after the Thursday close.
30-01-2023 14:31 GMT by Edward Moya
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Market Insights Podcast (Episode 424)
OANDA Senior Market Analyst Ed Moya reviews the latest market news with Jonny Hart. They discussed the BOC's conditional pause, Intel and American Express earnings, this week's crypto news, and the week ahead.
27-01-2023 15:07 GMT by Edward Moya
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Week Ahead - All eyes on the Fed, ECB, BOE and NFP report
US Traders will focus on the FOMC decision, but they should also closely watch mega-cap tech earnings, and the nonfarm payroll report. The Fed is expected to continue slowing their rate hiking pace with a small 25 basis point rate rise.  Disinflation trends are clearly here, but Core PCE suggest price pressures are coming and the labor market refuses to break and could prompt the Fed to remain vigilant with its inflation fight.
27-01-2023 14:00 GMT by Edward Moya
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Earnings dampening the mood
Equity markets are back in the red on Wednesday, as investors appear to prepare themselves for a disappointing earnings season for big tech. The last few weeks may turn out to perfectly encapsulate how the year will be as a whole, fluctuating significantly and suddenly between optimism and pessimism as the data and headlines dictate. We appear to have entered the latter phase now after starting the year in a very buoyant mood, with earnings painting a more realistic picture of the outlook for th
25-01-2023 10:35 GMT by Craig Erlam
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