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Awaiting the Fed minutes

Equity markets appear to be treading water on Wednesday as we await the latest batch of FOMC minutes later in the day. Asia played a bit of catchup overnight after Europe and the US posted decent gains on Tuesday that built throughout the session. But futures on both sides of the pond are barely changed from yesterday's close which may change as the day progresses, of course. I'm not sure whether it's the FOMC minutes release, the Thanksgiving bank holiday, or just the lack of major catalysts th

23-11-2022 03:43 GMT by Craig Erlam

Stocks rise on downshift hopes, Dollar lower for now, Best Buy brings holiday cheer, US data, Gold rebound faded, Crypto benefits from Wall Street rally

US stocks are rallying as Wall Street continues to expect the Fed to downshift their tightening pace next month and on optimism that the risk of a railroad strike fueling inflation is low. The latest round of Fed speak did not teach us anything new.

22-11-2022 13:28 GMT by Edward Moya

Filling the void

As was to be expected, it's been a choppy week so far in financial markets with Europe a very mixed bag on Tuesday while US futures are marginally higher after making marginal losses on Monday. On the one hand, we could be seeing investors warily waiting for the FOMC minutes and taking in all of the speeches from various Fed officials in the meantime. On the other, this week may just be a void in an otherwise turbulent year thanks to a lack of major catalysts and the US Thanksgiving bank holiday

22-11-2022 11:18 GMT by Craig Erlam

Stocks lower on China and rail strike concerns, King dollar returns, bitcoin tries to hold onto $16k

US stocks are lower as the global growth picture takes a hit following key China Covid lockdowns and as the US economy could have to deal with a massive rail worker strike before the holidays. Adding to the risk aversion tone are rising concerns that future Russian attacks on Ukraine’s nuclear power supply could be catastrophic. Wall Street is hesitant to buy up risk assets on this World Cup-filled and shortened holiday trading week as the first wave of headlines from Beijing to a rail union v

21-11-2022 11:05 GMT by Edward Moya

One eye on FOMC Minutes

The week is off to a relatively slow start, with Asia trading mostly in the red and Europe and the US poised to do the same. We don't get many quiet weeks these days but this may turn out to be one of the few, with the US Thanksgiving bank holiday cutting the week short for many traders and the Fed minutes on Wednesday potentially weighing on activity beforehand. The recovery rally has stalled over the last week or so as Fed commentary has remained more hawkish than investors wanted. The rebound

21-11-2022 04:24 GMT by Craig Erlam

US Close: Stocks fluctuate, Fed stays hawkish, dollar posts weekly gain, oil's bad week, gold declines, cryptos surprisingly find support

US stocks are acting like they are already feasted on a 12-pound turkey. Today's market moves were uninspiring as we did not learn anything new. The housing market is in a recession after existing home sales fell for a ninth straight month. The Fed is united in sticking to the hawkish script. Fed's Collins noted that a 75 basis-point rate increase is still on the table as there is no clear evidence that inflation is coming down.

18-11-2022 15:28 GMT by Edward Moya

Uncertain times

Equity markets are back in the green on Friday after a choppy week in which the recovery rally has stalled. Efforts by Fed policymakers to manage market expectations have cooled the sense of immense relief that has delivered a strong rebound over the last month. The S&P was up more than 15% at one point while the Dow jumped more than 18%.

18-11-2022 07:45 GMT by Craig Erlam

Stalled rebound

The risk rebound in the markets has stalled and equity markets are down around 1% on Thursday following quite a good run over the last month. The day we've all been waiting for The Autumn Statement has been a long time coming after the disastrous mini-budget almost two months ago. The UK's fiscal credibility was in the gutter, the pound was crushed and borrowing costs soared.

17-11-2022 09:14 GMT by Craig Erlam

Stocks lower post earnings and Fed speak, Micron/Target results, FTX contagion hits Genesis

US stocks declined after a disappointing round of earnings, retail sales topped expectations which suggests the economy can handle more rate hikes, and some hawkishness from Fed’s Daly and Williams. Fed’s Daly noted that 4.75% to 5.25% is a reasonable range for the Fed to raise interest rates, which is a little higher than what money markets are pricing in.

16-11-2022 15:15 GMT by Edward Moya

BoE facing tough decisions

Equity markets are looking slightly positive in early trade on Tuesday, adding to modest gains at the start of the week. While the rally is perhaps slowing a little after the strong gains of recent weeks, there doesn't appear to be much appetite at this stage to bail on it. Perhaps the experience of the last year and the huge declines in equity markets have left investors seeing substantial value and they've become excited at even the prospect of a bull run.

15-11-2022 04:20 GMT by Craig Erlam

Yields rise on Fed speak, stocks edge lower, what-the-FTX is happening with cryptos?

Bond yields marched higher after Fed’s Waller said the Fed has ‘a ways to go’ before pausing their rate hiking cycle. US stocks are declining after the latest Fed speak pushes back on the idea that the Fed is almost done hiking and after President Biden and Xi’s first in-person meeting delivered the standard rhetoric about avoiding a cold war.

14-11-2022 14:01 GMT by Edward Moya

A choppy start

It's been quite a choppy start to the trading week, with much of the focus on China where Covid relaxation measures and property market support have brought some relief. Unfortunately, both come at a time of record Covid infections in major cities including Beijing and Guangzhou. And those relaxation measures that were announced are not ambitious enough to make any difference in those cities seeing rising cases which means activity is going to weaken. There is hope that China could further relax

14-11-2022 03:48 GMT by Craig Erlam

The great deceleration

Equity markets are on course to end the week on a positive after Thursday's US inflation report gave hope that the great deceleration is well underway. That inflation report has been some time coming and investors breathed an enormous sigh of relief in response. The reaction to the number looks a little extreme, overdone even, but in fairness, investors have waited a long time for the chance to do that and so much negativity has been priced in during that time. The fact that equity markets are i

11-11-2022 08:39 GMT by Craig Erlam

Market Insights Podcast (Episode 397)

OANDA Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam reviews the latest market news with Jonny Hart. They discuss the US inflation data, UK GDP data and the latest on FTX.

11-11-2022 06:32 GMT by Craig Erlam

Inflation cools, stocks post best day in two years, bye-bye king dollar, FTX debacle, cryptos rally on soft CPI

This inflation report was a nice surprise. Inflation has been very slow to come down, but this report gives up hope that this deceleration with pricing pressures might bring back hopes of a soft landing.

10-11-2022 11:30 GMT by Edward Moya

Hope fades ahead of CPI data

We're seeing some risk aversion in financial markets on Thursday as we await inflation data from the US later in the week. It probably won't come as a surprise to many that we're seeing stock markets in the red considering how well they've performed in recent days and weeks. It would appear we've seen a lot of buying on the hope of a Fed pivot and some weaker inflation and labour market figures. Well, the Fed kind of pivoted but indicated that the terminal rate may be higher.

10-11-2022 04:10 GMT by Craig Erlam

Market Insights Podcast (Episode 396)

OANDA Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam reviews the latest market news with Jonny Hart. They discuss the US midterm results, crypto sell-off and the upcoming inflation report.

10-11-2022 01:32 GMT by Craig Erlam

US Close: Election hangover, China inflation and lockdown hopes, oil drops, gold rally stalls, crypto turmoil

US stocks declined as the midterm election results are still not clear, but still seems to favor a divided government outcome. Wall Street is having an election hangover that most likely saw an end to Biden's blue wave.

09-11-2022 16:54 GMT by Edward Moya

Stocks ease as US midterm results filter in

Equity markets are mixed on Wednesday as investors continue to watch events unfold in the US for a sense of what impact they'll have on sentiment. The impact of the midterms will probably be short-lived, if impactful at all, as far as markets are concerned. Of course, the political implications may be significant if Democrats can manage to retain control of the House and Senate but at this stage, only one of those looks plausible which means deadlock in Washington. The bigger takeaway from the e

09-11-2022 04:17 GMT by Craig Erlam

Caution ahead of midterms and inflation data

A cautious start to trading on Tuesday, with investors seemingly having one eye on midterm results in the US and another on Thursday's inflation data. It's hard to see past both of these things this week. The question for many is whether investors will respond positively to the deadlock in Washington.

08-11-2022 04:10 GMT by Craig Erlam

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