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Sell-off gathers momentum

It was a fairly timid start to the week but the sell-off accelerated around the open on Wall Street, pushing Europe well into negative territory at the end of the day. Omicron relief has been replaced by interest rate angst over the past week and that may take some time to pass. We're seeing data from the US at the moment that appears to show supply issues abating, which should allay temporary inflation pressures, but more permanent pressures - like wages rising - which will concern central ban

10-01-2022 12:33 GMT by Craig Erlam

Market Insights Podcast (Episode 279)

Jonny Hart looks back on the week's business and markets news with OANDA Senior Market Analyst Ed Moya in New York. This week they discuss the mixed nonfarm payroll report, FOMC rate and balance sheet expectations, what was behind the moves with oil's strong price rally, and the poor first week of trade for cryptos. They also discuss what the week ahead has in store for financial markets.

07-01-2022 14:47 GMT by Edward Moya

Commodities and Cryptos: Oil pares weekly gain, Gold’s bad week could have been worse, Tough week for cryptos

Oil After a robust trading week, oil prices had a choppy Friday session after reports that Kazakhstan did not have to halt any oil and gas production and following the latest employment report that still paved the way for a March Fed rate hike. While optimism is high that the omicron variant impact on the crude demand outlook will be short-lived, it is too early to be optimistic that the worst of this wave is over. The US CDC Director noted that the US hasn't seen the peak of this covid wave

07-01-2022 12:15 GMT by Edward Moya

Oil rally, bullish gold case weak, bitcoin lower

Oil at two month high as OPEC struggles to hit quotas Oil prices are continuing to climb at the end of the week as unrest in Kazakhstan and lower output from Libya further hamper producers' ability to gradually return to pre-pandemic levels. We are already seeing OPEC+ struggle to deliver the agreed 400,000 barrel per day increase and this is further exacerbating the problem. And it's happening at a time when demand is expected to remain strong thanks to omicron symptoms being mild by comparison

07-01-2022 11:50 GMT by Craig Erlam

Kazakhstan bites bitcoin

Bitcoin volatile over Kazakhstan unrest Bitcoin and other digital Dutch tulips have endured a torrid week thus far, with bitcoin falling 4.0% to USD 41.400.00 in Asian trading. Kazakhstan is the world’s second-biggest bitcoin mining hub and while Russian troops are shooting protestors there to restore order, bitcoin mining and the internet have been taken offline.

07-01-2022 03:49 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Commodities and Cryptos: Oil market getting tighter, Gold battered as yields rally, Bitcoin in danger

Oil A tight oil market just got hit with supply disruptions and geopolitical risks, which means oil prices are headed higher. Oil prices were boosted after growing unrest in Kazakhstan posed a risk to their 1.6 million barrels per day of production. Insurgents were responsible at the beginning of the year for sending Libyan production to the lowest levels in more than a year. Energy traders are growing very confident this market will remain very tight and now that omicron worries have eased o

06-01-2022 15:55 GMT by Edward Moya

January blues

It's been something of a downbeat day in the markets, something we may see more of this morning as the January blues kick in. The omicron relief trade appears to have played out now and attention has quickly shifted back to the interest rates dilemma, with the economy performing well but not firing on all cylinders, the labor market extremely tight and inflation at risk of getting out of control. Central bank policymakers would ordinarily like to be more patient during this stage of the recove

06-01-2022 13:21 GMT by Craig Erlam

Tech slide deepens as yields rise, ADP impresses, bitcoin steadies

Tech stocks remained under pressure after a robust private payrolls report sent Treasury yields higher. Equity traders are still betting on a strong US economy and that has them rotating out of big-tech and embracing cyclicals. Ahead of what will likely be some rather hawkish Fed minutes, with the exception of the rotation trade, US stocks are struggling for direction. The first half of the year will be all about a strong US growth outlook that should benefit cyclical stocks, but a sustained p

05-01-2022 12:51 GMT by Edward Moya

Equities push higher as interest rate concerns resurface

Another positive session in Europe on Wednesday, as investors take the wobble in US tech a day earlier in their stride. Markets remain optimistic about Omicron Investors eventually got their Santa rally and it seems that optimism has carried through into the new year. Evidence that omicron is not as severe as previous strains, despite spreading far faster, is offering hope that restrictions will be short-lived and the economic damage minimal. As I've said previously though, we can often read

05-01-2022 10:43 GMT by Craig Erlam

Commodities and Cryptos: Oil rallies after OPEC+ agrees on more production, Gold rebounds, Bitcoin steady

Oil Crude prices are rising again as OPEC+ grows more confident that the global crude demand outlook will only take a limited hit from the omicron variant. The plan to gradually return production can move forward as OPEC+ anticipates a tighter market in the first quarter. When you factor in that many countries are struggling to hit their quotas, even Russia, the oil market should expect this lack of capacity will keep prices heading higher throughout the year. WTI crude is back above many ke

04-01-2022 15:54 GMT by Edward Moya

Don't read too much into early New Year moves

An interesting start to the year, with Europe once again posting large gains on Tuesday as the US indices have mixed fortunes. I always feel too much is read into late December and early January trading, with Santa rallies being overly celebrated and the doom and gloom of the opening month of the year way overdone. The start of the year hasn't offered the doom and gloom yet, although US tech stocks getting whacked today may make some a little nervous. As many return to their desks following an

04-01-2022 14:47 GMT by Craig Erlam

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