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Discover the latest stock market updates, comprehensive analyses of price trends, and expert forecasts for individual stocks as well as the broader equity market. Our coverage includes breaking news, earnings reports, and economic data releases, considering various factors that may influence stock valuations. Enhance your understanding of the stocks landscape and elevate your trading decisions.

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Week Ahead - Inflation and Recession Risks
While Europe appears at great risk for a recession as traders bet on aggressive rate rises by all the European central banks, the Fed is still expected to be nearing the end of their respective rate hiking campaign.  The focus in the US will fall on the PCE readings. If inflation comes down as expected, the swap futures might grow even more confident that the Fed will only deliver one more rate hike.
23-06-2023 15:16 GMT by Edward Moya
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Podcast - Tightening to a recession
OANDA Senior Market Analyst Ed Moya joins Jonny Hart and Trader Nick to analyze the flash global PMIs, the UK's mortgage crisis, Elon Musk Vs Mark Zuckerberg, and the return of the crypto bulls.
23-06-2023 14:36 GMT by Edward Moya
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Stocks lower as Hawkish Powell doubles down on tightening threat
Dollar drops after 3-day rally Powell remains hawkish; bringing down inflation has a long way to go Fed swaps price in a 69.2% chance of a hike at the July 26th FOMC meeting US stocks declined as Fed Chair Powell’s testimony to the House affirmed the Fed’s threat of higher rates to combat inflation.  Wall Street should not have been surprised by Fed Chair Powell’s commitment to vanquish inflation, but swap futures are still only pricing in one more rate hike.  Powell reiterated that the economy
21-06-2023 16:41 GMT by Edward Moya
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AI FOMO versus economic realities
“Artificial Intelligence” (AI) equity-theme plays are the main contributor so far in the current bull market. Non-technology companies are now jumping into the AI-related bandwagon. The gap between current AI optimism and economic cyclical factors has widened.
21-06-2023 04:04 GMT by Kelvin Wong
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Stocks lower as PBOC stimulus disappoints and despite Blinken's constructive trip
Wall Street awaits a week full of hawkish Fed speak Global risk aversion settles in as PBOC stimulus disappoints US-China relations improve but no significant breakthroughs are expected US stocks are starting on softer footing on disappointment from the PBOC’s stimulus efforts for the struggling property market and on expectations Fed Chair Powell will defend the FOMC’s dot plots. ​ Improving sentiment with US-China relations was somewhat faded as the yuan was fixed at the lowest levels since N
20-06-2023 12:07 GMT by Edward Moya
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Another great week for stocks, Hawkish Fed speak resumes, Inflation expectations plunge
S&P 500 poised for best week since March Barkin and Waller resume hawkish Fed speak One-year inflation expectations fall to the lowest levels since March 2021 US stocks are ready for a long weekend as traders are exhausted from a week filled with high impact events that didn’t derail momentum in equities. The Fed’s hawkish hold was followed by further hawkish reminders by Barkin and Waller.  Fed's Barkin said that if the Fed backs off too soon, it risks having to hike more, while Fed's Waller,
16-06-2023 11:52 GMT by Edward Moya
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Stocks suffering from a Fed hangover, ECB signals a July hike
ECB hikes rates by 25bps and hot inflation outlook sends euro higher Wall Street starts to doubt Fed hiking pledge Fed swap futures suggest a 62% chance of a rate hike at July 26th meeting US stocks are wavering after a data dump didn’t really give a clear signal about the economy.  Wall Street is suffering from a Fed hangover that won’t go away anytime soon as the economy will remain vulnerable as further tightening seems likely.
15-06-2023 10:02 GMT by Edward Moya
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Podcast - The Fed's Hawkish Skip
OANDA Senior Market Analyst Ed Moya joins Jonny Hart and Trader Nick to analyze the Fed's hawkish skip, updated staff projections, and Fed Chair Powell's presser.  They also preview the ECB rate decision.
14-06-2023 17:17 GMT by Edward Moya
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Powell tried to have a very hawkish Fed day
Fed held interest rates steady after 10 straight increases Fed Dot plots show two more small rate hikes are expected but swap futures only price in one rate increase Hawkish FOMC statement and projections undone as Powell was unable to convince markets that 2 more increases will likely happen US stocks initially tumbled after the Fed tried to deliver a very hawkish skip. A unanimous vote to pause the Fed’s rate hiking campaign also included a very hawkish dot plot.
14-06-2023 16:03 GMT by Edward Moya
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Bull market rally continues ahead of CPI and the Fed
Tech trade remains strong, sending the S&P 500 to a 13-month high Ahead of the May inflation report, Fed swaps are pricing a 23.8% chance the Fed will raise rates on Wednesday Dollar and Treasury yields edge higher US stocks are rallying ahead of a massive macro week that contains a key inflation reading, some major central bank rate decisions, and many important economic readings. ​ ​ The bull market rally looks like it doesn’t want to stop, which means Wall Street appears confident that the F
12-06-2023 15:32 GMT by Edward Moya
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Stocks rise after larger-than-expect jump in jobless claims
Wall Street is clearly in waiting-on-the-Fed mode, but optimism is growing that the Fed might end up being done with their rate hiking cycle.  The data-dependent Fed has locked themselves into a skip and that seems to be mostly priced in.  Even if we get a somewhat hot inflation report next week, they are likely to keep rates steady at the June 14th meeting. Now that we are seeing weakness in the service sector and overall softness is emerging in the labor market, we should anticipate that the i
08-06-2023 11:24 GMT by Edward Moya
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BOC rate hike rattles stock, bond and gold markets
Stocks are declining after investors got spooked when the Bank of Canada restarted their rate hiking campaign. Canada’s central bank is viewed as one of the leaders when it comes to being proactive with monetary policy. ​ They were the first to raise rates in 2022 and then put them on hold earlier this year. ​ The BOC is signaling that more rate hikes could come and that has everyone rethinking that the Fed will be done after the July hike. ​ ​ ​ Oil Crude prices are higher after the EIA report
07-06-2023 14:10 GMT by Edward Moya
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Stocks struggle for direction, AUD rises after suprising hawkish hike
Treasury yields edge higher; 10-year rises 2.3bps to 3.706% Apple momentum stalls on skepticism with $3,499 headset VIX touches lowest level since 2021 Stocks After a valiant attempt at entering a bull market, stocks are wavering as Wall Street contemplates how much more tightening will we see by the Fed. ​ Providing some support for equities was news that Secretary of State Blinken is expected to make a visit to China and meet with key officials. ​ Any progress in cooling tensions with the wor
06-06-2023 13:06 GMT by Edward Moya
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Seventh-inning stretch for the debt ceiling deal
Consumer Confidence hits 6-month low Nvidia joins the $1 Trillion club Treasury Yields tumble on debt deal optimism; 10-year falls 11.4 bps to 3.685 Wall Street has returned from a long weekend with a bit of optimism that the US will avert a potentially disastrous default. The Nasdaq is leading the way after Nvidia joined the $1 trillion in value club after announcing a couple key partnerships and outlining several AI -related products. The spotlight remains on Washington DC and the House Ru
30-05-2023 14:11 GMT by Edward Moya
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Here comes debt ceiling pain and rising risks of a Fed skip
FOMC Minutes: Officials split on whether more rate hikes are needed to fight inflation Republicans are holding the line of significant spending cuts T-bill yields surge to 7% US stocks are declining after Wall Street got hit with a one-two punch of rising debt default risks and on fears that inflation might not allow the Fed to pause their tightening cycle. The FOMC minutes showed that officials are split on continuing with rate hikes and that they will remain data dependent.  Rate cuts are unl
24-05-2023 15:53 GMT by Edward Moya
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