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ECBs unhelpful ambiguity
European stocks are edging higher ahead of the long bank holiday weekend, ending the week not far from where they started as investors mull the latest policy decisions, inflation data and earnings. There's been a number of interest rate hikes this week, some more expected than others, while the ECB has instead opted for the usual cocktail of unhelpful ambiguity. Anyone hoping for a hawkish hint ahead of its next meeting and forecasts will no doubt be very disappointed, albeit not surprised.
14-04-2022 10:25 GMT by Craig Erlam
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US Close - Stocks pare losses on reports ECB working on a tool to tackle yields, Canadian jobs, Oil rebounds, Gold higher, Bitcoin struggles
US stocks pared losses after reports that the ECB is working a crisis tool that could help tackle what seems to be a likely surging bond yield problem for the southern periphery.  The ECB has the hardest job of all the other major central banks and this potential tool shows they are trying to get ahead of what will be an unbalanced economic recovery once inflation eases.  Wall Street is looking at surging Treasury yields and swapping out tech stocks for more defensive plays such as energy, finan
08-04-2022 14:34 GMT by Edward Moya
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Market Insights Podcast (Episode 314)
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 how financial markets reacted to the latest nonfarm payrolls report, recapped the first quarter performance in equities and discussed cryptocurrencies. They also discuss what the week ahead has in store for financial markets.
01-04-2022 13:53 GMT by Edward Moya
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NFP React: Stocks have lackluster start for Q2, another Strong NFP report, ISM feeling supply chain challenges
US stocks are off to a lackluster start to the quarter after an impressive nonfarm payroll report and soft ISM manufacturing report.  The labor market remains strong and employers are making progress filling vacancies.  The ISM manufacturing report confirmed the great story being told about employment but also showed inflation is getting uglier and activity is slowing as supply chain issues persist.  Inflation pressures could soon lead to demand destruction so it might be hard to see equities re
01-04-2022 10:39 GMT by Edward Moya
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US Close: Wild start on Wall Street, Biden’s Tax Fantasy, Apple’s Warning, China Lockdowns send oil lower, King Dollar sends gold lower, Bitcoin breakout
It’s been a bumpy start to the trading week as bond yields remain elevated as inflation fears continue to chip away whatever solid footing remains for the US economy. It is not 1970s style inflation yet, but eventually risk appetite will struggle as the robust consumer demand softens.  Stocks have been resilient and have been somewhat supported on hopes that both the war in Ukraine won’t be a long one and that a lot of the inflation we are currently seeing will ease in the second half of the yea
28-03-2022 17:57 GMT by Edward Moya
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US Close: OANDA - Stocks have another strong week, Oil turns positive after Aramco site hit, Gold edges lower, Bitcoin higher
US stocks posted another week of gains as investors watch developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine and as Fed rate hike expectations continue to grow. It seems the skyrocketing move higher with commodity prices has taken a break and that has allowed investors a chance to pile back into equities.  Geopolitical risks remain very elevated and the rally in equities over the past two weeks is impressive.
25-03-2022 16:02 GMT by Edward Moya
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Mid-Market Update: Stocks lower as soft landing fantasy seems unlikely, Energy prices jump, Gold rallies, Bitcoin Hovers
US stocks declined as the harsh reality sets in that the Fed most likely won’t be able to navigate a soft landing as geopolitical risks will continue to keep upward pressures on prices and force the Fed into a difficult decision later this year.  The Fed will either have to tighten policy so much that it sends the economy into a recession, or it will once again have to flip flop and prevent policy from becoming too restrictive.  Wall Street's resilience for risky assets can't handle a flip-flopp
23-03-2022 12:48 GMT by Edward Moya
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US Close: Powell ready for super sized hikes, Inversion focus as bonds selloff, Boeing 737 plane crashed in Southern China, Oil rises as calls for EU to ban Russian energy grow, Gold sideways as yields surge, Bitcoin holds $41k
US stocks had an uninspiring start to the trading week after Fed Chair Powell delivered another round of hawkish comments and as commodity prices surged on growing expectations the EU could consider an oil embargo on Russia this week.  The harsh reality of faster rate rises is setting in for some traders and that could eventually lead to a taper tantrum which might happen alongside stagflation.  Monetary policy is still accommodative for now, but that could quickly change if the Fed delivers a c
21-03-2022 16:34 GMT by Edward Moya
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Market Insights Podcast (Episode 309)
Jonny Hart speaks to APAC Senior Market Analyst Jeffrey Halley about news impacting the market and the week ahead.   This week we start with a roundup of price action in Asia where China held its prime lending rates unchanged, which was surprising, given how aggressively they had talked up the stockmarket and stimulus last week. Oil is never far from everyone's lips, and Asia, once again, has bought black gold aggressively today.
21-03-2022 05:22 GMT by Jeffrey Halley
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Week Ahead - Accelerated tightening
The global economy is facing an incredible amount of uncertainty at the moment which is continuing to drive the volatility we're seeing in financial markets. Whether it's uncertainty around inflation, interest rates, commodity prices, Covid or Ukraine, the growth outlook has become extremely unclear and is constantly subject to significant revisions.
18-03-2022 15:27 GMT by Craig Erlam
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Mid-Market Update: Stocks fluctuate awaiting geopolitical updates, Hawkish Fed Speak
The end of another long week has Wall Street bracing for another rollercoaster ride as investors digest President Biden’s crucial call with Xi and await to see if any possible pathways emerge for ending the conflict in Ukraine, all while roughly $3.5 trillion of single-stock and index-level options expire.  The days of seeing all the sectors in S&P 500 being green appear to be long gone. It could be a choppy ride as investors continue to rotate out of financials as the Treasury curve flattener t
18-03-2022 12:11 GMT by Edward Moya
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Fed React: Powell is finally ready to take on inflation, Retail Sales revisions, Oil lower, Gold tumbles, Bitcoin higher
US stocks went on a rollercoaster ride after a hawkish FOMC statement initially sent risky assets lower, but then turned positive after Fed Chair Powell tentatively convinced markets they will not be too late with fighting inflation. Much of today went as expected with the Fed raising rates by 25 basis points and addressing how the war in Ukraine is driving additional inflationary pressures. The Fed’s 2022 forecast for inflation was raised from 2.6% to 4.3%.
16-03-2022 15:49 GMT by Edward Moya
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Stocks sink as high-level talks disappoint, inflation at highest in 40 years, ECB to end QE sooner, bitcoin falls
US stocks declined after both high-level talks did not produce a stop in fighting and as investors worry that war in Ukraine could lead to higher inflation for much longer.  Today’s inflation report showed widespread pricing pressures before the full impact of the global shock from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  Energy costs, soft commodities, and metals will continue to see upward pressure and that will start to be sticky as wages soften.
10-03-2022 16:16 GMT by Edward Moya
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Market Insights Podcast (Episode 302)
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 how financial markets reacted to the War in Ukraine, what does the latest nonfarm payroll report does to Fed rate hike expectations, and recapped what happened with energy markets. They also discuss what the week ahead has in store for financial markets.
04-03-2022 13:04 GMT by Edward Moya
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Week Ahead - Enormous uncertainty
It's been another week of significant volatility in financial markets, one in which European indices edged closer to bear market territory, oil prices hit a 10-year high around $120, and safe-haven gold came close to $2,000.
04-03-2022 12:58 GMT by Craig Erlam
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NFP React: Investors shrug off strong payrolls and focus on War in Ukraine and inflation, Strong Payroll gain but soft wages
US stocks might be less exposed to the war in Ukraine, but the hit to global growth and inflation impact can and will eventually drag down the US economy.  Equities declined after Russia seized Europe's largest nuclear plant. It does not seem like the Kremlin will be backing down anytime soon and that is leading to widespread selling of global equities.  In the past 24 hours, financial markets went from hoping of talks of a potential ceasefire to seeing the Russians seize a nuclear plant, which
04-03-2022 12:47 GMT by Edward Moya
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US Close -Stocks edge lower, ISM Services Index disappoints, No surprises from Day 2 of Powell
US stocks went on a bumpy ride as investors continue to trade off every incremental update with the Ukraine-Russia conflict and following a wrath of mixed US economic data. Stocks were under pressure early after a French official said President Macron’s conversation with Vladimir Putin did not provide any reason to be optimistic that we could see a de-escalation/ceasefire.
03-03-2022 15:06 GMT by Edward Moya
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