The yen put up a fight on Tuesday, but it was still on shaky ground as markets waited for the big guns of real FX intervention to show up. Meanwhile, the Aussie dollar took a dive after the central bank of Australia decided to sit on its hands and keep interest rates steady. Markets expect
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Stock falls 5.7% on profit-taking and valuation concerns. Nvidia shares suffered their biggest daily drop since January on Wednesday, as investors took profits after the chipmaker’s market capitalization briefly hit the $1 trillion mark earlier this week. The stock fell 5.7% to close at $389.46, wiping out about $58 billion of its value. The decline
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London’s main stock index opened lower on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of a crucial vote in the US Congress on a deal to increase the debt ceiling and avoid a default. The FTSE 100 index fell 0.5%, or 35.65 points, to 7,486.42 in early trading. The FTSE 250 index also dropped 0.4%, or
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Oil prices have been on a roller coaster ride since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world in early 2020. After plunging to historic lows in April 2020, they have bounced back to some extent but still remain below their pre-pandemic levels. What are the factors that shape the oil market and what can we expect
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Gold and Copper Output Decline Barrick Gold (NYSE GOLD / WKN 870450), the world’s second-largest gold producer, reported around 0.95 million ounces of yellow metal and 88 million pounds of copper in the first three months of 2023. This was lower than the same period last year when it produced 0.99 million ounces of gold
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Rate Hike in Line with Expectations As expected by most traders and economists, the European Central Bank increased the policy rate by 0.25% to 3.25% on Thursday, following three previous hikes of 0.5% each. This is the highest level of rate since 2008. The ECB stated that its Governing Council would make sure that the
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Financial markets are caught in a tug-of-war between continued inflation and recession worries as they try to guess the Federal Reserve’s next move. This means that investors are potentially ignoring a much more dangerous outcome: stagflation. The combination of slower economic growth with persistent inflation could potentially shatter hopes for a reversal of the Fed’s
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Bitcoin closes April with gains. This marks the 4th month in a row of price increases. Longest streak since March 2021. On Sunday, March 30, the BTC coin climbed to $30,000, down from its peak of $31,000 on April 14. Bitcoin has plunged 77% from its record highs of nearly $70,000 in 2021 to its
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The US dollar edged higher on Thursday as easing worries about the banking sector lifted sentiment, and investors turned their attention to the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation. The dollar index, which measures the exchange rate against six major currencies, rose 0.019% to 102.65 after rising 0.19% yesterday. However, amid market turmoil following problems in
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Alibaba spurs rally in Hong Kong, UBS leads banks. European stocks rose alongside Asian stocks as the Hong Kong market fell sharply on Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd’s proposed reorganization, which bodes well for Chinese tech companies. US stock futures rose as well. The Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.6%, with technology and consumer stocks gaining the
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