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Oil surged on upbeat China data and no Gaza war ceasefire

Oil surged on upbeat China data and no Gaza war ceasefi...

Oil (WTI-Apr Exp) surged around +2.30% and made a high of around 82.47 Monday (19th March) on upbeat China macroeconomic data (manufacturing output and fixed-asset investment growt...

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Wall Street slips on fading hopes of June rate cuts by Fed

Wall Street slips on fading hopes of June rate cuts by ...

On Thursday, Wall Street Futures, Gold stumbled on hotter than expected US PPI data, softer than expected jobless claims, but also briefly boosted by colder than expected retail sa...

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15
Mar

U.S. Empire State Manufacturing, Industrial Production,...

The US Dollar had a solid performance on Thursday, with the dollar index (USDX) ending the session with gains of 0.55% trading close to 103.5 level early on Friday. The move was su...

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Dow, Gold slips on hotter US core PPI data

Dow, Gold slips on hotter US core PPI data

Wall Street Futures slipped Wednesday as techs dragged after helping Tuesday despite hotter-than-expected core CPI data; Gold was also under stress. The market is now expecting Fed...

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14
Mar

U.S. Core PPI, U.S. Retail Sales and Unemployment Claim...

The US Dollar traded moderately lower on Wednesday, with the dollar index (USDX) ending the session down by 0.11%. Dollar traders are shifting their focus on upcoming producer infl...

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13
Mar

U.K. GDP, EU Industrial Production and Crude Oil Invent...

The US Dollar traded broadly in the green on Tuesday after the release of the monthly US Consumer Price Index numbers, with the dollar index (USDX) ending the session with gains of...

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Gold slumped on hotter US core inflation, but the Dow recovered

Gold slumped on hotter US core inflation, but the Dow r...

Wall Street Futures got some boost early Tuesday on techs after closing Monday mixed amid mixed US NFP/BLS job reports and dragged by Boeing and NVIDIA (AI chip makers). But Wall S...

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12
Mar

U.S. Core CPI, 10-y Bond Auction, Federal Budget Balanc...

The dollar traded moderately higher against most major currencies on Monday, with the dollar index (USDX) ending the session with minor gains of 0.16%, following a 1% weekly declin...

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Wall Street stumbled from NFP high as techs, Boeing dragged

Wall Street stumbled from NFP high as techs, Boeing dra...

On Thursday, EURUSD, Wall Street Futures, and Gold surged, while USDJPY plunged despite a less hawkish ECB hold as Fed President Powell sounded less hawkish than his ECB counterpar...

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About the Morning Star Pattern and using it in Online Trading

About the Morning Star Pattern and using it in Online T...

The Morning Star is a candlestick chart pattern that’s useful in helping you spot a potential reversal in a price downtrend. The goal in doing so is to set you up to open a buy dea...

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11
Mar

In the week ahead: U.S. Core CPI, U.K. GDP, U.S. Core R...

The dollar traded between gains and losses against most major currencies on Friday, with the dollar index (USDX) ending the session almost unchanged, while on the weekly chart, a d...

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EURUSD surged despite a less hawkish ECB hold; Gold, Dow jumped

EURUSD surged despite a less hawkish ECB hold; Gold, Do...

On Thursday (7th March), some focus of the market was on the ECB’s monetary policy decision. As unanimously expected, on Thursday ECB held all key policy rates; i.e. reference inte...

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8
Mar

U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls and Unemployment Rate, Eurozone ...

The dollar traded lower for yet another session on Thursday, with the dollar index (USDX) accumulating losses of approximately 1.00% in the last two sessions, following two testimo...

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Dow recovered on less hawkish Powell testimony; Gold surged

Dow recovered on less hawkish Powell testimony; Gold su...

On Tuesday, Wall Street Futures were undercut by ‘lack of blockbuster’ budget plan/policy reform by China, an imminent end of Japan’s ‘powerful monetary policy’ (YCC/NIRP), and hot...

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7
Mar

ECB Monetary Policy Statement, U.S. Jobless Claims, Pow...

The dollar traded moderately lower against most major currencies on Wednesday, with the dollar index (USDX) ending the day 0.40% lower, following the first of two testimonies this ...

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6
Mar

ADP Non-Farm Employment, Powell Testimony, JOLTS Job Op...

The dollar traded almost unchanged against most major currencies on Tuesday, with the dollar index (USDX) ending the day 0.05% lower, following the release of data showing that U.S...

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Wall Street slumped on mixed PMI and Apple woes

Wall Street slumped on mixed PMI and Apple woes

Wall Street Futures were already under stress Monday on less dovish Fed talks and Apple woes, while Gold jumped on hopes & hypes of an early QT tapering and close of QT. Also, the ...

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5
Mar

Eurozone Final Services PMI, U.S. ISM Services PMI and ...

The dollar ended the session with minor loses against most major currencies on Monday, with the dollar index (USDX) ending the day 0.05% lower as the market remains focused on pote...

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Oil slips despite OPEC+ voluntary production cut extension

Oil slips despite OPEC+ voluntary production cut extens...

On Friday, on Wall Street, Gold surged on less hawkish Fed talks including indication of QT tapering, close of QT and the subsequent cycle of rate cuts. Moreover, Fed’s Waller also...

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What is a Stock Exchange and Why Do We Need it?

What is a Stock Exchange and Why Do We Need it?

For a company with humble roots to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or the Nasdaq exchange feels like a dream come true. It’s a mark of prestige that sets the compan...

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