Market Overview
The Japanese Nikkei 225 Index continues to update multi-year records. Oil prices continue to rise due to the situation in the Middle East
2024.02.19
The Japanese Nikkei 225 Index continues to update multi-year records. Oil prices continue to rise due to the situation in the Middle East
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Week's main events Week's main events (February 19 – February 23)
2024.02.19
This week, investors' attention will be focused on the FOMC meeting minutes
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Natural gas hits a 4-year low. DE40 and JP225 indices break multi-year records
2024.02.16
On the bullish side, weekly initial jobless claims unexpectedly fell by 8,000 to 212,000, indicating a stronger labor market than expectations of a rise to 220,000.
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Australia's labor market report is weak. Japan's GDP unexpectedly contracted
2024.02.15
Chicago Fed Chairman Goolsbee stated yesterday that even if inflation is slightly higher for a few months, it would still be consistent with a path back to target.
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The US inflation report strengthened the US dollar and affected the indices. Switzerland is seeing a sharp decline in inflation
2024.02.14
The ZEW Economic Sentiment Indicator for Germany rose for the seventh consecutive month to 19.9 in February 2024, reaching its highest level in a year and beating market expectations of 17.5 amid hope...
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Ahead of the US CPI report, investors are liquidating long positions in equities
2024.02.13
Fed Chair Bowman's hawkish comments on Tuesday also weighed on stocks when she stated that current interest rates are in a good place to maintain downward pressure on inflation and that she does not b...
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Geopolitical risks in the Middle East support crude oil prices. RBNZ intends to raise rates further
2024.02.12
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics left the core US Consumer Price Index for Q4 unchanged at an annualized rate of 3.3%.
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Week's main events Week's main events (February 12 – February 16)
2024.02.12
This week's focus is on inflation data in the United States, United Kingdom, and Switzerland
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RBNZ returns to a hawkish tone. Oil rises on Israeli PM Netanyahu's rejection of a ceasefire
2024.02.09
On the positive side, Walt Disney (DIS) shares rose more than 11% after the company reported first-quarter adjusted earnings per share that beat expectations and projected full-year adjusted earnings...
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Oil jumped on rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Deflationary pressures persist in China
2024.02.08
Yesterday, we also saw several speeches by FOMC officials. FRB Richmond President Barkin said he supports the Fed's patient stance in determining when to start easing monetary policy.
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