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13 July 2022

Fed Rate hikes may pull the economy into a recession, ECB’s plans to boost interest rates dragged the Euro lower

US stock declined on Tuesday amid fears that aggressive rate hikes will drag the economy into a recession ahead of Wednesday’s critical inflation report. Slowing economic growth and soaring inflation continued to weigh on investors’ mood across financial markets, as …

12 July 2022

Stocks fell as traders braced for a strong inflation report

Stocks slumped on Monday, with trades positioning for a high inflation reading and the start of a key earnings season that could provide clues as to whether the economy is heading for a recession. On the trade of the day, …

11 July 2022

Strong US job report eased recession fears

US stock closed flat on Friday after struggling for direction throughout the session as the strong US job report eased recession fears but further supported the case for a 75 bps rate hike by the Fed to fight inflation. Earlier …

8 July 2022

Wall Street hopes Fed can stick a soft economic landing, boosting US stocks Thursday

US stock rebounded through trade on Thursday, as Wall Street jumped on hopes Fed can stick the soft economic landing. Two of the Federal Reserve’s most hawkish policymakers pushed back against fears of a recession as monetary settings tighten. Governor …

7 July 2022

S&P500, Nasdaq 100, and the US Dollar gained as the Fed signalled more rate hikes, indicating the market still fears a worldwide recession

US stocks rose for three days in a row, as investors parsed economic data that hinted at slower growth, which also prompted some to brush off the hawkish stance reiterated by Fed in June meeting minutes. All eyes need to …

6 July 2022

EUR/USD hit a 20-year low, EU economy slipped to a 16-month low

US stock rebounded slightly after falling as much as 2.2% on Tuesday as fears of a globalized recession take their toll on financial markets. The talks of easing tariffs on China imposed by the former administration failed to appease recession …

5 July 2022

Eurozone PPI below market predictions continues to justify ECB rate hikes; FOMC minutes and Nonfarm Payrolls report in focus

US equity market remained closed yesterday due to the US Independence Day holiday, but the cautious mood ahead of this week’s Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes from the Fed and the European Central Bank has exerted bearish pressure on investors’ sentiment. …

4 July 2022

US Indices climbed on Friday despite a stronger US dollar on recession fears

US stock advanced on Friday and recovered some of the ground lost in Thursday’s session, as the late-day rebound might be exacerbated by low volume ahead of Monday’s holiday. The risk of a renewed selloff in equities is still high …

1 July 2022

US natural gas futures contract dropped 16 percent, the worst result in more than three years

US stock markets fell on Thursday as the S&P 500 capped its worst first half of the year in more than 50 years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.8% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.3%. And the S&P …

30 June 2022

Jerome Powell committed to preventing long-term US inflation

US shares were mixed, fluctuating on Wednesday after the major US indices failed to attempt a bounce in the previous trading session. The market prepared to finish to close out the worst first half of the year since 1970. The …