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Stocks slid on auto tariffs and recession panic; Gold surged

Stocks slid on auto tariffs and recession panic; Gold s...

·       The US may be soon downgraded  by global rating agencies like Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch amid the recurring drama of the US shutdown for breaching debt limit ·       The marke...

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28
Mar

Canada GDP, U.S. Core PCE Price Index, Revised UoM Cons...

With investors remaining on edge over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda, the US dollar returned to losses against most major currencies on Thursday, evidenced by a 0.26% ...

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27
Mar

U.S. GDP, U.S. Jobless Claims, U.S. Pending Home Sales

The US dollar saw some recovery against most major currencies on Wednesday as reflected by a 0.33% increase in the dollar index (USDX) on the iFOREX trading platform. Escalating hi...

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26
Mar

U.S. Core Durable Goods Orders, EIA Crude Oil Inventori...

The US dollar posted a small decline against most major currencies on Tuesday as reflected by a 0.11% drop in the USDX on the iFOREX trading platform. Investor caution is rising ov...

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Nifty stumbled on Trump’s reciprocal tariffs uncertainty

Nifty stumbled on Trump’s reciprocal tariffs uncertaint...

·       Wall Street also slid as Trump is slated to announce auto tariffs later in the day ·       India is trying to defer Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ reciprocal tariffs implementati...

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US stocks surged on hopes of a less hawkish Trump trade war

US stocks surged on hopes of a less hawkish Trump trade...

·       But Wall Street is also concerned about Trump tariff uncertainty amid various types of tariffs: Primary, Secondary, Sectoral, Reciprocal, and Targeted ·       Trump may be ...

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24
Mar

In the week ahead: U.S. GDP, Flash Manufacturing & Serv...

The US dollar posted some recovery against most major currencies last week as reflected by a 0.41% increase in the USDX on the iFOREX trading platform. On April 2nd, President Dona...

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Fed hawks and doves are now synchronizing for wait & watch

Fed hawks and doves are now synchronizing for wait & wa...

·       Fed front loaded 50 bps panic cut in Sep’24 in anticipation of Trump 2.0 and policy uncertainty; thus Fed may now wait and watch for at least H1CY2 ·       The market is no...

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21
Mar

Canada Core Retail Sales, Eurozone Consumer Confidence,...

The US dollar posted some recovery against most major currencies on Thursday as reflected by a 0.34% increase in the USDX on the iFOREX trading platform. Despite the Federal Reserv...

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Gold, stocks wobbled on Trump’s flexible reciprocal tariffs

Gold, stocks wobbled on Trump’s flexible reciprocal tar...

·       Wall Street slid on Trump’s reciprocal tariff-related Liberation Day 2nd April narrative but recovered on Trump’s ‘flexibility’ comments for US car companies ·       Trump ...

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20
Mar

BoE Interest Rate Announcement, U.S. Jobless Claims, Ph...

The US dollar posted some recovery against most major currencies on Wednesday as reflected by a 0.20% increase in the USDX on the iFOREX trading platform. As widely expected, the F...

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Stocks and gold waved after a less hawkish Fed hold and QT taper

Stocks and gold waved after a less hawkish Fed hold and...

·       Trump warned the Fed for holding rates too long as his short-term pain strategy from April is set to push the US economy into stagflation ·       On early Thursday, Wall St...

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19
Mar

FOMC Interest Rate Announcement, Fed Chair Press Confer...

The US dollar experienced further depreciation on Tuesday, as reflected by a 0.14% decrease in the USDX on the iFOREX trading platform, bringing it to levels last recorded in Octob...

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18
Mar

Canada CPI, U.S. Building Permits, Housing Starts and I...

The US dollar continues to move lower on Monday, with the USDX down by another 0.32% on the iFOREX trading platform. On a monthly basis, the dollar is down by approximately 4.12% e...

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Gold jumped on fresh Gaza war, breaking ceasefire; Dow gained

Gold jumped on fresh Gaza war, breaking ceasefire; Dow ...

·       US Stocks recovered on hopes of a less hawkish Trump trade war and progress of Ukraine war ceasefire ·       Chinese President Xi may meet Trump in June or early and till t...

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17
Mar

In the week ahead: U.S. Retail Sales, FOMC, Bank of Eng...

The US dollar fell moderately against most major currencies last week, with the USDX down by 0.41% on the iFOREX trading platform. On a monthly basis, the dollar is down by approxi...

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US Feb core inflation data shows no signs of Trumpflation

US Feb core inflation data shows no signs of Trumpflati...

·       In Feb, Trump imposed 10% tariffs on China, but its effect on imported inflation was not visible due to higher imports from China in advance. ·       Overall average run ra...

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14
Mar

U.S. UoM Consumer Sentiment & Inflation Expectations, B...

The US dollar posted another small recovery against most major currencies on Thursday, with the USDX up by around 0.25% on the iFOREX platform. February's inflation numbers offered...

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Gold surged as Putin hesitant about Trump’ UKR ceasefire plan

Gold surged as Putin hesitant about Trump’ UKR ceasefir...

·       Wall Street and Dax Future recovered early Friday on the progress of the US and German debt deal; also positive telephonic talk between Trump and Putin helped ·       Gold ...

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13
Mar

U.S. Core PPI, U.S. Jobless Claims, EIA Natural Gas Rep...

The US dollar posted a moderate recovery against most major currencies on Wednesday, with the USDX up by around 0.2% on the iFOREX platform. While February's consumer price index s...

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