Day: September 30, 2022
A brutal third quarter in financial markets is about to come to a close and one thing is overwhelmingly clear: Inflation is the single most important factor driving financial markets right now and yet few, if any, people seem able to get it right. The reason? Professional forecasters, policy makers and traders all keep dismissing […]
Volatility across asset classes is hitting new highs this year, credit spreads are rising, and the market is trying to calm down after the threat of a financial crisis that has been brewing in the UK pension fund industry has tipped. As a result, demand for defensive assets in FX remains high and is unlikely […]
Eurozone CPI Rises Again The first glimpse at Eurozone CPI for September makes concerning news. Headline CPI was seen breaking out to further record highs at 10% on the month. This marks a further stark increase from the prior month’s 9.1% reading and come sin above estimates for a 9.7% result. Similarly, core CPI was […]
Bitcoin (BTC) swiftly climbed above $20,000 after the Sept. 30 Wall Street open as end-of-month volatility began. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin volatility back for monthly close Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining 3% in a single hourly candle to hit local highs of $20,171 on Bitstamp. The move […]
Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. NCLH, -16.28% dove 12.3% in morning trading Friday, and were the second-worst performer in the S&P 500 SPX, -0.36%, in the wake of rival cruise operator Carnival Corp.’s CCL, -20.67% disappointing fiscal third-quarter results. Carnival’s stock was the S&P 500’s worst performer, tumbling 17.9% toward a 30-year low, […]
U.S. stocks opened lower Friday, feeling pressure after the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure showed prices increased more than expected in August. The core personal-consumption price index, which strips out food and energy costs, rose 0.6% in August, compared with a forecast for a 0.5% increase. Investors were also monitoring a speech by Russian President […]
Shares of Snow Lake Resources Ltd. SNOW, +3.20% rocketed 43.5% in premarket trading Friday, after closing the previous session at a record low, after the lithium miner withdrew plans to for a relatively large stock offering. After the stock soared 38.3% on Sept. 23, on the back of the company’s announcement it would work with […]
American Electric Power AEP, -1.21% said Thursday it agreed to a lower price of $2.65 billion for the sale of its Kentucky operations to Liberty Utilities and that it expects to close the deal in January. AEP originally planned to sell the business for $2.85 billion to Liberty in a deal announced in Oct., 2021. […]
USDCAD, “US Dollar vs Canadian Dollar” As we can see in the H4 chart, after forming an Engulfing reversal pattern close to the support level, USDCAD is reversing in the form of a new ascending wave. In this case, the upside target may be at 1.3900. Later, the market may break the resistance area and […]
EURUSD, “Euro vs US Dollar” EURUSD is no longer trading inside the bearish channel. The instrument is currently moving inside Ichimoku Cloud, thus indicating a sideways tendency. The markets could indicate that the price may test the cloud’s downside border at 0.9745 and then resume moving upwards to reach 1.0115. Another signal in favour of […]
