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Fed raises interest rate by 75bps, US stock market falls
US stocks tumbled heavily on Wednesday, witnessing fresh downside momentum and surrendered all of their daily gains after the Fed chief Powell said the Fed still has some ways to go in its policy cycle as rates could peak at higher levels than previously thought. The US Federal Reserve announced that it raised the policy Continue Reading
Market attention shifts to Non-Farm Payroll data
US stocks declined lower on Thursday, remaining under pressure and extended their post-Fed slide amid concern that a deeper recession could be possible as the Federal Reserve expected to hold rates at a higher level for longer to tame inflation. The Soaring government bond yields and risk-off market mood has exerted bearish pressure on the Continue Reading
After Friday’s mixed jobs report, markets await this week’s inflation data
US stocks advanced higher on Friday, regaining upside momentum and ending their previous slide as investors weighed mixed jobs figures and awaited next week’s inflation data for more clues on when the Federal Reserve would be able to slow down its pace of rate hikes. The Nonfarm Payrolls in the US rose by 261,000 in Continue Reading
US stocks rose ahead of midterm elections and inflation data this week
US stocks rallied higher on Monday, preserving their upside traction for the second day and extending their previous rally ahead of midterm elections and inflation data later this week. The renewed speculation that the US Federal Reserve will ease the pace of quantitative tightening regardless of Chair Jerome Powell´s hawkish comments and easing restrictive measures Continue Reading
Bitcoin dropped to a fresh low 2022
US stocks advanced higher on Tuesday, extending their previous rally and rose for the third day as investors awaited midterm election results and monitored the selloff in crypto markets. Bitcoin plummeted to a fresh 2022 low at $18,355 amid the collapse of FTX and Binance’s decision to save the crypto exchange. The mini-crash in Bitcoin Continue Reading
