Forex

Non-Farm Payrolls NFP

What trades are you watching in the lead up to NFP?

The US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP), a major market mover, is being released at 8:30 am EST, Friday, March 05, and covers the month of February. The market consensus is that the US added 400K jobs to the economy last month....
Russian oil

Russian oil trade in limbo, threatening global supply

Despite efforts by Western countries to spare the energy sector from economic sanctions against Russia, the country’s oil supply has been left hanging in the balance as importers — including those in the US — put orders on hold as...
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When will inflation enter into US corporate earnings?

As US consumer inflation rose to a 40-year high in January, many financial watchers expect the US Federal Reserve to take a more hawkish stance this year to tame red-hot commodity prices and ease the financial pressure on American companies...
RBNZ

Tracking RBNZ’s rate hikes and inflation in New Zealand

Economists expect a further tightening of interest rates in New Zealand in the coming months after the central bank last week delivered its third straight rate hike since October, fueled by growing risks of higher inflation. The Reserve Bank of...
Non-Farm Payrolls NFP

What to expect with the Non-Farm Payrolls March announcement

Will the Non-farm Payrolls (NFP) move the market this week? Or, has its importance been shifted to the side in the mind of investors and traders, especially as huge new global events draw the world's attention? Of course, I am...
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Who is expecting a 50 basis points hike from the Fed in March?

The markets are trying to anticipate whether the Federal Reserve is leaning toward a 25 basis points hike or a 50 basis points for its Interest Rate Decision in March. A rate hike is all but guaranteed, but the exact...
SQ stock

What to expect with SQ stock earnings report

What to expect with SQ stock earnings report? Block Inc (NYSE: SQ), the point-of-sale payment provider formerly known as Square, is reporting its Q4 2022 earnings this Thursday, February 24. The usual market dynamic of ‘good report = stock price...
consumer confidence

What is consumer confidence going to suggest this week? 21 Feb – 26 Feb, 2022

This week will be excellent for gauging consumers' confidence from several critical global economies and their respective general robustness by proxy. Consumer confidence reports from the US and Germany are due on Wednesday. The CB February report from the US...
Russian de-escalation

Russian de-escalation sharply moving markets

Several equities have reacted sharply over Tuesday trading to the suggestion that Russia is de-escalating its presence on the Russia/Ukraine border. As reported by Reuters, Russia has begun to move an undisclosed number of its troops away from the Ukrainian...
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