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U.S. CPI This Week May Decide Dollar’s Next Direction

A run of mixed economic data is dragging the U.S. dollar, stalling a rally that has rippled through the economy and financial markets. However, inflation data this week could be a game-changer.

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Market Recovers As Strong Earnings Offset “Dreadful Recession Headlines”

U.S. stocks are on track to break a seven-week losing streak as recession fears cool amid a slew of strong quarterly earnings reports.

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Did Fed Hint Investors To Sell Stocks And Buy Dollar?

As a major support system for Wall Street, the Fed is going its own way these days, taking on the inflation fight. Its leading officials say it is pivotal to protect the U.S. economy, even if it...

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Dollar Gains Traction As Fed Aims To Tame Inflation

Many currencies across the world sank to their weakest levels in years last week as surprisingly robust U.S. inflation data gave fresh impetus to a months-long rally in the dollar. Emerging-market...

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Stocks Sell-Off Is Far from Over, Safer Bets Would Be on Value Stocks

The past week’s wild market swings pushed the major stocks indices below key levels, made big macro calls outdated within a few hours and rattled some of the market’s most resilient stocks.

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History Has Warned Us That Selling Stocks During The Tightening Cycle Is Not Smart

The rising energy, food and services prices pushed the already-elevated US inflation to a 7.9% annual rate last month, leading to another four-decade high with oil and commodity market disruptions...

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April Has Always Been The Best Month For Stocks, Buy The Dip!

The stock market is heading into what promises to be a volatile second quarter, but April is traditionally the best month of the year for stocks. The Fed and other geopolitical tensions are expected...

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict And Fed Continuous Rate Hikes Could Cause Euro To Weaken Further

Russia-Ukraine conflict sends the eurozone economy substantially lower, with both the Manufacturing PMI and Consumer Confidence Index sliding, while the Fed continues to raise rates. These factors...

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Does Recent Rally Make Any Sense? Data Tells You The Truth

Last week, the three major averages notched their best week since November 2020, boosted largely by growth stocks. The S&P 500 surged 6.1% from Monday to Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

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Escalation Of Geopolitical Conflicts And Stocks Continue To Drop With No Solution From The Fed

Facing both turbulent financial markets and raging inflation, the Federal Reserve will soon need to raise interest rates, for the first time in more than three years, as part of a broader tightening...

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Oil Surging Toward $140 Amid Geopolitical Tension May Force Fed To Do More Later

Stocks and U.S. equity futures slid on Monday, while havens including sovereign bonds rose, amid fears of an inflation shock in the world economy as oil soared on the prospect of a ban on Russian...

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Fed Members’ Talks On Valentine’s Day Means No Love For Traders

Happy Valentine’s Day! Unfortunately, we are not expecting love from Fed this week. Stocks are likely to be volatile in the week ahead as investors watch the tension between Russia and Ukraine and...

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Focus On Fed’s Rate Hike Message This Week

The Fed entered into the new year needing to reset its credibility to control inflation at nearly a 40-year high. It has been nimble since its hawkish turn last fall as it doubled the pace of QE...

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Earnings To Gain Focus From Fed This Week

The market’s focus will be on fourth-quarter earnings this week. Stronger profit growth for economically sensitive stocks compared to technology players is expected.

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“Make It Or Break It?” Fasten Your Seatbelt As Bitcoin Will Drive Traders Mad This Week

Bitcoin extended its slide into the weekend as the most speculative asset continues to be hit the hardest while the excesses of the last few years get wrung from global markets. Fed policy and...

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You May Need To Short Stocks To Earn Some Profit In 2022

US stocks are on track to end 2021 with another year of outsize gains. Many investors are not expecting a repeat in 2022.

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Buckle Up, Tapering Storm Is Coming!

Investors retreated from US stocks on Friday, dumping shares held in large technology companies and sending the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index sharply lower.

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If History Is a Guide, Black Friday’s Stocks Rout May Not Last

Investors have spent the past year learning to relax about the pandemic, lulled by abundant stimulus and expectations that vaccines would keep the virus in check. That sense of calm was shattered on...

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Inflation Inches Higher With Lower Consumers’ Confidence, What Assets Will Benefit?

Fundamental indicates that Gold may outperform the S&P 500 Index in the coming months as the threat of stagflation becomes real.

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Fed Expected to Taper This Week as Inflation Pressure Weighs On

The US Federal Reserve is expected to announce that it will begin winding down the bond-buying program put in place last year, at the end of its 2nd to 3rd November 2021 policy meeting. Investors...

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