Forex Market Overview All market | Queen Denise Keza 9 April 2025

01.03.2022 12:03

Weekly Focus: American Stock Market Passed Geopolitics

The geopolitical crisis in Eastern Europe continues as the Russian invasion continues for the sixth consecutive day. Nobody can even anticipate the end of this war. The West is devastating the Russian economy with financial, trade and economic sanctions. But such sanctions do not only hold a threat for Russia, but also for the global economy. The freezing of more than 60% of Russia’s central bank assets was largely unexpected and very painful for the Russian top decision makers.

11.02.2022 01:02

Weekly Summary: S&P 500 Mistuned by Record High Inflation

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The S&P 500 broad market index was in quite good shape at the beginning of the week as it rose above the key support level of 4480-4510 points. Positive corporate earnings reports on Tuesday, especially from Disney, pushed it to 4590 points and directed it toa target at 4650-4700 points. At the moment when there seemed to be no black clouds in the sky the inflation thunderstorm hit the market. U.S. Consumer prices in January suddenly rose to 7.5% year-on-year, well above bold expectations of 7.3%.

08.02.2022 11:02

Weekly Focus: Inflation is no Longer a Threat for S&P 500

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The new trading week has started with friction after the surprisingly very strong Non-Farm Payrolls report was published last Friday. Consensus expectations were at 150,000 new jobs created in January, while ADP reported a huge decline of 300,000 jobs, the biggest since May 2020. In reality, Non-Farm Payrolls came out at 467,000 in January with a revision of 350,000 newly added jobs in November and December 2021. Such a strong U.S. labor market leaves the Federal Reserve (Fed) no other choices but to act with utter severity during its March meeting.

21.01.2022 01:01

Weekly Summary: Market Massacre before Fed Meeting

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A nightmare week for the U.S. stock market is ending. Stock indexes failed to perform any resistance amid fears of the announcement about monetary policy tightening after the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) meeting next week. The Dow Jones index lost more than 3%, the high-tech Nasdaq 100 index dropped by 5.5%, and the S&P 500 broad market index fell by 4.2%. There wasn’t really any movement regarding macroeconomic data this week.

18.01.2022 11:01

Weekly Focus: U.S. Investors May Not Support Falling Stocks

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Investors in the United States return to the stock market after long holidays and Martin Luther King Day celebrations. And this return was sounded by blues music in the market. The S&P 500 broad market index futures fell more than 1% to 4600 points pointing to investors’ worries as the Federal Reserve (Fed) may add some hawkish tunes to the monetary policy during its meeting next week. No significant macroeconomic data is scheduled to be published on January 25-26, when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will host Fed members that may decide on further monetary tightening.

23.12.2021 12:12

Weekly Summary: Santa Claus Rally is Knocking

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Christmas is just outside the door and investors are waiting for Santa Claus to be generous. And they are going to be rewarded as a Santa rally is coming. Omicron variant risks are waning. South Africa, which was the first country to report omicron variant cases, now sees mild infections related to it. Pfizer and Moderna are going to adjust their vaccines to the new variant and are delivering new medications to treat COVID-19, including the Omicron cases. The United States has reported slightly better than previously GDP growth in the Q3 2021, and the Core PCE prices index fell to 4.

21.12.2021 03:12

Christmas Focus: Omicron Is Still Frightening

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Investors are still afraid of the COVID-19 omicron variant as lockdowns spread across Europe. The United Kingdom is looking to introduce a step 2 lockdown measure as the omicron variant cases surge above 93,000 daily. The Netherlands has been in a similar lockdown as the one established in spring 2020 since December 14. Fears of a new wave of lockdowns in other European countries made investors nervous as it may be followed by a severe impact on the global economy. Crude prices fell by 5.0% while stock indices in the United States lost 1.0-1.2%.