Market Overview

Economists expect a strong US labor market report. Oil rises amid possible Israeli attack on Iranian oil facilities

2024.10.04
WTI crude oil prices rose 5% to $73.7 per barrel on Thursday, extending the week's gains to a one-month high after US President Biden refrained from directly condemning the likelihood that Israel coul...
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OPEC+ maintains production quotas. Mexican peso strengthens as new president takes office

2024.10.03
Oil prices declined slightly and consolidated around $70-71 per barrel as rising US crude oil inventories indicated the market would be well supplied despite escalating tensions in the Middle East.
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Oil prices rise amid Iran's attack on Israel. Bank of Japan has a conflict of interest with the new government

2024.10.02
Japan's newly appointed economy minister said that the Central Bank should be cautious about raising rates again as it takes time to fully recover from deflation.
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Inflationary pressure in European countries continues to decline. Markets ruled out the possibility of RBA rate cut in November

2024.10.01
Germany's inflation rate fell more than expected to 1.8% in September, the lowest since February 2021, while Italy's fell to 0.8%. Inflation in France and Spain also fell more than expected last week,...
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Oil rises amid escalating conflict in the Middle East. AUD and NZD reached multi-month highs

2024.09.30
The US personal spending and income reports released on Friday were weaker than expected and were favorable to the Fed.
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China continued to stimulate the economy. SNB cut the rate by 0.25% and plans further cuts

2024.09.27
Silver (XAG/USD) hit $32.5 per ounce, the highest in 12 years, following the performance of other assets amid expectations of an upcoming rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
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SNB will cut rates today. China plans to inject an additional 1 trillion yuan into the economy

2024.09.26
The offshore yuan exchange rate rose to 7.01 per dollar thanks to positive investor sentiment following reports that more stimulus measures may be introduced to combat slowing economic growth in China...
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Chinese indices rise on PBoC stimulus. In Australia, inflationary pressures are easing

2024.09.25
The Australian dollar climbed to $0.69, ending at its highest level since February 2023, as investors reacted to the latest inflation report.
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China announced a broad stimulus for the economy. The RBA kept the rate at 4.35%

2024.09.24
The ASX 200 Index (AU200) fell by 0.13%, extending the previous session's losses after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) expectedly left the cash rate unchanged at 4.35% amid continued high core inf...
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