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US Congress averts government shutdown, passing stopgap bill
By David Morgan, Moira Warburton and Makini BriceWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an earlier demand by his party's hardliners for a partisan bill.The Democratic-majority Senate voted 88-9 to pass the measure to avoid the federal government's fourth partial shutdown in a decade, sending the bill to President Joe Biden, who signed it into law before the 12:01 a.m. ET (0401 GMT) deadline.McCarthy abandoned party hardliners' insistence that any bill p...
All eyes are on U.S. CPI data
All eyes are on U.S. CPI data which is expected to have climbed 0.4% in January. Revisions to the previous data showed consumer prices rose in December instead of falling as previously estimated.If the disinflation trend shows signs of slowing, then caution over a hawkish Fed could undermine risk on sentiment which will hammer gold and lift USD.Lower than expected CPI (it means less restrictive monetary policy)Gold. Stocks USD Higher than expected (it means more monetary tightening)Gold Stocks USD
NZDUSD, Fibonacci Levels Analysis
NZD/USD, H4On the 4-hour chart, the price is correcting upwards against the downtrend and is currently trying to consolidate above 0.6332 (38.2% retracement) to continue moving towards 0.6360 (50.0% retracement), 0.6390 (61.8% retracement). The key "bearish" level is 0.6298 (correction 23.6%) below the middle line of Bollinger bands, the breakdown of which will allow the instrument to return to the point of the initial growth of 0.6240 (correction 0.0%).The short-term upward trend continues, which is indicated by an increase in the MACD histogram in the positive zone. However, Stochastic is pointin...
USDCAD, Canadian Inflation Hits 1991 Levels
Current trendAgainst the backdrop of Canadian macroeconomic statistics, the USD/CAD pair shows local sideways dynamics, trading at 1.2691.According to the January report, Canada's consumer price index rose by 0.9% MoM instead of 0.6% expected, which contributed to the growth of the annual rate to 5.1%, which is higher than 4.8% in December. The same index, excluding prices for raw materials and food products, was 4.3%, rising from 4.0% a month earlier. According to a report released Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics, Canada's inflation rate rose to 5.1% last year, the highest since Sep...
DAX 30 Market Update
Current trendDAX 30 is correcting upwards trading at 15327.0 on positive component reports.One of the world leaders in the production of alcoholic beverages, Heineken N.V., showed another strong quarter, which also contributed to a positive annual result. Net profit for the year was 3.32B euros, well above the 204M euro loss shown last year. Adjusted operating profit rose to 3.41B euros from 2.42B euros a year earlier. In addition, the board of directors of the company announced an increase in dividends, which will amount to 1.24 euros per share after 0.70 euros last year.In turn, the quarterly inc...
USDCHF, Market Update
Current trendThis week, the USD/CHF pair falls to the level of 0.9200 against the backdrop of the publication of the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee, which generally reflected the "dovish" rhetoric.Regulatory officials agreed that it would be appropriate to lift monetary easing faster than expected if inflation does not ease, but meeting minutes did not reinforce investor expectations for a 50 basis point rate hike at the upcoming March meeting. Also, the global outflow of capital into shelter assets due to the escalating Russian-Ukrainian conflict led to a decrease in the...
EURUSD, Market is in a State of Uncertainty
Current trendThis week, the EUR/USD pair rose to 1.1370, where it is now consolidating.The market is in a state of uncertainty amid geopolitical risks and the variability of further actions of the American and European regulators. Investors expect further aggravation of the conflict around Ukraine. It is not yet moving into a military phase, but in the event of a negative development of events, a sharp increase in energy prices and new problems with the supply of components and raw materials are likely. Meanwhile, policy makers in the EU and the US are divided on moving forward with monetary policy...
DuPont de Nemours Market Update
Current trendCurrently, DuPont de Nemours Inc. quotes form a Double Top figure and are trading around 80.00. Uncertainty in the monetary policy of the US Fed contributes to the short-term negative dynamics, however, the issuer reported an increase in indicators for Q4. Thus, net profit turned out to be higher than forecasts and amounted to 1.08 dollars per share instead of 98 cents, and revenue amounted to 4.3B dollars. The company's management predicts sales growth in 2022 to 17.8 B dollars, due to increased demand. Management expects earnings this year to be about 4.90 dollars per share.Celanese ...
3M Co., Stocks Updated Key Lows
Current trend3M Co. stocks updated the 52-week low following the results of the trading session on February 17 against the background of the closing of the register of shareholders for quarterly dividends. Since the beginning of 2022, the quotes of the trading instrument have lost more than 16.4%, and over the past week they have decreased by another 6.95%, while the S&P 500 index has lost 2.75%.Last week, the Board of Directors of 3M Co. approved dividends for Q1 2022 in the amount of 1.49 dollars with payment on March 12. The company has been showing an annual increase in dividends for the 63...
Adobe Inc. Market Update
Current trendThe shares of Adobe Inc. hit a 10-month low in yesterday's trading session, reflecting a 14.5% downtrend since early February. From a November 52-week high, the issuer is down by more than 34%, falling by 7.54% over the past week, while the S&P 500 lost 2.75%.The company's management expects sales growth of 13% to $17.9B in 2022, with a 10% increase in earnings per share to $13.7. The Wall Street experts predict revenue of $18B in fiscal 2022, which ends in November, and $20.6B in 2023. Assuming a current free cash flow margin of 44%, the figure in 2023 will be about $9.06B, which ...
EURUSD, Market Update
Current trend The EUR/USD pair moves sideways around the level of 1.1346, correcting after the growth in the previous two trading sessions, which led to the renewal of local highs of February 11 due to positive macroeconomic statistics. For December, the volume of industrial production of the EU countries rose by 1.2%, which allowed the annual rate to enter the growth zone and reach 1.6%. Earlier, the Q4 EU economy grew by 0.3% MoM and 4.6% YoY, in line with analysts' price-based expectations. It is worth noting the increase in the February index of economic sentiment in Germany to 54.3 points fr...
WTI Crude Oil, Pending Nuclear Deal Decision
Current trend The North American WTI Crude Oil price corrects within a sideways trend, trading around the level of 90.50. While investors are monitoring the situation around political tensions on the borders of Eastern Europe, new drivers that can determine the movement of energy prices have appeared on the market. Yesterday, Iran's chief negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani said that dialogue with Western countries on the "nuclear deal" is close to completion. The process will probably end in a few days after some "political decisions" from Iran are presented. Most experts believe that Iran is in dire ne...