Weekly Market Analysis page 47

Any investment of funds is accompanied by risks. Their degree is determined by their final income. If it is high, the risks are also high. Investors and traders of the securities market dream about maximum returns with minimal risks. A lot of attention is paid to the ratio of these two parameters.…

Key events:         UK – BoE MPC Treasury Committee Hearings     Eurozone – EU Leaders Summit      USA – Initial Jobless Claims Yesterday we could see another day of record highs for the FTSE100, as European markets again outperformed US markets, which bounced back. While U.S. stocks once again…

Key events:         USA – Crude Oil Inventories European markets had a mixed session yesterday, tempered by some uncertainty ahead of scheduled comments from Fed Chairman Powell, who was expected to take a slightly different, more hawkish tone in light of Friday's US jobs report. FTSE daily…

Key events:       Australia – RBA Interest Rate Decision (Feb) Australia – RBA Rate Statement      USA – EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook      USA – Fed Chair Powell Speaks   Yesterday, February 6, a moderately negative sentiment prevailed on global stock markets as investors were concerned about…

Key events:       Australia – Retail Sales (MoM) UK – Construction PMI (Jan) Canada – Ivey PMI (Jan) Eurozone – ECB President Lagarde Speaks   Global market sentiment on Monday morning could be characterized as negative, fueled by growing tensions between the U.S. and China and an earthquake in…

Key events:       UK – Composite PMI (Jan) UK – Services PMI (Jan) USA – Nonfarm Payrolls (Jan)   USA – Unemployment Rate (Jan)   USA – ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI (Jan) The dollar fell to a nine-month low, and Treasury yields fell after the U.S. Federal Reserve said the current rate hike cycle…

Key events:       UK - Manufacturing PMI (Jan)   Eurozone - CPI (YoY) (Jan) USA - ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (Jan)   USA - ISM Manufacturing PMI (Jan) USA - JOLTs Job Openings (Dec)   USA - Crude Oil Inventories USA - FOMC Statement      USA - Fed Interest Rate Decision USA - FOMC Press…

Key events:       Australia – Retail Sales (MoM) (Dec)   Canada – GDP (MoM) (Nov) USA – CB Consumer Confidence (Jan)   New Zealand – Employment Change (QoQ) (Q4)  U.S. stocks are steadily declining Monday as last week's momentum wears off ahead of this week's week of important central bank…

Key events:       Eurozone - ECB President Lagarde Speaks      USA - Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Dec)   USA - Pending Home Sales (MoM) (Dec)   The dollar gained against all currencies of the Big Ten yesterday amid the published economic data. The strengthening of the dollar coincided with the…

Key events:       USA – Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Dec) USA – GDP (QoQ) (Q4)    USA – Initial Jobless Claims   USA – New Home Sales (Dec)    Although the U.S. PMI fell further in January, inflation did accelerate. It is still unclear whether the Fed should take a more dovish or hawkish…

Key events:       Australia – CPI (QoQ) (Q4) Canada – BoC Monetary Policy Report      Canada – BoC Interest Rate Decision USA – Crude Oil Inventories Canada – BOC Press Conference      The S&P 500 fluctuated around the 4,000 mark, with no major moves up or down, as investors disagreed on…

Key events:       UK - Composite PMI    UK - Manufacturing PMI    UK - Services PMI    Eurozone - ECB President Lagarde Speaks      New Zealand - CPI (QoQ) (Q4)     The standoff over the U.S. government debt ceiling is likely to weigh on the financial market for a long time to come as earnings…