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Here are 3 things to know about unemployment claims
Claims for unemployment benefits jumped by 55,000 last week. A surge in Covid cases is likely a factor, but not the only one.
Netflix shares fall 20% on slowing subscriber growth
Netflix reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results.
Equities Q1 2022 Fundamental Forecast: Fed Policy is a Bigger Threat to Equities Than Omicron
As we close out the year, risks surrounding Fed policy have increased amid Washington’s concerns over inflation, which in turn has prompted the Fed to taper asset purchases at a quicker pace and pr…
GBP Q1 2022 Fundamental Forecast: Additional Bank of England Rate Hikes are on The Way
The Bank of England (BoE) started the cycle of tightening monetary policy by hiking the UK Base Rate by 15 basis points to 0.25%, the first-rate hike in over three years, at the last Monetary Polic…
USD Q1 2022 Fundamental Forecast: Dollar's Hawkish Path Is Not Necessarily a Bullish One
The US central bank announced a significant shift in its monetary policy stance to end 2021, but the ultimate impact of the more hawkish bearing seemed to barely register for the Dollar and risk as…
ForexLive European FX news wrap: That sense of apprehension
Headlines:Commodity currencies hold lower as risk stays more defensive on the dayOil looks to be faltering at the final hurdle this weekUK December retail sales -3.7% vs -0.6% m/m expectedChina premier Li says will not resort to flood-like stimulusPBOC calls on lenders to extend more credit to compa
A case of déjà vu for US stocks?
S&P 500 futures flatNasdaq futures -0.3%Dow futures +0.1%This has a familiar ring to it as per the last two sessions in Europe (19/1 and 20/1). US futures are looking a fair bit less dire as we approach the handover to US trading, but will it falter at the end of the day as it has previously?Risk se
China premier Li says will not resort to flood-like stimulus
Will appropriately step up policy support for the economyThese are typical remarks and ones that we have heard before but context matters. This comes after the PBOC cut rates earlier in the week and also moved to cut the SLF by 0.1% from 17 January. As such, it hints at a pause in terms of added eas
Morgan Stanley raises Brent forecast to $100 from $90 previously
The firm notes that:“The oil price required to trigger sufficient demand erosion appears higher than we estimated. Hence, we raise our Brent forecast to $100/bbl by 3Q, up from ~$90/bbl before.“Well, that certainly might come but it’s still very early in the year and a lot can change in the months a