Market Overview
Canadian dollar declines after weak GDP data. Qatar threatens EU to halt natural gas exports
2024.12.24
The Canadian dollar weakened to 1.44 per US dollar, nearing its lowest level since March 2020, as investors digested weak GDP data while the US dollar strengthened. Canada's GDP is estimated to have c...
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Goldman Sachs has updated its economic projections for 2025. EU countries are looking for alternative sources of natural gas
2024.12.23
Goldman Sachs updated its economic projections to reflect nuanced changes in monetary policy expectations and global growth trends for 2025. The US Federal Reserve's ultimate policy rate is now expect...
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每周主要事件 (December 16 – December 20)
2024.12.16
A busy economic calendar is expected this week. Firstly, traders should attend the meetings of the US, UK, Japan, and China central banks.
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The SNB unexpectedly cut the interest rate by 0.5%. Natural gas prices reached a two-week-high
2024.12.13
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) cut its key rate by 50bps to 0.5% in December 2024, beating market expectations for a smaller 25bps cut. This is the fourth consecutive rate cut and the sharpest since Ja...
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The Bank of Canada cut the rate again by 0.5%. Today, traders' attention is directed to the SNB meeting
2024.12.12
At its December meeting, the Bank of Canada (BoC) cut its key interest rate by 50 bps for the second consecutive time, as expected by the markets. This brought the cumulative rate cut to 175 bps from...
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Inflation is rising in Germany. Silver prices hit a one-month high
2024.12.11
German annual inflation rose to 2.2% in November 2024 from 2% in October, which is in line with preliminary estimates and the highest in four months. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and e...
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The RBA kept the rate at 4.35%. China plans to actively stimulate the economy in 2025
2024.12.10
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares closed down more than 5% after Bank of America Global Research downgraded the stock to "Neutral" from "Buy," citing downside risks to the company's 2025 expectation...
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The NFP report increased the likelihood of a Fed rate cut next week. China still fails to stoke inflation with stimulus
2024.12.09
China's annual inflation rate unexpectedly fell to 0.2% in November 2024 from 0.3% in the previous month, missing market estimates of 0.5% and the lowest since June. The slowdown showed the country's...
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每周主要事件 (December 09 – December 13)
2024.12.09
The focus this week is on global central banks meetings and inflation data
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