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22
Nov

U.S. Flash Services & Manufacturing, UoM Consumer Senti...

The U.S. dollar gained against most major currencies on Thursday, with the dollar index (USDX) up by 0.41% and crossing above its recently reached one year high. The US dollar stre...

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21
Nov

U.S. Jobless Claims, Philly Fed Manufacturing Index, Ex...

The U.S. dollar recovered against most major currencies on Wednesday, with the dollar index (USDX) up by 0.45% and closing in on its recently reached one year high. The US dollar s...

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Dow surged as Putin indicated the Ukraine war realistic solution

Dow surged as Putin indicated the Ukraine war realistic...

·         Wall Street recovered from ICBM panic low as Russia used an experimental intermediate missile against Ukraine after duly notifying the US well in advance ·         Fed is...

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Dow slips as Ukraine hits Russia with US ATACMS missiles

Dow slips as Ukraine hits Russia with US ATACMS missile...

·   ·      Gold got some boost on escalated Ukraine war (WW-III) tensions, while Nasdaq surged on hopes of a blockbuster report card from AI Chip King Nvidia ·         Wall Street ...

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20
Nov

Nvidia Earnings, U.K. CPI, Crude Oil Inventories

The U.S. dollar fell moderately against most major currencies on Tuesday, with the dollar index (USDX) retreating to one-week lows despite tensions escalating in Ukraine after an a...

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19
Nov

Eurozone CPI, U.S. Building Permits, U.S. Housing Start...

The U.S. dollar fell against most major currencies on Monday, with the dollar index (USDX) retreating further from its one-year high reached last week as markets held on to bets th...

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Nifty may recover on hopes of RBI cut and BJP win in MH & JH

Nifty may recover on hopes of RBI cut and BJP win in MH...

·         ·         But still at around 23500 Nifty and 877 TTM EPS (Q2FY25), the current TTM Nifty PE is 26.80, still around the bubble valuation zone ·         Also Nifty is now ...

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Using the XMaster Formula Indicator Effectively

Using the XMaster Formula Indicator Effectively

Most technical indicators go by very mundane names, or even mere strings of letters like RSI or MACD, but there’s one that announces itself with a note of flare: the XMaster Formul...

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18
Nov

In the week ahead: U.S. Manufacturing PMI, Existing Hom...

The U.S. dollar fell against major currencies on Friday, with the dollar index (USDX) retreating from a one-year highs following five consecutive daily gains. Dollar saw strong sup...

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15
Nov

U.S. Core Retail Sales, Empire State Manufacturing Inde...

The U.S. dollar strengthened against major currencies on Thursday, with the dollar index (USDX) up by 0.37% reaching a one-year peak and continuing its five-day uptrend. This surge...

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Wall Street slid on fading hopes of a Fed rate cut in December

Wall Street slid on fading hopes of a Fed rate cut in D...

·         Gold also stumbled on hopes of an imminent Gaza and Ukraine war ceasefire under Trump; hotter-than-expected US retail sales and core CPI also dragged ·         Fed offici...

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14
Nov

U.S. Core PPI, Jobless Claims, Fed Chair Powell Speaks

The dollar extended its gains against most major currencies on Wednesday, with the dollar index (USDX) up by another 0.51%. On the weekly chart USDX is up by 1.6% as of Thursday 07...

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13
Nov

U.S. Core CPI, Federal Budget Balance, FOMC Members Spe...

The dollar continues to move higher against most major currencies on Tuesday, with the dollar index (USDX) up by another 0.42% hitting levels last seen in May and trading right abo...

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US core disinflation may stall in H2; Will Fed cut in Dec’24?

US core disinflation may stall in H2; Will Fed cut in D...

·         Wall Street and Gold slip as Fed Chair Powell almost poured cold water on December rate cut ·         October CPI and PPI data show last mile of core disinflation may hav...

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Wall Street stumbled on Trump’s legal immunity challenges

Wall Street stumbled on Trump’s legal immunity challeng...

·         Also, less dovish Fed talks dragged the US stock market, which is now trading above the 30 PE bubble valuation zone against fair PE 22-20 ·         Fed is now indicating ...

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12
Nov

ZEW Economic Sentiment, Canada Building Permits, FOMC M...

The dollar continues to move higher against most major currencies on Monday, with the dollar index (USDX) up by 0.47% and still gaining early on Tuesday. The election outcome and e...

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Nifty slid on the concern of Trump tantrum and over-valuation

Nifty slid on the concern of Trump tantrum and over-val...

·         At TTM Q2FY25 EPS around 877 (vs Q1 EPS 873) and 24000 levels, the current Nifty TTM PE is around 27, still in the overvaluation zone ·         Now US election is over, a...

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The Golden Cross Pattern: A Vital Tool in Your Trading Kit

The Golden Cross Pattern: A Vital Tool in Your Trading ...

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11
Nov

In the week ahead: U.S. Core CPI & PPI, Core Retail Sal...

The dollar gained against most major currencies in the past week, with the dollar index (USDX) up by 0.59%, hitting levels last seen in June following the outcome of the U.S. presi...

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8
Nov

UoM Consumer Sentiment & Inflation Expectations, Canada...

The dollar fell against most major currencies on Thursday, with the dollar index (USDX) down by 0.79%, after hitting four-month highs following the outcome of the U.S. presidential...

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