Market News The US Index Plummeted, Gold Soared More Than $40 in Intraday Trading, and US Stocks Hit Their Biggest Weekly Gain in Four Months
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The US Index Plummeted, Gold Soared More Than $40 in Intraday Trading, and US Stocks Hit Their Biggest Weekly Gain in Four Months
2022-10-24 09:30:00
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Last Friday (October 21), the U.S. dollar index first rose sharply to 113.97, but reversed sharply after the “New Federal Reserve News Agency” published an article, down nearly 2%, and finally closed down 0.877% at 111.86. The yen staged a major counterattack. After falling below the 152 mark, it rose as high as 2.7% against the dollar to 146.23, the largest increase since March 2020.📝 Review:The dollar index was down 0.7 percent after hitting a three-week high of 113.95 earlier in the session. While Fed officials were bracing for another big rate hike in November, some officials expressed greater concern about a sharp hike to fight inflation, a report said. Subsequently, the dollar came under pressure.🕵️ Operation suggestion:go short GBP/USD at 1.13153, target price 1.11692Gold
Spot gold rose sharply from the daily low of 1617.21 and exceeded 1650 US dollars per ounce, reaching as high as 1657.97, and finally closed up 1.89% at US$1657.82 per ounce; spot silver quickly rose above US$19 per ounce, and closed sharply by 4.28% at US$19.41 per ounce. ounce.📝 Review:Gold rose more than 1 percent on Friday as reports of a possible debate among Fed officials over the pace of rate hikes sent the dollar tumbling. Gold prices recorded weekly gains.🕵️ Operation suggestion:go long at 1658.40, the target price is 1675.54Crude Oil
The return of speculation helped crude oil rise. WTI crude oil closed up 0.63% at US$86.16 per barrel; Brent crude oil closed up 0.92% at US$93.92 per barrel. U.S. natural gas futures extended losses, falling below $5/MMBtu, hitting a new seven-month low. European natural gas fell more than 10%, and fell more than 20% for the week.📝 Review:Oil prices closed higher on Friday as hopes for stronger demand and a weaker dollar outweighed concerns about a global economic slowdown and the impact of higher interest rates on fuel use.🕵️ Operation suggestion:go long at 85.058, the target price is 86.919Indice
US stocks collectively closed higher, the Dow closed up 2.47%, the Nasdaq closed up 2.31%, and the S&P 500 closed up 2.37%. Most sectors were higher, with photovoltaics and vaccines among the top gainers. Large technology stocks generally closed higher, with Netflix closing up nearly 8%. Snap closed down more than 28% after the results, dragging down the social media sector to underperform the market. Last week, the Dow rose 4.89%, the Nasdaq rose 5.22%, and the S&P 500 rose 4.75%, the biggest weekly gains since June.📝 Review:U.S. stocks rose on Friday after reports that the Federal Reserve could debate a smaller rate hike in December, raising hopes that the central bank may be ready to take a less aggressive policy stance.🕵️ Operation suggestion:Go long the Nasdaq at 11436.000, target price 11635.600
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