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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s headquarters in Singapore June 28, 2017. Picture taken June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside/File Photo By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore is likely to leave monetary policy unchanged this month, as the city-state grapples with a weak economic outlook and persistent price pressures. All 15 analysts polled by Reuters expect the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to hold off making changes to its policy in the scheduled review. “Keeping all three policy parameters unchanged would enable the MAS to balance between being vigilant on upside inflation risks and…

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Share: EUR/USD refreshes YTD low on Tuesday and is pressured by a combination of factors. Bets that further ECB rate hikes may be off the table continue to undermine the Euro. The Fed’s hawkish outlook pushes the USD to an 11-month top and contributes to the fall. The EUR/USD pair now seems to have entered a bearish consolidation phase and is seen oscillating in a narrow trading band, around the 1.0465 area, or a fresh YTD low touched during the Asian session this Tuesday. The shared currency is undermined by signs of the beginning of the end of…

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USDJPY moved noticeably higher in Monday’s trading [02/10], gaining +0.27% continuing its recent uptrend and inching closer to the psychological level of 150. The JPN225 recovered at the same time, taking back the 32000 mark. Investors’ enthusiastic reaction to the upbeat quarterly Tankan survey results, masking the less encouraging Manufacturing PMI data, was probably responsible for the overall risk-on mood. Higher T-note yields on Monday were bearish for the Yen, which was also weakened by the BOJ’s action on Monday announcing plans for additional bond purchases of 5- to 10-year bonds for this week. The yen’s decline was contained after…

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Last week’s decline in gold prices accelerated after the break of the current downtrend channel support. The last time Gold traded at such a low was six months ago, when the US regional banking crisis triggered an influx of buyers, pushing prices away from support around $1809. The biggest weekly loss in the last two years for Gold was around -4%, seen last week. The price dropped to below $1835, with the break of the $1884 support. This seems to inform the bulls’ surrender in defending the buy area. New lows and increased volatility may be on the horizon after…

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The Nasdaq 100 is forming a textbook downtrend pullback setup on the 4-hour chart? Will the sellers jump back in or is there an upside breakout ahead? Nasdaq 100 (NAS100): 4-Hour Forex Chart by TradingView On the four hour chart above, we can see NAS100 has been trending lower, which first started all the way back to just under the 16,000.00 handle in mid-July. And the recent move was pretty significant as the early September consolidation turned into a big downside -5% break to just above 14,400.00, akin to navigating a rugged terrain with sudden drops and rocky paths. But…

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Kellogg’s cold cereal products are pictured in a market after Kellogg Company announced it would split. New York, U.S., June 21, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo By Chibuike Oguh and Granth Vanaik NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of Kellanova fell more than 7% on Monday after the packaged food giant, previously known as Kellogg Company (NYSE:), completed the spinoff of its North American cereal business into a new standalone entity called WK Kellogg Co. Under the separation agreement, Kellanova shareholders received one share of WK Kellogg Co common stock for every four shares of Kellanova stock held…

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S&P 500 OUTLOOK:S&P 500 falls towards trendline support at 4,300 amid rising U.S. rates.U.S. Treasury yields blast higher, pushing the U.S. dollar to its strongest level since November 2022 and sparking risk off sentiment.This article looks at key technical levels worth watching on the S&P 500 in the coming days. Trade Smarter – Sign up for the DailyFX Newsletter Receive timely and compelling market commentary from the DailyFX team Subscribe to Newsletter Most Read: EUR/USD Sinks to Support, Hangs on For Dear Life, EUR/GBP StuckThe U.S. dollar, as measured by the DXY index, soared on Monday, blasting past 106.80 and…

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