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Stocks edged higher after a choppy session on Tuesday, breaking a four-session losing streak. With the Christmas holiday approaching, investors are looking for direction following a Federal Reserve-inspired decline in recent weeks. Even as the broader market stabilized, Tesla (TSLA) continued to push lower, extending its 52-week low. Meanwhile, FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) posted a double-digit percentage decline following the release of its quarterly report. On the upside, DLocal (DLO) rallied on a stock buyback plan. At the same time, Verona Pharma (VRNA) surged following the release of clinical data. Standout Gainer Investors cheered a new stock buyback plan from DLocal…

AUDJPY, D1 AUDJPY, Daily The RBA appeared to fulfil market expectations by offering clues in the RBA minutes on when it will end its tightening cycle. According to the minutes, the central bank discussed ending tightening in December, but board members decided to raise rates for the third consecutive time by 25 basis points. Board members made the case for no adjustment for the first time since the tightening cycle began in May, which suggests that the cycle may be coming to an end. The minutes pointed out that no other central bank has stopped tightening yet and the members…

Japanese Yen Talking Points:Yen strength has been the rage since last night’s Bank of Japan rate decision. While the BoJ didn’t hike rates, they did widen the band of rates for JGB purchases which was unexpected.This created further unwind of the Yen carry trade that drove for so long during 2022 trade but the big question now is one of continuation potential.The analysis contained in article relies on price action and chart formations. To learn more about price action or chart patterns, check out our DailyFX Education section. Recommended by James Stanley Get Your Free JPY Forecast The Bank of…

Stefonlinton FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) stock traded in a volatile manner after hours on Tuesday after notching a surprise beat on the bottom line for Q2, but offering light full-year forecasts. The Memphis-based transportation company posted $3.18 in earnings per share for the fiscal second quarter on $22.8B in revenue. The analyst consensus expectations stood at $2.83 and $23.72B, respectively. Lower global volumes for the Express business was cited as a particular headwind for the company, offsetting some of the cost-saving initiatives pursued by the company. “The FedEx team moved with urgency to make rapid progress on our ongoing transformation while…

Gold price is making tracks to the upside despite the Bank of Japan’s surprise relaxation on the yield of its 10-year bonds (JGBs). US Dollar sinks as the Yen rallies to the moon. US Treasury yields and a hawkish Federal Reserve could be the spanner in the works for the Gold price bulls.  The Gold price is higher on Tuesday due to volatility in the market that has sent the US Dollar lower on the back of a surge in the Japanese Yen following a surprise move by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) in Asian markets. Gold price rallies on Bank of Japan’s surprise…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: International Monetary Fund – World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank on Tuesday said it had approved an additional financing package totaling $610 million to address urgent relief and recovery needs in Ukraine as Russia’s war continues. The package includes an additional $500 million loan from the World Bank’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, that is supported by a guarantee from Britain, and a new project to restore and improve access to health care and address war-related needs for health…

The Japanese yen took the spotlight today after a surprise policy move from the Bank of Japan. This turned CAD/JPY as the forex pair to watch this week ahead of top tier catalysts from Canada on Wednesday. CAD/JPY 4-hour Forex Chart Yen bulls came back raging like Black Adam from his eternal prison after the Bank of Japan stunned the markets by raising the cap on 10-year Japanese bond yields to 0.50% from 0.25%. Traders seem to be taking this a potential shift away from their easy monetary policy stance, which they’ve held despite rising inflation data and the tightening…

The GBPUSD Read this Term moved above its 200 day moving average on the first trading day of December, and after retesting that moving average on December 6 and December 7, the price extended up to the 61.8% retracement of the 2022 trading range at 1.24507 where sellers leaned against the level. Since then the price has returned back toward the falling 200 day moving average currently at 1.20899. The price low today dipped below that level briefly to a low of 1.20845, but has bounced back higher and currently trades at 1.2145.GBPUSD holding the 200 day moving averageTechnically, on…

Yens keeps rising across the board after Bank of Japan’s surprise.  USD/JPY drops by more than 4% on Tuesday.  US dollar mixed across the board, on risk appetite.  The USD/JPY dropped even further during the American session and bottomed at 131.00, the lowest intraday level since August 2. It remains near the low, falling more than 550 pips or 4.15%.  The pair is headed toward the lowest daily close since June with the Yen having one of the biggest daily gains across the board boosted by the decision of the Bank of Japan to raise the upper banks of its…

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