Abstract:On Friday, October 7, because the non-farm payrolls data exceeded expectations, the dollar index rose for three consecutive days; It once rose above 112.90, which was a new high of more than a week and closed up 0.41% at 112.73. 10-year U.S. bond yields pulled up during the day, and quickly rose above 3.90% after the release of non-farm payrolls; 2-year U.S. bond yields quickly stood at 4.3%.
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October 10, 2022 – Todays News
Market Overview
-- Source: jin10 & Bloomberg
On Friday, October 7, because the non-farm payrolls data exceeded expectations, the dollar index rose for three consecutive days; It once rose above 112.90, which was a new high of more than a week and closed up 0.41% at 112.73. 10-year U.S. bond yields pulled up during the day, and quickly rose above 3.90% after the release of non-farm payrolls; 2-year U.S. bond yields quickly stood at 4.3%. By the end of the U.S. stock market, the 10-year U.S. bond yield was at 3.88% and the 2-year U.S. bond yield was at 4.31%.
Because the U.S. dollar and U.S. bond yields went higher hand in hand, spot gold plunged $20 in the short term, once approaching $1,690 per ounce; spot silver fell 3% during the session. By the close of trading, spot gold closed down 0.95% at $1694.52 per ounce; spot silver closed down 2.62% at $20.11 per ounce.
Crude oil closed up for five consecutive days for the first time in four months, with WTI crude closing up 4.97% at $93.54 per barrel; Brent crude closed up 3.78% at $99.48 per barrel; oil prices rose by more than 10% last week, which was the biggest weekly gain since early March. European natural gas futures prices fell 14%, falling below $1,550 per thousand cubic meters for the first time since July 21, and have fallen by more than half from their August highs. Traders are considering the factor of increasing winter gas stocks and waiting for more guidance from governments on possible price interventions.
U.S. stocks opened lower, with the Dow closing down 2.11% and the Nasdaq and S&P 500 closing down 3.8% and 2.8%, respectively. Sectors such as semiconductors and large technology stocks dragged down the market. AMD closed down nearly 14% and Tesla closed down 6.3%. However, thanks to the big gains last Monday and Tuesday, especially last Tuesday, the major U.S. stock indexes all accumulated gains last week.
European stocks generally fell, and Germany‘s DAX30 index closed down 1.59%; Britain’s FTSE 100 index closed down 0.09%; France‘s CAC40 index closed down 1.17%; Europe’s Stoxx 50 index closed down 1.69%; Spain‘s IBEX35 index closed down 0.99%; Italy’s FTSE MIB index closed down 1.13%.
Hot Spots in the Market
——Source: jin10&Bloomberg
The Crimean Bridge exploded, Uzbekistan admitted to being responsible for the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge
After the quarterly adjustment in September, the non farm employment population in the United States increased by 263000, better than expected
Several French refineries were closed due to strike, Putin ordered to replace the operator of “Sakhalin 1” oil and gas project, and American enterprises were out of business
Europe's largest nuclear power plant was completely cut off due to shelling
The informal meeting of EU leaders failed to reach specific results on addressing the energy crisis
Institutional perspective
—— MHMarkets ETA
1. Daoming Securities: USD/Canadian dollar is expected to rise to 1.40 or higher this year
2. When will the strong dollar peak? Haitong Securities: We should focus on tracking US inflation indicators
3. UBS: If the Bank of Japan adjusts its policies, multinational bond markets may face huge impact
4. UBS: Britain faces political challenges, and the pound may remain weak
5. Imperial Bank of Canada: It is expected that the pound will be tested against the dollar again before the end of the year 1.08
6. Commerzbank AG: The energy crisis is still a burden on the euro, which may fall to the range of 0.92-0.91
7. Bank of America lowered the New Zealand dollar to 0.56 from 0.65 at the end of the year
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Spot gold weakened slightly during the Asian session on Thursday (April 6), hitting a two-day low of $2007.89 per ounce and now trading near $2014.15. A series of weak economic data has fueled fears of an impending recession in the US, giving safe-haven support to the dollar. And some dollar shorts took profits, and gold bulls also took profits ahead of Good Friday and the non-farm payrolls data, putting pressure on gold prices.
On Wednesday, as the less-than-expected March "ADP" data and non-manufacturing PMI data fueled market concerns about an economic slowdown and spurred bets that the Federal Reserve could slow interest rate hikes. Spot gold continued to brush a new high since March last year, which was the highest intraday to $2032.13 per ounce, and then retracted most of the day's gains, finally closing up 0.01% at $2020.82 per ounce; spot silver hovered around $25 during the day, finally closing down 0.21% at $2
Spot gold oscillated slightly lower during the Asian session on Tuesday (April 4) and is currently trading around $1980.13 per ounce. The dollar index rebounded mildly after a big drop overnight, putting pressure on gold prices. However, this week will see the non-farm payrolls report, there is no important economic data out on Tuesday, and the market wait-and-see sentiment is getting stronger.
On Monday, in OPEC + members unexpectedly cut production reignited market concerns about long-term inflation and sparked uncertainty about the Fed's response, the dollar index once up to the 103 mark, and then on a "vertical roller coaster", giving back all the gains of the day and once lost 102 mark, finally closed down 0.53% at 102.04; U.S. 10-year Treasury yields rose and then fell, as data showed that the U.S. economy continues to slow, it fell sharply in the U.S. session, and once to a low