February 27: War Ukraine/Russia, Food Shortages, Opensea NFT hack (Recap Ep164)
In this week’s recap, the most important news is the Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory, which affected global markets throughout the week. The high volatility caused the markets to collapse…
Read More »Midweek Market Podcast – February 16
Geopolitical risks and inflation worries dominated markets this week with rallies in safe haven assets and US 10-yr yields breaching 2.00%. HotForex · Midweek Market Update – February 16 2022…
Read More »European data added to the hawks arguments
European stock markets have sold off across the board, as global equity markets were pressured by a rise in yields and stepped up tightening expectations that hit tech stocks in…
Read More »Recap January 2: Food crisis, Energy crisis, 5G dangerous to health? (Recap Ep156)
In this recap, US markets ended the year higher, in the last trading week of 2021, finishing a year of repeated records for the major indexes, helped by low-interest rates…
Read More »Events to Look Out for Next Week
Happy Holidays from everyone at HF Markets. We hope your holidays are filled with joy and laughter through the New Year. Omicron increasingly dominates virus developments globally. Still, on the…
Read More »Recap December 26: Blackouts starting Europe, IMF simulates global financial collapse, signal for next financial crisis? (Recap Ep155)
In this week’s recap, US markets ended higher as strong economic data was released, helping ease investors’ concerns about the risks posed by Covid-19 & inflation. Consumer confidence jumped more…
Read More »Recap December 12: Govt’s practice cyberattack (blackout?), cryptos hacked again, Rich sell everything (Recap Ep153)
In this week’s recap, global markets rebound after 4 weeks in hopes that inflation data means the peak has been reached and that the omicron variant is less dangerous than…
Read More »Events to Look Out for Next Week
The economic agenda ahead is expected to be a massive one, as the Fed, BoE, SNB, ECB and BoJ’s officials are heading for a lively debate at next week’s rate…
Read More »EUR hurt by new lockdowns
Overnight Headlines *USD remains close to 16-month high on increasing European Covid infections *US stocks mixed as tech and stay-at-home stocks benefit *Bullish Fed comments suggest a faster pace of…
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