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Weekly Overview: Forex, Stocks, Crypto, Commodities

Global markets and trends are changing each day. Some major influencers cause price movements each second. How have you performed Forex, Stocks, Crypto, and Commodity markets this week? Our weekly overview will answer this question and summarize this week’s overall market performance.

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Forex Weekly Overview

The dollar rose for a fifth straight week against major currencies on Friday, ahead of a closely watched US jobs report that could call for aggressive monetary tightening.

The dollar edged higher against the yen for a ninth straight week as the benchmark US.

Treasury yields fell immediately after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point in the middle of the week and joined the hawks in the vanguard, rising more than 3.1% overnight.

Economists expected the US to add 391,000 jobs last month.

The US dollar index rose 0.02% to 103.59 on Friday, up 0.35% for the week. The previous session touched 103.94 for the first time in 20 years.

USD/JPY was up 0.22% at 130.46, up 0.46% for the week, and near last week’s 20-year high of 131.25.

The US dollar initially fell sharply on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he was not actively considering a 75 basis point hike after the rate hike.

But it not only erased those losses on Thursday, suggesting to analysts at National Australia Bank that the pullback had more to do with positioning than a change in opinion.

On Friday, NAB revised its currency forecasts, expecting the dollar to rise to $1.02 against the euro and $1.20 against the pound by September, but could weaken slightly to 125 yen by then.

The euro fell 0.11% to $1.0529 on Friday, still down 0.12% for the week, but the currency has traded mostly sideways since hitting a five-year low of 1 last week, falling to $04,695.

Sterling was down 0.05% at $1.23475, down 1.81% for the week. It fell 2.22% overnight, its biggest drop in two years after the Bank of England warned of possible recession risks after raising interest rates by half a percentage point.

Stocks and important factors

Stocks Weekly Overview

By the end of the week, stocks had fallen sharply, completely erasing the previous session’s gains, in a shocking reversal that put investors on track for their worst day since 2020.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1,063 points, or 3.12%, to 32,997.97. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 4.99% to 12,317.69, its lowest close since November 2020. Both losses were the biggest one-day losses in 2020.

The S&P 500 fell 3.56% to 4,146.87, its second-worst day of the year.

After Wednesday’s rally in stocks, the Dow rose 932 points or 2.81%, and the S&P 500 rose 2.99% for its biggest gain of 2020. The Nasdaq Composite rose 3.19%.

Those gains were wiped out in New York by noon Thursday.

Big tech stocks took a hit, with Facebook’s parent Meta Platforms and Amazon down nearly 6.8% and 7.6%. Microsoft fell about 4.4%. Salesforce tumbled 7.1%. Apple fell almost 5.6%.

On Thursday, E-commerce stocks were the primary source of weakness after some disappointing earnings reports.

After issuing weaker-than-expected sales forecasts, Etsy and eBay fell 16.8% and 11.7%, respectively. Shopify fell nearly 15% after revenue and profit missed expectations.

The drop dragged the Nasdaq to its worst day in nearly two years.

The US Treasury market also saw a dramatic reversal from Wednesday’s rally. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note, inversely related to price, climbed back above 3% on Thursday to its highest level since 2018.

Rising interest rates could weigh on growth-oriented tech stocks, making distant earnings less attractive to investors.

BTC Hits $43.5K - Terra $125M Bitcoin Buy-ins Gathering Pace

Crypto Weekly Overview

Bitcoin tumbled on Thursday as a massive sell-off in US stocks spooked the cryptocurrency market.

Bitcoin fell more than 8% to $36,251.50 around 4:03 a.m. ET on Friday. Bitcoin fell below $36,000 on Thursday before reversing some of its losses.

Other cryptocurrencies, including ether and ripple, also fell sharply.

According to data from CoinMarketCap, about $129 billion in cryptocurrency market value was wiped in the 24 hours ending at 4:03 a.m. ET.

A painful day on Wall Street sparked a sell-off in cryptocurrencies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 1,000 points on Thursday, its biggest one-day drop since 2020.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell nearly 5%. Bitcoin continues to correlate with the stock market, with cryptocurrencies falling or rising in tandem with stocks.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday. Further interest rate hikes and monetary tightening have sparked fears that the US economy could slip into recession.

Bitcoin “lost a key level” when it dipped below $37,500, Ayyar said, signaling a “lower move” in the coming days. Bitcoin could soon test the lows of $30,000, and if the price falls below it, it could drop to $25,000, he said.

At the same time, however, we may see some recovery rally. Still, unless Bitcoin finds market support above $42,000, there are no signs of a change in sentiment.

Weekly Market Overview: Forex, Stocks, Crypto, Commodities

Commodities Weekly Overview

OPEC+, the group of oil producers, agreed on Thursday to slightly increase output for June again, amid persistent concerns about weak Chinese demand and shortly after the world’s largest trading bloc proposed new sanctions on Russian crude.

The influential energy coalition of OPEC and non-OPEC partners decided to raise its output target for next month by 432,000 BPD and maintain its existing strategy of gradually easing record output cuts.

OPEC+ will hold its next meeting on June 2.

Led by OPEC’s king, Saudi Arabia, the group quickly agreed to raise production targets for May in late March.

OPEC+ is unlikely to supply additional oil to ease the market shortage. They are very comfortable with prices staying above $100/bbl.

Any significant increase in OPEC+ additional supply will threaten these high prices. Instead, they should continue slowly regaining market share throughout 2022.

The group’s latest meeting comes amid a looming supply crisis. On Wednesday, the European Union announced that it plans to ban imports of Russian oil for six months and refined products by the end of the year in its latest round of economic sanctions.

The group’s proposed action reflects widespread anger over unprovoked attacks in Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia is the world’s third-largest oil producer after the US and Saudi Arabia and the world’s largest crude oil exporter. It is also a significant producer and exporter of natural gas.

Oil prices surged after the news on Wednesday, adding to gains since the start of the Kremlin invasion on Feb. 24.

Brent crude futures, the international benchmark, traded at $111.82 in London on Thursday afternoon, up 1.5% on the day, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at $109.22, up about 1.4%.

Conclusion

Overall, as we saw in our weekly overview, global markets have been spooked by growth fears. The Dow had its worst drop since 2020. All related risk-based assets followed suit, including crypto; forex experienced some drops. The commodity market is also in crisis due to the ongoing Russian tension in Ukraine. What should we be expecting next week?

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