Monthly Archives: December 2022

US equities rallied for a second day, as an improvement in consumer confidence and better-than-expected earnings boosted sentiment. Treasuries were mixed after Tuesday’s selloff following the Bank of Japan’s unexpected increase in its yield trading band ebbed. Market participants did not hear from Fed speakers this week, which also helped fuel the so-called ‘Santa rally’Continue Reading

The US Dollar index dropped 0.73% daily on Tuesday, tumbling following a sudden announcement from the Bank of Japan(BoJ). Despite the Bank of Japan keeping their policy rate unchanged, the increase in the upper band limit on the yield target caused the surge of Yen and weighed on the DXY index. US stocks oscillated betweenContinue Reading

As global investors worry about a recession, U.S. stocks fell on Monday. The Dow fell 162.92 points to 32757.54. S&P 500 dropped 34.7 points to 3817.66. Tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 159.38 points to 10546.03. The Fed, BoE, and ECB raised rates by 50 basis points last week to curb inflation. The benchmark 10-year U.S. government yieldContinue Reading

The financial markets will be monitoring the Bank of Japan policy statement this week. The central bank is expected to keep its short-term interest rate at -0.1%, the same as the previous month.  Meanwhile, Canada will also be under scrutiny, as its Consumer Price Index is expected to rise by 0.4% in November. Here areContinue Reading

US stocks confronted the longest weekly losing streak since September, as investors were concerned that the Federal Reserve’s resolve to keep raising rates could tip the economy into a recession. Market participants had cheered the softer-than-expected inflation data earlier this week. However, that euphoria faded as Fed officials hammered home the message that rates willContinue Reading

VT Markets, a global multi-asset broker, has announced their overall company performance for 2022. This year, they have further established their position as one of the fastest-growing, most innovative and best-performing brokerages in the industry.  Significant growth was observed in two key areas of their trading platform — total number of active traders and totalContinue Reading

This Friday, after hawkish signals from central banks, sparked a rout in US and European shares and a rally in the dollar. The S&P 500 closed at its lowest level in more than a month and the dollar climbed the most since September as investors sought haven assets after warnings by the Federal Reserve andContinue Reading

Dear Client, Warmly reminds you that the component stocks in the stock index spot generate dividends. When dividends are distributed, VT Markets will make dividends and deductions for the clients who hold the trading products after the close of the day before the ex-dividend date. Indices dividends will not be paid/charged as an inclusion alongContinue Reading

Dear Client, As part of our commitment to provide the most reliable service to our clients, there will be server maintenance this weekend. Maintenance Hours : 2022/12/17 00:00 – 24:00 (Server time) Please note that the following aspects might be affected during the maintenance: 1. The features on VT Markets app/MT4/MT5 will be temporarily unavailable.Continue Reading

US stocks turned lower after the Federal Reserve released the raise of rates by half a percentage point. However, while the Fed has downshifted the pace of tightening, the message given to the financial markets is that they’re not done yet. While the Fed has signalled its plans to keep lifting rates next year toContinue Reading