US Markets Stocks rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave a speech confirming investors' assumptions that the Federal Reserve is likely to reduce the aggressive rate hikes. - Following Wednesday's rally, U.S. equities were up for the month of November. The Dow gained 5.7%, the S&P 500 rose 5.4%, and the Nasdaq jumped 4.4%.
- Some analysts foresee a soft landing for U.S. stocks in 2023, but l don't believe there will be a bull run next year.
- The current 10 Year U.S. Treasury yield is set at 3.60630%
| Dow Jones | 34,589.77 | 2.18% | | S&P 500 | 4,080.11 | 3.09% | | Nasdaq | 11,468.00 | 4.41% | | Russell 2000 | 1,886.58 | 2.72% | *Stock Market data as of the last closing bell. Data received directly from the reference indexes through ICE Data Services. Do you not understand any of these figures? Check out our explainer.
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Canadian Markets Kevan Cowan has been appointed as the new chair of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). - Cowan is already a board member and key adviser to the Ontario government on securities and capital markets.
- He was previously the CEO of the Capital Markets Authority Implementation Organization.
- He was also the president of the Toronto Stock Exchange and previously practiced corporate and securities law.
- The OSC is an independent government agency that is responsible for enforcing provincial law.
- Canada is one of the few countries with no national securities regulator equivalent to the SEC. Instead, each province is responsible for regulating securities exchanges in its own jurisdiction.
*Canadian stock prices are as of the last close. Data received directly from the references indexes through ICE Data Services
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European Markets European markets finished November in the green after rising on Wednesday. - The Stoxx 600 gained 0.6% on Wednesday and finished the month up 6.1%.
- Household goods stocks were up 2.3% to lead markets yesterday. The only sector that finished in the red was chemicals, down 0.2%.
- New figures suggest that the EU's inflation rate for November will be below investors' expectations.
| Euro STOXX 50 | 3,964.72 | 0.77% | | UK (FTSE 100) | 7,573.05 | 0.81% | | Germany (DAX) | 14,397.04 | 0.29% | | France (CAC 40) | 6,738.55 | 1.04% | *European stock prices are as of 7 am ET. Data received directly from the reference indexes through ICE Data Services.
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Asian Markets Stocks in Asia closed higher on Wednesday despite Chinese factory activity falling to its lowest level since April and short of investor expectations. - Australia recorded an annual inflation rate of 6.8% in October, down from 7.3% in September. Housing, food, and transport prices rose the most.
- The Purchasing Managers Index in China was at 48 for November, which indicates that the economy contracted.
- Stocks in China continue to rise on the news that the country is boosting its vaccine strategy and could shift away from its "Zero Covid" policy.
| S&P Asia 50 | 4,371.80 | 1.97% | | Japan (Nikkei 225) | 27,968.99 | -0.21% | | South Korea (KOSPI) | 2,472.53 | 1.61% | | China (Hang Seng) | 18,597.23 | 2.16% | | India (SENSEX) | 63,099.65 | 0.67% | *Asian stock prices are as of 7 am ET. Data received directly from the reference indexes through ICE Data Services.
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Commodities Oil prices were up on Wednesday amid signs that supply may be tightening while demand grows in China. - Brent crude rose 2.8% and U.S. West Texas Intermediate gained 3.01%.
- Crude oil stockpiles in the U.S. declined by 13 million barrels last week, the largest one-week drop since 2019.
- U.S. oil output increased by 2.4% in September, to 12.27 million barrels per day.
| Oil (NYSEARCA:OIL) | 30.37 | 1.98% | | Gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) | 164.81 | 1.28% | | Silver (NYSEARCA:SLV) | 20.43 | 1.84% | | Corn (NYSEARCA:CORN) | 26.42 | -0.83% | | Lumber (NASDAQ:WOOD) | 74.76 | -0.65% | *Commodity prices are as of 7 am ET. Data from MarketWatch. To understand why investors track the prices of these commodities, click here.
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Currency Exchange Rates The U.S. Dollar declined on Wednesday after Jerome Powell indicated that the Federal Reserve will likely ease its rate hikes. - In November, the U.S. Dollar Index had its worst month since 2010.
- The index lost 1% on Wednesday to finish the month down 5.10%.
- The USD lost 7.39% against the Japanese Yen in November, the steepest decline since December 1998.
| UK(GBP) | £0.83 | -0.89% | | Europe (EURO) | €0.96 | -0.65% | | Canada (Canadian Dollar) | $1.34 | -0.53% | | Japan (Yen) | ¥137.82 | -0.67% | *Exchange rates as of 7 am ET. Data from Morningstar Financial Research. To understand why we track these currencies and the differences between them, click here.
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Cryptocurrency Crypto markets rose on Wednesday as Bitcoin was back over $17,000. - So far this year, the crypto market has lost 63% in value.
- Bitcoin fell 18% in November and Ether slumped 21%.
- Kraken said it plans to cut its workforce by another 30%.
| Bitcoin | $17,180.70 | 6.01% | | Ethereum | $1,301.69 | 7.00% | | Litecoin | $79.45 | 4.86% | | Bitcoin Cash | $113.55 | 3.31% | *Exchange rates as of 7 am ET. Data from Morningstar Financial Research. To understand why we track these currencies and the differences between them, click here.
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 |  | Liam Gill is a founder, lawyer and investor.
He previously founded Fumarii Technologies, which became a top 20 ranked cloud computing service (Yahoo Finance! 2019) valued at over $30M. He holds an LLB Laws (UK), MSc Management and Master of Laws and currently practices law in Vancouver, Canada.
|   | | Editor | Eduardo Garcia is a writer and editor based in New York. He is the author of "Things You Can Do," an illustrated book about climate action. Bylines in The New York Times, The Guardian, Slate, Scientific American, and others. In one of his previous lives, Eduardo worked as a Reuters correspondent in Latin America for nearly a decade. | |
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