Market news – Week 3, October 2022

上周，尽管通胀数据加剧了交易者对未来加息的担忧，金融市场仍顽强表现。

Forex

上周，EUR/USD 保持平稳，交易价格约为 $0.9721。 Despite easing for a third straight month, the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September fell short of market expectations of 8.1% as the figure hit the 8.2% mark on a year-on-year (YoY) basis. However, core inflation increased to a record high of 6.6% YoY. 

Furthermore, in the European Union, Germany confirmed that annual inflation rose by 10.9% in September 2022. Two rate hikes have been delivered by the European Central Bank (ECB), totalling 125bps – this is well below the Federal Reserve's 300bps (Fed). However, more rate hikes may occur at the Fed and ECB's next 2 monetary policy meetings, which are due before the end of the year.

另一方面，GBP/USD 从上周的下跌中反弹，本周交易价格约为 $1.1183。 其上涨的原因主要归因于英国银行 (BoE) 获得了支持其最近旨在解决金融稳定担忧的债券购买计划。

In this week's economic news, the EU releases its final Consumer Price Index for September 2022.

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Commodities

XAU/USD broke its two-week winning streak and experienced its worst week in nearly 2 months. 本周，该黄金价格下跌超过 2%。 Consumer prices in the US increased more than expected in September, providing the Fed with ammunition to raise rates again.

Meanwhile, a strong US dollar impacted silver 8 days in a row, which has fueled hopes that the Fed will announce a fourth consecutive 75bps rate hike in November. CPI 数据也确认，通胀压力仍然稳定，使美联储能够继续加息。

此外，在一系列不乐观的宏观经济数据之后，交易者对美元作为避风港的关注度升高。

Oil dropped by more than 3% on Friday, 14 October 2022. 尽管石油输出国组织 (OPEC+) 提出了减产以降低供应、提高油价的措施，但由于人们对全球经济衰退和中国疲软的石油需求的担忧，油价下跌。

Cryptocurrencies

全球加密货币市场在本周经历了轻微的波动，交易者的情绪有所变化。 Currently, the total cryptocurrency market capitalisation is near $900 billion. 

On Thursday, 13 October 2022, Bitcoin plummeted from $19,100 to a multi-week low of $18,400 due to the latest US inflation numbers release. 随后，这种加密货币反弹并在一周内首次攀升至近 $20,000，导致市场波动加剧。 在周日的收盘时，按市值计算，最大的加密货币交易价格为 $19,336.61。

另一方面，以太坊横盘交易，最初未能突破 $1,300 的阻力位。 然而，到本周末，它成功突破该阻力位，截至撰写时的交易价格为 $1,310。

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美国股市 

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随着第三季度财报季的开始，大多数主要指数下跌，交易者分析通胀数据及其对美联储政策的影响。 Concerns about the impact of aggressive rate hikes, the escalating war between Russia and Ukraine, and China increasing its COVID-19 measures all contributed to the price decline.

消费必需品和医疗保健等板块上涨，而消费非必需品和通信服务股票表现不佳，亚马逊、特斯拉和 Meta Platforms 引领了跌幅。

Despite the Fed raising interest rates 5 times this year, the CPI for September released on Thursday, 13 October 2022, revealed that major inflationary factors aren't slowing down. The annual CPI rate in September dipped to 8.2% from 8.3% the previous month. Core inflation, excluding volatile food and energy costs, climbed to a higher-than-expected 6.6%, the highest increase in 4 decades.

At the start of this year, the International Monetary Fund predicted a 3.8% global economic growth in 2023. 然而，它已将增长预测下调至 2.7%，如果政策制定者未能妥善处理通胀担忧，许多国家可能面临衰退的风险。

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