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Jerome Powell expects interest rates to rise further

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump's nominee for Fed's head of office expects interest rates to continue rising from their current levels.
According to him, the FED's goal is to maintain a strong labor market and to move inflation to target levels. In this regard, FED expects the interest rates to rise further from their current values ​​and the size of the balance to gradually decrease.
Powell also said that the Fed's objectives would continue to maintain strong financial system, with financial and regulatory reforms being gradually made.
The key question facing Paul is most likely - how the Fed will continue to sustain and stimulate the third longest expansion in US history and how far the planned regulatory relief for the financial system will be stretched.
While Janet Yelan inherited a relatively weak state economy, still aware of the effects of the debt crisis, Powell will inherit a rather strong economy.
Powell also said that if he was appointed to the post, he would continue to support the growth and progress of the economy to full recovery.

T. Horwitz: Oil is going to be $40, more than over $60

The current rise in oil prices is more a consequence of trading fears of not losing growth as a result of what is happening in the Middle East than a result of OPEC policy, according to Todd Hovitz, chief strategist at Bubatracking.com, quoted by Bloomberg.
Oil premiums are very close to futures, which means that rising oil prices is more of a fear, the expert added.
OPEC and non-cartel countries supporting production cuts are expected to meet in Vienna on 30 November to discuss the continuation of the agreement.
According to Horwitz, the price of oil has little potential for rise from now on. US crude oil, at $58 a barrel, is expected to provide a strong incentive for shale producers to recover supply and are expected to put new downward pressure on oil prices.
There is a better chance for US crude to return to levels of about 40 dollars than to raise to over 60 dollars, the analyst said.

The dollar is the cheapest against the euro since September 25th

The US dollar declined to its lowest level since September 25 against the euro, registering a third consecutive weekly loss.
Concerns that the Fed may not respond to the increased market expectations in terms of the numbers of increases in interest rates have largely determined the depreciation of the US currency.
The US continues to face the dangers of low inflation, even though it operates in full employment.
The dollar index fell 0.39%, reaching the lowest value in two months, at 92.781 points. The index was down 0.9% in the past week.
The euro appreciated by 0.7% at the end of last week, reaching a level of 1.1927 dollars, compared to 1.1850 Thursday. This was the first breach of 1.19 by the end of September. The euro appreciated 1.1% last week.

Hedge funds use the highest leverage since 2015

US hedge funds take up more money to buy shares after the signals of increased dependence between the direction of the US economy and their chosen companies.
Leverage among managers speculating for growth or a decline in stock prices rose this month, near its highest levels of bullish market that began in 2009, according to data from Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Increased use of borrowed money means that professional managers tend to take more risk after eight years of growth in markets. And while leverage brings greater losses if stock prices are declining, the downward movement this year was minimal.
The broad US state index S&P 500 has its longest series without a 3% correction or more in its history. Apparently hedge funds assume that this trend of good performance will continue.

Deutsche Bank: Watch out for the bitcoin

Deutsche Bank's traders warned their clients to avoid the bitcoin as an investment. Thus, the largest German bank was another major financial institution that indirectly declared war on the cryptocurrency.
Ulrich Stefan, chief investment strategist at the German bank, just would not recommend this to the daily investor, as he said  yesterday.
Stefan has argued that volatility or changes in bitcoin prices are too great, and the regulation of the instrument is too low. He added that German investors are not among the most active in cryptocurrencies so far, but the chimeras associated with the bitcoin are becoming more and more intense.
The bitcoin went beyond the psychological level of $8,000 for the first time during the weekend, and since then has traded permanently above that limit. Its latest trading levels are about $8,200. Increasingly, experts are expecting the cryptocurrency up to $10,000, or even more.
It should be borne in mind, however, that since the beginning of the year, the bitcoin has risen eight times. This has led to repeated warnings that the digital currency is a balloon, including renowned names in the financial world - like Jamie Dimon.
However, individual investors, as well as some hedge funds, are increasingly looking at the bitcoin.
The Swedish Central Bank, for example, is one of the organizations that look at the potential of block technology, its possible wider implementation.

Decline for US indices yesterday

US indices dropped yesterday, with technology and energy companies struggling to dominate the market. The technological index dropped by 0.37% and the energy added 0.44% to its value.
Oil prices rose 1.5% to support energy companies. This happened after the US oil reserves fell in line with market participants' expectations.
Undoubted impact on the market was Yellen's speech at the University of New York. Yelan has suggested that the number of increases in interest rates in the coming year may be lower than expected.
The broad US index S&P 500 rose by about 16% this year. Yesterday the index failed to close above the psychological limit of 2,600 points.
Investors and analysts, however, are raising their expectations for index performance next year, with expectations for a two-digit rise in the index.
Traded volumes were minimal before Thanksgiving today and early closing on Friday. The Volatility Index (VIX) declined for the fifth trading session in a row, being close to its lowest levels for 23 years.
Technological companies were driven by a fall in Hewlett Packard Enterprise's stock of 7.8%, or their biggest decline since 2015. This happened after company manager Meg Whitman announced that she would step down from her post in February next year.