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STATE OF THE MARKETS Dollar dived post-FOMC. As US stocks rebounded and pared earlier losses on Wednesday, Dollar (DXY) dived after Feds confirmed its plan to finish taper by March and three hikes in 2022. Dow (+1.08%), Nasdaq (+2.15%), S&P (+1.63%) and Russell (+1.65%) closed higher as investors expect year end rally to continue. Dollar was under pressure below the 96.50 mark while the 10Y yielded to 148 basis points. In the commodities market, crude was in a tight range of $71.50 $69.20/bl as markets remain uncertain on Omicron long term impact. Gold was subdued to $1,750/oz before bidders emerged and pushed the yellow metal back to $1,780/oz at writing as inflation concerns remained. Elsewhere, iron ore jumped to $109.20/tn as news hit the wire that China vowed to stabilize her economy. In the FX space, short and medium term traders turned bullish as the safe haven Swiss and Yen were sent to offers while Aussie, Kiwi, Sterling and Euro led the bids. Long term sentiments remained unchanged.

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New York, NY, Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iQSTEL, Inc. (OTCQX: IQST) today published another letter in a series of letters to the shareholders from the CEO, Leandro Iglesias as the company continues in the execution of key steps to up-list onto a national exchange. The company is specifically targeting Nasdaq. The letter is included in its entirety below:

Futures pointed to a higher opening for Canada''s main stock index on Thursday, aided by gains in both crude and gold prices, while an upbeat economic outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve boosted sentiment. The S&P/TSX Composite surged 120.59 points to close the midweek session to 20,769.16. Futures were up 0.6% Thursday. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and National Bank said Wednesday they have asked staff in Canada to work remotely, joining Bank of Nova Scotia in halting plans for a return to offices amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant. CIBC raised the rating on Cineplex to outperform from neutral. Canaccord Genuity cuts the rating on Freshlocal Solutions to hold from buy. CIBC cut the rating on Manulife Financial to underperform from neutral. On the economic beat, Statistics Canada reported wholesale sales grew 1.4% in October to the highest level on record, 11.4% higher than in February 2020. Ontario sales and the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories sub-sector drove the increase.

U.S. stock futures rose sharply in early Thursday trading after the Federal Reserve signaled it would be aggressive on tapering and sees three interest rate hikes in 2022. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials jumped 210 points, or 0.6%, to 36,026. Futures for the S&P 500 grew 27.75 points, or 0.6%, to 4,728.25. Futures for the NASDAQ hiked 80.25 points, or 0.5%, to 16,366.50. Shares of companies that have done well in previous rate-hiking cycles led pre-market gainers. Materials stocks FMC Corp. and Freeport-McMoRan both rose more than 3% ahead of the opening bell. Bank stocks also rose across the board, with JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Bank of America all up about 0.6%. In transportation news, Delta Air Lines reported that it now expects to see a profit of $200 million in the fourth quarter, after previously projecting a loss. Shares rose 2.2% on the news. Health-care stocks UnitedHealth gained 3.1%, and Amgen rose 2.6%. Adobe and Accenture are scheduled to report quarterly earnings before the opening bell.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TKB Critical Technologies 1 (NASDAQ: USCTU) (the Company) announced that, commencing December 17, 2021, holders of the 23,000,000 units sold in the Companys initial public offering, including the 3,000,000 units sold pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters over-allotment option, may elect to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants included in the units. Any units not separated will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market (the Nasdaq) under the symbol USCTU, and the separated Class A ordinary shares and warrants are expected to trade on the Nasdaq under the symbols USCT and USCTW, respectively. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Unitholders will need to have their brokers contact Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Companys transfer agent, in order to separate the units into Class A ordinary shares and warrants.

The expanded commitment will bring Nasdaq closer to moving its markets to the cloud.

Westpac Banking Corp lowered its stake in Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) by 13.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 51,222 shares of the financial services providers stock after selling 8,099 shares during the period. Westpac Banking Corps holdings in Nasdaq were worth $9,887,000 as []

By Kevin Nicholson, CFA, Global Fixed Income Co-CIO, Co-Head of Investment Committee SUMMARY We believe the Fed is still on investors side; monetary policy historically takes a year to 18 months to impact the economy. We believe the trend is still investors friend globally, and particularly in the US. Investor sentiment is neither too optimistic [] The post Looking Through the Windshield | Nasdaq appeared first on UK Stocks, Forex, Commodities, Crypto, Live Market News- Daily Forex News .

US asset management company Valkyrie announced on Wednesday the launching of its new crypto ETF that focuses on companies with exposure to bitcoin. Listing on Nasdaq under the ticker VBB, the actively managed Balance Sheet Opportunities ETF will track the performance of companies that hold Bitcoins in their balance sheet. Consequently, the ETF will invest [] The post Valkyrie lists new crypto industry-related ETF on Nasdaq appeared first on Our Bitcoin News .

Australian shares inched lower on Thursday, as index heavyweight CSL led healthcare stocks lower following a discounted equity raising while tech heavyweights tracked their US peers higher. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.1% to 7,313.4 by 2358 GMT, down for a third straight session. Shares of CSL dropped as much as 8.8% to A$271.14 and were on track for their worst session since March 23, 2020 as trading resumed after a two-day trading halt. CSL, the country''s fourth-biggest company by market value, completed a A$6.3 billion ($4.52 billion) equity raise to fund its $11.7 billion Vifor Pharma AG deal. The issue price represented an 8.2% discount to Monday''s close. Healthcare stocks fell 5.1% and were headed for their worst session since March 2020. Tech stocks rose 2%, set for their best session in more than a year, tracking the Nasdaq''s strong finish overnight after the US Federal Reserve said it would end its pandemic-era bond purchases in March amid rising inflation. Wisetech Global climbed 4.6% to lead gains on the sub-index, while sector major Afterpay was up 3.4%.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, Dec. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: EMLDU) (the Company), a blank-check company led by Betsy Z. Cohen, as Chairman of the Board, Mark Tercek, as Vice-Chairman of the Board, and Bracebridge H. Young, Jr., as President and Chief Executive Officer, formed for the purpose of acquiring or merging with one or more businesses, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 22,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit, for gross proceeds to the Company of $220,000,000. The Company''s units will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (NASDAQ) under the symbol "EMLDU" and will begin trading on December 16, 2021. Each unit issued in the offering consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company and one-half of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Class A common stock and warrants are expected to be listed on NASDAQ under the symbols EMLD and EMLDW, respectively.