Shares of Alphabet dipped as much as 8% on Wednesday, a day after the company released third-quarter earnings that missed on the top and bottom lines. Revenue growth slowed to 6% from 41% a year earlier as the company contends with a continued downdraft in online ad spending.It has become …
Read More »Macklem: BoC cannot rely on global developments to bring down inflation
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem responded to questions from the press following the bank’s decision to raise the policy rate by 50 basis points to 3.75%.The USD/CAD pair continues to trade in negative territory following the press conference and was last seen losing 0.35% on the day at 1.3560.Key …
Read More »Major banks see no obstacles to ECB’s 75 bps hike
The European Central Bank will announce its decision on monetary policy on Thursday, October 27 at 12:15 GMT and as markets get closer to the release time, here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of 15 major banks.Economists broadly expect the ECB to raise borrowing costs …
Read More »US: International trade deficit widens to $92.2 billion in September
The data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Wednesday that the US international trade deficit widened by $4.9 billion to $92.2 billion in September from $87.3 billion in August. The US Dollar Index recovered slightly from multi-week lows it touched earlier in the day and was last seen …
Read More »Mercedes-Benz lifts profit forecast as luxury cars boom
Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday as strong demand for luxury cars and cost savings offset the supply chain bottlenecks that have hampered industry output this year. The German automaker said it now expected group earnings to rise at least 15% this year, compared with a previous …
Read More »Gold recovers as dollar falls on bets on a slower rate of hike
Gold rose on Wednesday as the dollar and US Treasury yields fell amid expectations that the Federal Reserve may slow the pace of interest rate hikes. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.7 percent, recording 1663.26 dollars an ounce by 0644 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.6 percent to $1,667.10 …
Read More »The new British Prime Minister holds his first cabinet meeting to start reforming the economy
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, a day after taking office with a promise to fix the previous government’s mistakes and stabilize the economy. High on Sunak’s agenda is preparing the financial market’s eagerly awaited financial statement, due out on October 31, but the …
Read More »Dow Jones extends gains 26/10/2022
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Read More »CAD may see further declines ahead of the BoC decision 26/10/2022
The Canadian dollar is trading with noticeable negativity after it failed to maintain positive stability above the 1.3655 support level, to witness the current movements of the pair stabilizing around its lowest level during the early trading of the current session, around 1.3595. Technically, we tend in our trading to …
Read More »GBP outperforms USD 26/10/2022
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