Wall Street’s key indexes rose on Wednesday due to Nvidia stock’s surge in shares, driven by expectations of a positive future outlook from the chip designer. Nvidia’s sales target exceeded Wall Street projections, leading to a record high for the chip designer’s shares. Analysts worry about a bigger selloff if …
Read More »Slowdown woes, surging US inventories drag WTI to four-week low
As a result of waning worldwide economic activity, as shown by the S&P worldwide PMIs, WTI crude oil declined to $77.68 per barrel, down 0.54%, before improving to $79.01 at the time of writing. While oil stockpiles decline by 6.1 million barrels, US petrol inventories increase by 1.5 million barrels, …
Read More »AUD/USD rises past 0.6450 amid US dollar’s weakness
The AUD/USD pair sets a third consecutive day of gains, rising more than 0.60% towards 0.6470. PMIs from August from the US and Australia came in lower than expected.Dovish bets on the Fed are applying pressure on the USD. The AUD/USD gained traction in Wednesday’s session, driven by a weaker …
Read More »Jackson Hole: Market overreacts?
US equities are trading higher on Wednesday as lower 10-year US Treasury yields aid long-term technology sectors thrive. The 10bps drop in 10-year yields is likely due to investors dialling back some of the recent build-up in growth expectations that saw yields climb to the highest levels since the Great …
Read More »UK Preliminary Services PMI enters contraction with 48.7 in August
The seasonally adjusted S&P Global/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell further in August to 42.5 from 45.0 predicted and 45.3 in July. Meanwhile, the Preliminary UK Services Business Activity Index fell to a seven-month low of 48.7 in August, compared to a final print of 51.5 in July …
Read More »European stocks open higher supported by mining and healthcare companies
European stocks opened higher on Wednesday, as mining stocks led gains thanks to higher metal prices, while Swiss pharmaceutical Roche supported health care stocks. And by 0707 GMT, the European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.4 percent. Mining stocks rose 0.9 percent as prices of most industrial minerals rose. Roche shares …
Read More »Oil rises as markets assess the prospects of interest rate hikes and weak Chinese demand
Oil prices rose on Monday as global supply tightened due to reduced exports from Saudi Arabia and Russia outweighed concerns about global demand growth amid high interest rates. And by 0301 GMT, Brent crude oil prices rose 75 cents to 85.55 dollars a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 80 …
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Read More »CAD maintains a gradual climb 23/8/2023
Quiet positive trades continue to dominate the Canadian dollar’s movements within a gradual rise towards the required target of 1.3575, recording its highest level at 1.3565. Technically, the 50-day simple moving average is still holding the price from below, in addition to the positive signs coming from the RSI, which …
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