US stocks rose slightly at the open on Wednesday, supported by a fresh batch of strong earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 78.55 points, or 0.22 percent, to open at 35,835.43 points. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 5.43 points, or 0.12 percent, to 4,580.22 points. The …
Read More »US: Durable Goods Orders Decline in September
Durable Goods Orders in the United States declined 0.4%, or $1 billion, in September to $261.3 billion, the data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Wednesday. This reading followed August’s increase of 1.3% and came in better than the market expectation for a contraction of 1.1%.
Read More »McDonald’s Earnings Beat Expectations
McDonald’s reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ estimates, as its international sales rebounded despite the resurgence of the coronavirus in some markets. The company’s adjusted earnings per share were $2.76, versus expectations of $2.46, and revenue was $6.2 billion, versus expectations of $6.04 billion. The company reported a …
Read More »German Economy Ministry: 2021 GDP Forecast Lowered in April
Germany’s economy ministry announced on Wednesday that they have lowered the 2021 growth forecast to 2.6% from 3.5% reported in April, per Reuters. Raised 2022 GDP forecast to +4.1% from April forecast of +3.6%. Expecting GDP growth of +1.6% in 2023.
Read More »BoC: Forecasts From Three Major Banks
The Bank of Canada (BoC) will announce its monetary policy decisions at 14:00 GMT. here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of Three major banks TDS “We expect the BoC to argue that the inflation surge is largely transitory, and to hold forward guidance for the …
Read More »European Shares Fall on Lower Mining Sector
European shares fell on Wednesday, with mining stocks leading losses after concerns about Chinese government intervention impacting metal prices, while mixed corporate earnings data kept investors on the alert. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2 percent but settled just below its August high. Asian technology stocks fell on an …
Read More »Market Drivers – Asian Session 27-10-2021
The Nikkei index fell eight points to close at 29,098.24 points, maintaining most of the gains it made in the past days, which amounted to about 500 points. The index had fallen earlier today to 28,870.25 points. But the broader Topix index fell 0.23 percent to 2013.81 points. In a …
Read More »Nikkei Recovers Early Losses to Close Flat
The Nikkei index recovered its previous losses to end the day unchanged, as strong results for companies supported the market, despite the effect of the state of caution and anticipation ahead of the parliamentary elections at the weekend. The Nikkei index fell eight points to close at 29,098.24 points, maintaining …
Read More »Crude Oil Fell by 1% Post Data
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Read More »German Dax Maintains Bullish Trend
The German DAX index managed to achieve noticeable gains within the bullish context, as we expected, surpassing the second target that is required to be achieved 15730, recording the highest price of 15780. On the technical side today, and with careful consideration of the 60-minute time frame, we find the …
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