The Australian dollar surged to a fresh five-month high at 0.7122 against the US dollar on Wednesday, after the Australian inflation data that paved the way for additional policy tightening by the Reserve Bank of Australia. Except for the Australian dollar, risk aversion keeps high beta currencies pressured. Hence, the …
Read More »Before crucial US data, US dollar nearing its breaking point.
Bulls in the US dollar are hiding at a key support level.In the following few days, the Dollar is expected to encounter weekly negative mood resulting in a bullish correction with the 38.2% Fibonacci target positioned around 103.10.The Fed’s intentions and awaited US data will be crucial in determining the …
Read More »No easy way out from US debt ceiling noise
Republicans are still divided over to what extent they should adopt hardline stance on the US debt ceiling, but the significant development is that they were united on Wednesday in one remarkable thing; namely their uniform demand that the Democratic President Joe Biden should agree to negotiate on spending as …
Read More »Dow falls for the first time in four sessions amid earnings season
US stocks fell on Wednesday after the latest corporate earnings that fueled existing concerns that some of the most outstanding US companies are struggling amid successive rate hikes and recession concerns.The Dow Jones Industrial Average snapped three days of gains, last down 80 points, or 0.24%. The Nasdaq Composite retreated …
Read More »What could Boeing earnings mean to stock markets?
Boeing stock is trading lower on Wednesday as the aerospace and defense company reported a fourth-quarter revenue miss and surprise earnings per share loss. For the quarter, Boeing delivered 152 airplanes in its commercial division, a jump of over 50% compared to a year ago. Boeing’s 110 737 planes were …
Read More »BOC’s Macklem: Time to pause, assess whether policy is sufficiently restrictive
Following the Bank of Canada’s decision to raise the policy rate by 25 basis points to 4.5%, Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem delivers his remarks on the policy outlook and responds to questions. Key Remarks “Bank of Canada has raised rates rapidly, now it’s time to pause and …
Read More »USD/CAD hits weekly highs after BoC rate decision
The Bank of Canada has raised rates as expected, however, the Canadian dollar weakens after the rate policy announcement.The USD/CAD pair jumps but then pulls back toward 1.3400. the pair is trading at 1.3419, at the time of typing. The USD/CAD jumped by more than 50 pips after the decision …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 24/01/2023
The US dollar dropped against the Euro and had weaker performance despite solid US manufacturing data that stirred some livelihood into markets ahead of key events for the days ahead. Most markets are awaiting clues concerning inflation from the US growth updates in the US economy. The US 10-year yield …
Read More »Wall Street fights for direction, but Dow closes higher for third consecutive day
US stocks tended to fight for direction on Tuesday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished higher. The index gained 104.40 points, or 0.31%, to close at 33,733.96. The S&P 500 dipped 0.07% to settle at 4,016.95, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.27% to end at 11,334.27.The Dow Jones Industrial …
Read More »Microsoft beats earnings expectations despite cloud growth slowdown
Microsoft announced its Q2 earnings after the bell on Tuesday, beating on expected earnings per share. Despite the beat on earnings per share, Microsoft’s cloud business continued to slow in the quarter. The company reported its Intelligent Cloud segment grew 18% in the quarter, while its Azure services grew 31%. …
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