The GBP/USD pair falls for the second successive day, as sellers hold 1.2200, alongside a risk-on impulse. Broad US dollar strength keeps the American currency afloat against most G10 currencies.Fed officials hawkish comments boosted the dollar and constituted a headwind for the GBP/USD pair. The Bank of England (BoE) is …

“We have a lot in the pipeline in tightening but yet to see that in data showing a slowing of the economy,” San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said on Wednesday. Daly said that the Fed is nowhere near finished with the inflation fight. Also, James Bullard began yesterday by …

US stock indexes rose on Wednesday on strong results from PayPal and CVS Health, with investors awaiting services activity data for clues on the health of the economy struggling with soaring inflation and tightening financial conditions.Shares of PayPal Holdings jumped 11.6% after the fintech company raised its annual profit guidance …

Moderna’s Q2 results have beaten Wall Street’s quarterly earnings and revenue expectations. The Boston-based company generated $4.7 billion in sales for the quarter, a 9% increase over the same period last year.The biotech company’s costs rose to $1.4 billion, or 30% of the revenue generated from its vaccine. Moderna also …

The business activity in the US service sector expanded at a more robust pace in July than in June with the ISM Services PMI rising to 56.7 from 55.3. This reading came in better than the market expectation of 53.5.Further details of the publication revealed that the Prices Paid Index …

Risk-aversion came back benefitting the US dollar that is widely considered as a safe haven. US-Sino tensions arose on the arrival of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. Pelosi supports the local government against China’s will.Crude oil prices, on the other hand, recovered some ground and the barrel of …

Robinhood will reduce its headcount by approximately 23%. The American financial services company, headquartered in California, also dropped its earnings report for the second quarter, which showed a decline in monthly active users and assets under custody. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said, on Tuesday, “deterioration of the macro environment, with …

Starbucks on Tuesday reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue, despite lockdowns in China weighing on its performance.Shares of Starbucks have fallen 27% this year, dragging its market value down to $98.37 billion. The coffee giant suspended its fiscal 2022 outlook last quarter, citing the uncertainty caused by Covid lockdowns in …

US stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes, on Tuesday, include Caterpillar, down $11.35 to $183.51. The construction equipment maker’s second-quarter revenue fell short of Wall Street forecasts. Uber Technologies’ stock was up $4.65 to $29.25. The ride-application-based company reported surprisingly strong second-quarter revenue.BP PLC stock was up …

A risk-off impulse keeps safe-haven peers rising, as geopolitical US-China frays keep traders more cautious. At the time of writing, the EUR/GBP is trading at 0.8350.The EUR/GBP pair is still maintaining a kind of defensive stance as sellers eye a break below 0.8346. The RSI in the EUR/GBP daily chart …