US shares rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street, on Friday, keeping the market on track to break a three-week losing streak.The S&P 500 rose 1.5% as of 1:50 p.m. Eastern and is up 3.6% for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 384 points, or 1.2%, to 32,155 …
Read More »Bitcoin, Ether Rebound on tech rally, weaker dollar
The crypto market significantly surged amid the stock market’s rally and slight decline of the US dollar, which has been rising sharply in recent weeks. Bitcoin and Ethereum’s rebound led a broader cryptocurrency advance. Bitcoin mining stocks, Bitcoin ETFs and companies heavily invested in crypto also rallied.In Friday afternoon trading, …
Read More »Fed’s Waller supports another significant hike in two weeks
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Friday that it was too soon to say whether inflation was moving meaningfully and persistently downward. The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction to these comments and was last seen losing 0.6% on a daily basis at 109.00.Additional Quotes“I support another significant …
Read More »Could Ethereum’s Merge Disrupt Crypto Trading?
Crypto markets that are linked to Ethereum could face disruption as the blockchain network behind the cryptocurrency nears the end of a key upgrade that is widely viewed as critical.The final stage of Ethereum’s merge is now about a week away. Expected to finish around September 15. The merge will …
Read More »Wells Fargo: Dollar to remain strong through the end of 2022
Wells Fargo’s Analysts believe that the strength of the US dollar will continue through the end of 2022. They point out that despite a more aggressive pace of tightening from foreign central banks, they doubt international policymakers will be able to keep pace with the tightening cycle laid out by …
Read More »Fed’s George favours steady rate hikes than fast ones
Kansas City Fed President Esther George said on Friday that “A steady path of rate hikes, predictable adjustments based on data could improve market functioning, facilitate balance sheet runoff”.The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction to these comments and was last seen losing 0.6% on the day at 109.00.Additional …
Read More »AUD/USD retreats from one-week highs
The Australian dollar is one of the top performers on Friday. The AUD/USD pair has retreated from near 0.6880 and found support at 0.6820.The AUD/USD peaked during the European session at 0.6877, the highest level since August 31 and then pulled back amid a stabilization of the greenback. The retreat …
Read More »Gold’s sharp reversal indicates difficult recovery
As the US dollar trims losses on Friday amid risk appetite and a rebound in US yields, the Gold Index is hovering around $1710.Gold turned to the downside again after approaching the $1730 area and pulled back sharply toward $1710, erasing daily gains on Friday. The stabilized dollar and rebounding …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 08/09/2022
The US dollar finished the trading session with mixed performance versus rival currencies. After a seemingly volatile day, the EUR/USD pair is little changed, just below parity after the ECB’s 75 bps rate hike that came in line with expectations.The Canadian dollar surged against the US dollar, with the pair …
Read More »Washington to screen investment in China’s tech sector
The Biden administration is pondering an executive order to screen and restrict US overseas investment in technology development in China and other potentially hostile countries.The Chinese embassy in Washington said Beijing opposes the order, adding the measure would limit normal investment in China, disrupt international trade and distort global semiconductor …
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