Brent crude futures fell $1.45, or 1.5%, to settle at $98.15 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell $2.25, or 2.4%, to settle at $92.09 a barrel. Both contracts gained more than 2% on Thursday.Oil prices plunged around 2% on Friday, on expectations that supply disruptions in …
Read More »Gogoro’s Q2 earnings signal cautious outlook for the second half
Since launching in 2011, Gogorohas grown into an EV battery swap leader. Gogoro released its Q2 earnings results yesterday, signaling a cautious but optimistic road ahead in the second half of 2022. Today, Gogoro offers one of the world’s most extensive battery swapping networks. In fact, over the past six …
Read More »US dollar recovers some of this week’s losses
The dollar index on Friday rose by +0.58% and recovered mildly from Wednesday’s 5-week low. Still, the dollar closed -0.9% lower on the week. The dollar on Friday saw support from the stronger-than-expected US consumer sentiment report. However, there was carry-over bearish sentiment for the dollar based on the favorable …
Read More »US shares rise for fourth straight day
week as investors warm to cooler inflationStocks rose sharply on Friday, clinching the fourth straight positive week for the S&P 500 as investors celebrated signs that inflation may be peaking. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 424.38 points, or 1.27%, to close at 33,761.05. The S&P 500 gained 1.73% to …
Read More »USD/CAD pares earlier losses
US data revealed, Friday morning, lifted the USD/CAD above its 100-DMA when the University of Michigan showed that the US Consumer Sentiment improved from 52.5 as estimated to 55.1, reaching a three-month high. That is very good news for the Federal Reserve policymakers; however, US inflation expectations for a 5-year …
Read More »Gold gains on retreating Treasury yields
Gold prices drifted higher on Friday helped by a drop in U.S. Treasury yields and setting the metal on path for a fourth straight week of gains, as investors took stock of the recent inflation data out of the United States.Gold rose 0.5% to $1,798.86 per ounce by 1800 GMT …
Read More »Fortuna Silver Earnings Retreat On Weaker Silver Price
Fortuna Silver released its Q2 results this week, reporting quarterly production of 1.65 million ounces of silver and 62,200 ounces of gold, translating to a meaningful increase in revenue. However, with the impacts of provisional pricing adjustments, an inventory write-down, inflationary pressures, and weaker silver prices, earnings were down sharply …
Read More »Russian economy steeply contracts on war, sanctions
The Russian GDP from April through June declined 4 percent over last year according to new government data. Russia’s economy contracted in the second quarter as the economic consequences of its war in Ukraine took hold.The economy shrank 4 percent from April through June compared with a year ago, the …
Read More »EUR/USD down from five-week highs
The EUR/USD pair hesitates to hold above 1.0300, preparing to finish the week with gains of just 0.21%. US Consumer Sentiment rises to a three-month high, while inflation expectations remain mixed.EU’s Industrial Production surprised to the upside, but recession is still looming. The pair could not hold to its two-day …
Read More »Friday’s US Consumer Confidence Gives Relief To US Economy
Data released on Friday showed a rebound in Consumer Confidence in August according to the University of Michigan’s preliminary report. Analysts at Wells Fargo point out the relief comes amid a modest bounce in consumer sentiment from what was an all-time low in June. They take little solace in the …
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