The EUR/USD pair is regaining some territory into the Wall Street close as the greenback continues to be faded, unable to break higher as traders start to move to the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve. In contrast to the expectations the Fed, however, the European Central Bank’s tightening expectations …
Read More »Banks, Megacaps drive Wall Street as Fed decision looms
Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Tuesday, as investors picked up shares of financials and beaten-down Megacap companies, while staying cautious about the Federal Reserve’s ability to tame inflation without impeding growth.Nine of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors rose, with energy (.SPNY) and financials (.SPSY) up 2.7% and 1.7%, …
Read More »US Stocks Waver Ahead of Fed Meeting
US stock indexes wobbled as investors geared up for the Federal Reserve’s policy decision this week and evaluated a batch of earnings.The S&P 500 was recently up 0.2%, a day after a late rally lifted stocks on Monday. The technology-focused Nasdaq Composite lost 0.2% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average …
Read More »Gold Traders Sidelined Ahead Of Fed Decisions
At $1,871.10, the gold price is firmer on Tuesday, rising from a low of $1,850.47 to a high of $1,878.14 so far. The price has upheld the bid in synch with a slight retreat in US Treasury yields and the US dollar ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve went.The US …
Read More »Schnabel: ECB may need to hike rates in July
European Central Bank member, Isabel Schnabel, told a German newspaper Handelsblatt on Tuesday that the ECB may need to raise interest rates as soon as July to stop high inflation from getting entrenched.EUR/USD is higher on the day by some 0.23% yet has not reacted to the comments, sticking to …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Fri. 29 April
The week finished with prevalent negative market sentiment. US equities recorded hefty losses, between 2.77% and 4.17%. China’s coronavirus outbreak which has lasted for the last couple of weeks threatens to disrupt supply chains. The US central bank’s increasing rate hikes to tackle inflation and the Ukraine-Russia conflict, further entering …
Read More »Nasdaq retreats to worst low since 2008 crisis
US equities and stocks plunged on Friday, with the Nasdaq marking its worst month since October 2008 and the S&P notching its worst month since March 2020 at the onset of the Covid pandemic.The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 4.2% on Friday, dragged down by Amazon (AMZN), which dropped nearly 15% after …
Read More »Could PCE Data Drive Looming Critical FOMC Meeting?
The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge slowed in March, in its first retreat in more than one year, according to a report issued Friday in the run-up to next week’s meeting of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee.PCE data gives a reading of the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index that excludes …
Read More »Chevron Profit Nearly Quadruples As Exxon Ups Stock Buyback Plan
Energy prices padded the bottom lines of Exxon, Mobil, and Chevron in the first quarter, a time that has helped oil companies to tell a totally different story from that is told by the Big Tech companies, which had been falling and falling into their earnings reports.Chevron and ExxonMobil are …
Read More »Is Russia’s Latest Economic Data Consistent On War Impact, Sanctions?
Latest economic data published by Moscow do not track private-sector surveys that show a sharp contraction in Russian manufacturing. The consequences of harsh economic sanctions against Russia are already being felt across the globe. Experts are busy explaining the significance of what has happened so far and how the conflict …
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