U.S. economic growth slowed as a result of supply chain disruptions and a growing labor shortage according to a fresh Federal Reserve report. Fed’s Beige Book is a region by region compilation of economic information. In its latest edition issued Wednesday, Fed reported that several districts noted that growth overall …

A top Federal Reserve official said he expected elevated inflation pressures to decline without requiring a more aggressive response by the central bank next year.Fed Governor Randal Quarles says he is watching for signs that higher demand will keep prices elevated even after bottlenecks abate, but he warned of growing …

On Wednesday, gold rose for a second day following comments by Federal Reserve Bank official that played down the possibility of imminent rate hikes.Gold gained positive traction for the second successive day and shot to fresh weekly tops, closer to the $1,790 level during the early North American session, meanwhile …

Commercial crude oil inventories in the US fell by 0.4 million barrels in the week ending October 15.The U. S. Energy Information Administration’s weekly report was out on Wednesday. This reading comes in much lower than the market’s expectation for an inventory build of 1.8 million barrels.Crude oil prices tipped …

Bitcoin drifted just below its record highs on Wednesday, only one day after the launch of the first U.S. bitcoin futures-based exchange traded fund (ETF), to evidence that the new product was entirely meaningful for bitcoin. The world’s leading cryptocurrency displayed good performance at $64,257, and got higher during the …

The European trading session, on Wednesday, was quiet for the second consecutive day. The U. S. dollar became further steadier earlier in the European session, but it is now following a more mixed trading pattern, with the sterling tracking lower as it moved away from key resistance near 1.3800.Gold’s gains …

U. S. stocks continue to rise despite the below-expected economic data concerning the housing sector, one of the most important economic sectors in the United States. Stocks’ surge is mainly due to the positive earnings reports posted by several companies including Netflix as the latest announced earnings posted on Tuesday. …

Earnings of major banks and companies have tended to decide both the market status and sentiment since mid-October, as dozens of companies either already reported of will report their financial statements next week and through early November.NetflixIn a solid beat, Netflix shares were on the uptrend after the bell on …

Semiconductor stocks have been rallying most of this year and hit new hikes. The pandemic has bolstered demand for chips by leaps and bounds, leading to the worst global shortage in many years.iShares Semiconductor and Vectors Semiconductor have benefited from the crisis and reaped gains of about 4% over the …

U.S. Treasury yields jumped on Tuesday. Today’s session has pushed the 10 year Treasury note back to its highest level since June.The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose, surpassing the 1.6% level. The yield on the benchmark note added 5.7 basis points at 1.641% level. Yields on 30-year Treasury bonds also …