The Tenth District Manufacturing Survey’s Composite Index fell to 24 in November versus 31 in October. The latest index came in at 24, down 7 from last month’s 31, indicating continued expansion in November, but at a slower pace according to Kansas City Fed.The future outlook ticked up to 35. …
Read More »268,000 New Jobless Claims Filed Last Week
New weekly jobless claims are slightly higher than expected but still representing a new pandemic-era low, with the weekly rate of those rendered newly out of work coming closer to pre-coronavirus levels. The Labor Department released its jobless claims report Thursday. The main figures from the report refer to initial …
Read More »EIA: Natural Gas Supplies Climb
The US EIA has reported a 26-billion-cubic-foot weekly climb in natural-gas supplies. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported on Thursday that domestic supplies of natural gas rose by 26 billion cubic feet for the week ended Nov. 12. IHS Markit had forecast an increase of 24 billion cubic feet. Total …
Read More »Natural Gas Rebounds On EIA Data
Natural gas futures trimmed losses ahead of the latest round of government inventory data early Thursday as strong liquefied natural gas takeaway continue to support prices.Coming off a 36.1-cent sell-off in the previous session, the December delivery Nymex contract was up 17.7 cents to $4.993/MMBtu.Technical momentum and evidence of strong …
Read More »LEI Index Spots U.S. Economy Acceleration
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased by 0.9 percent in October to 118.3 (2016 = 100), following a 0.1 percent increase in September and a 0.7 percent increase in August. “The U.S. LEI rose sharply in October suggesting the current economic expansion will continue into 2022 and may …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 17-11-2021
US shares, treasury yields and the US dollar reversed direction and closed lower, Wednesday. The three assets were negatively several by several factors in the markets, most notably the decision by Amazon.com to stop accepting payments with Visa cards in the UK as of 2022 in addition to negative data …
Read More »T-Yields Push Gold Higher Nearest $1,900
Gold has ended Wednesday’s US trading session with the highest daily gains in a week. Gold price has edged around $1,867.Gold got the opportunity to cheer US Treasury yields’ heavy pullback that impacted the US Dollar Index (DXY) amid the absence of major catalysts and ongoing inflation.Gold is buyers’ favourite …
Read More »Treasury Yields Fall, Tepid Demand for 20-year auction
US Treasuries rallied on Wednesday as the recent backup in yields reached levels that drew buyers back to the securities.10-year yields US10YT=RR reached 1.65%, the highest since Oct. 26, before reversing and falling back to 1.61%. They have increased from a low of 1.42% last week, before data showed that …
Read More »Washington Asks Big Countries To Coordinate Oil Reserve Releases
Biden’s administration asked some of the world’s largest oil consuming countries to consider releasing a portion of their crude reserves in a coordinated effort to lower prices and stimulate the economic recovery.Reuters has quoted anonymous sources to convey the news late on Wednesday night. It is noteworthy that WTI crude …
Read More »AUD/USD Sinks To Fresh Lows
AUD/USD has sunk to fresh lows to meet daily 0.7260s, sliding from a 0.7305 high hit by storm this week when the stronger US dollar coupled with a dovish RBA as hawkish expectations as well as pressures on the US Fed agitated. UK and US equities were softer as well. …
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