The European Commission raised its growth forecast for the year for the 19 countries using the euro, saying Thursday that the economy was bouncing back from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic as people went back to work in consumer-facing jobs.However, the EU’s executive branch lowered its outlook for next …
Read More »UK Recovery Lagging Behind G7
A strong blow has beaten Britain’s hopes to grab a slice of the market for electric vehicle batteries after one of the biggest chemical companies said it would give up on developing the technology.Johnson Matthey, a member of the FTSE 100, announced plans on Thursday to exit the battery materials …
Read More »Global Shares Mixed on Inflation Data
Global shares were mixed Thursday over a worrying report on U.S. inflation, released Wednesday, that slammed into the bond market and knocked stocks lower on Wall Street.France’s CAC 40 edged up 0.1% to 7,050.48 in early trading, while Germany’s DAX lost 0.2% to 16,033.55. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.3% to …
Read More »Wall Street Opens Higher on Big Tech Gains
U. S. shares opened mostly higher on Wall Street Thursday a day after a surge in inflation knocked the market lower. Big tech companies had some of the strongest gains in the early going. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.7%.The Dow Jones slid 0.2%, …
Read More »Market Drivers – U. S. Session – 10/11/2021
Market Drivers – U. S. Session – 10/11/2021 Having earlier showed readiness to fight inflation, U. S. President Joe Biden reiterated, Wednesday, that the consumer prices remained too high during early Thursday morning in Asia. “People remain unsettled about economy due to higher prices”, added Biden. He also said “I’m …
Read More »General Motors Seeing Better Semiconductors Supply
General Motors Co is seeing a better flow of semiconductors, and most of its assembly plants in North America are now back to running regular production, including Mexico, according to GM spokesperson.
Read More »Biden: Consumer prices too high, inflation priority
Having earlier showed readiness to fight inflation, U. S. President Joe Biden reiterated, Wednesday, that the consumer prices remained too high during early Thursday morning in Asia.“People remain unsettled about economy due to higher prices”, added Biden. He also said “I’m not waiting to sign a bill to improve the …
Read More »NZD/USD Depends on RBNZ
NZD/USD is ending the North American session down by 0.9% after falling from a high of 0.7132 to a low of 0.7062 on the day.A stronger than expected Consumer Price Index data overnight saw the USD rally against all G10 currencies.Markets have responded in kind following Fed’s statements last week …
Read More »Evergrande, Inflation Data Pull U. S. Shares Down
Hotter than expected Consumer Price Index reading for October and news that Evergrande again defaulted debt payment grace period were factors that pulled U. S. stocks down on Wednesday.The S&P 500 index is down 0.7%, CPI has jumped 0.9% after climbing 0.4% in September, the Labor Department said. This was …
Read More »Inflation Impacts All Currencies Including Cryptos
If inflation doesn’t diminish, Fed may need to taper at a more considerable rate and hike interest rates, which could hurt stock and bond markets.Against Japan’s yen the U. S. dollar was last up 0.85% to 113.86 yen after touching Wednesday’s session high of 113.940. On Tuesday the dollar had …
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