The U.S. Dollar (USD) rebounded against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Monday, after declining for two consecutive sessions. The USD/JPY pair registered a modest rise of 0.09%, reaching the level of 110.33. Month-to-date, the pair rose by about 0.68%, with its gains since the beginning of the year at 6.79%. …
Read More »Blend Labs Files for $100 M IPO
Blend Labs has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) as it plans to sell $100 million worth of shares to publicly trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The digital platform focuses on mortgage lending and other fintech services. The newcomer to Wall Street recorded a 90% rise …
Read More »NYSE Closes Monday with Large Gains
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed higher on Monday, registering large gains in the first session of the week to recover some of the large losses it saw last week following the Fed’s policy statement, which indicated a hawkish change in tone. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 586.89 …
Read More »Oil Finishes at Highest Levels since October 2018
Oil prices surged on Monday, amid expectations that sanctions on Iran will continue following the recent presidential election. In addition, expectation for demand recovery in the second half of the year continue to provide support to crude prices. Brent crude futures for August delivery gained $1.39, or 1.89%, and closed …
Read More »Gold Rebounds after Two Consecutive Declines
Gold prices rose on Monday, recovering from its recent losses, following two daily losses and the worst weekly performance in about 15 months. A retreat by the U.S. Dollar (USD) provided support for the yellow metal. Gold futures for August delivery gained $13.90, or 0.79%, to close at $1,781.80 per …
Read More »European Stocks Rebound from Earlier Losses to Close Higher
European stocks closed higher on Monday, starting the week with a positive performance after rebounding from earlier losses. The STOXX Europe 600 index rose by 0.7% and closed at 455.23 points. Similarly, the STOXX 50 index finished higher by 0.71% at 4,112.33 points. The French CAC40 and the UK’s FTSE100 …
Read More »Lagarde Says Pandemic Remains Risk but Expects Faster Recovery
President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, believes that the coronavirus pandemic is still impacting the Eurozone. Speaking to the European Parliament on Monday, Lagarde expected a quick rebound in economic growth on the back of recovery in consumer spending, Reuters reported. “While on the downside, the spread …
Read More »Weekly Recap: 14-18 June
Last week witnessed an event that had been anticipated by markets for some time, as the Federal Reserve policy meeting surprisingly saw a hawkish change in tone with the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) seeing interest rate hikes sooner than previously expected. The Fed is now expecting raising interest rates …
Read More »Fed Officials Express Varied Opinions on Rate Hikes
The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, is expecting an interest rate hike in 2022, due to the rise in inflation rate above the 2% target. “We were expecting a good year, but this is a bigger year than we were expecting, more inflation than …
Read More »Wall Street Record Weekly Losses on Fed’s Hawkish Tone
The main indices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed lower on Friday, amid concerns about the hawkish tone by the Federal Reserve, with Wall Street worrying about raising interest rated sooner than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 533.37 points, or 1.58%, and closed at 33,290 …
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