European stocks rose on Monday as investors assessed the uncertainty surrounding the US debt ceiling talks and the presidential elections in Turkey and were looking forward to data released this week for clues about the state of the global economy. The European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.4 percent, with personal …
Read More »Trend of the week: Poor corporate results, US regional banks concerns
Even though US inflation has slowed and there are signs that the cycle of monetary tightening may be coming to an end, this week’s trend was negatively impacted by a bunch of weak corporate earnings and ongoing worries about US regional banks. Although the sessions have been tumultuous, the major …
Read More »Oil prices retreat on stronger dollar, demand fears
On Friday, crude oil prices retreated and were set to end the week lower for the third straight week, as the market balanced supply fears against renewed economic concerns in the United States and China.Brent crude futures fell 59 cents, or 0.8%, to $74.39 a barrel by 12:07 p.m. EDT …
Read More »US consumer sentiment slumps on debt ceiling impasse
US consumer sentiment slumped to a six-month low in May on worries that political haggling over raising the federal government’s borrowing cap could trigger a recession. The University of Michigan’s survey also showed consumers’ long-term inflation expectations jumping this month to their highest reading since 2011, bad news for the …
Read More »European stocks edge higher, Richemont earnings in focus
European stock markets rose on Friday as investors digested conflicting economic statistics from the United Kingdom as well as additional quarterly corporate reports. At 08:15 GMT, the DAX index in Germany was 0.4% higher, the FTSE 100 in the United Kingdom was 0.3% higher, and the CAC 40 in France …
Read More »EUR/USD sinks to four-week lows on stronger dollar
The EUR/USD pair drops to 1.0916 as US PPI data slows and unemployment claims rise, strengthening the US Dollar. US Treasury bond yields fall with investors pricing in three rate cuts by the Federal Reserve by December 2023.ECB speakers emphasize slowing inflation in the Eurozone, with further rate hikes left …
Read More »What is shorting and how can it work amid recession fears?
Leading investment firms are shorting US stocks as the global recession-linked fears become more and more severe. The approach is focused on shorting US stocks worth billions of dollars. This wave of selling short is a wager that the market would be under pressure as recession fears intensify. The possibility …
Read More »AUD/USD higher on softer US dollar following CPI data
The AUD/USD pair is higher on the day during the American trading session by about 0.2% after traveling from a low of 0.6778 to reach a high of 0.6818 so far. Risk has bounced again in late Wall Street and that has taken the high beta currencies higher. The ongoing …
Read More »Explainer: Wall Street’s calm is byproduct of debt ceiling woes
Wall Street has identified its own X-date in late May, and if there is no major movement in Congress by then, it is expected that some major market volatility is looming. The US government is running out of money, and if Congress doesn’t act to raise or suspend its self-imposed …
Read More »BoE Preview: to continue to hike in 25 bps steps
The Bank of England (BoE) will release its monetary policy decision on Thursday at 11:00 GMT. Along with the decision, the meeting minutes and the Monetary Policy Report will be made public. Following the announcement, Governor Andrew Bailey of the Bank of England will attend a news conference at 11:30 …
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