China’s President Xi Jinping is attempting to shift China from its property-based, debt-fueled economic model, which has been cooling growth in the world’s second-largest economy. However, investors are concerned about the structural changes underpinning the country’s continuing appetite for raw materials, such as the $300 billion copper market. China imports …
Read More »Gold surges to around $ 2040 on consumer optimism, Fed bets
The gold market is holding near a six-month high, seeing some reaction to better-than-expected US consumer optimism. At the time of writing, gold is trading at $204.51 per ounce. It is up by +1.34%, with $27.13 gains. The Conference Board said on Tuesday its consumer confidence index fell to 102 …
Read More »OPEC+ production cuts in place and what could change
OPEC+ analysts and sources have indicated that the group, consisting of OPEC members such as Saudi Arabia and allied countries like Russia, will hold an online meeting on Thursday. During this meeting, further adjustments to the existing agreement, which has already curtailed oil supplies until 2024, might be considered to …
Read More »Noor Capital | Mohammed Hashad Interview on Dubai TV – November 27, 2023
Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the key developments in the markets and the performance of the most important assets, in an interview on Dubai TV. Expected DataHashad explained that the markets are awaiting high-impact …
Read More »The British pound rose and the dollar fell as traders awaited new economic signals
The pound sterling rose to its highest level in more than two months against the dollar on Monday, although some risk aversion limited the US currency’s losses, with traders awaiting new economic signals next week to determine the course of monetary policy regarding future interest rates. The current week is …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap
Data from the German statistics office confirmed on Friday that the country’s economy contracted slightly in the third quarter compared to the previous three months. The initial estimate, published in late October, indicated a contraction of 0.1 percent, which has now been substantiated. Ruth Brand, head of the Statistics Office, …
Read More »Gold find demand after mixed S&P PMIs
The Gold Index is surging to $2000. Following mixed S&P PMIs, the US dollar declined. Increased US interest rates could restrict the precious metal’s growth. Profiting from mixed S&P PMIs and a declining US dollar, gold is gaining ground on Friday. The pair, which is often known as the price …
Read More »Dollar declines in limited deals with expectations that interest rates will reach their peak
The dollar fell on Friday as investors bet that US interest rates had peaked, while the yen rose after Japan’s core consumer prices grew, boosting expectations that the Bank of Japan may soon roll back monetary stimulus. With US markets closed on Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday and a …
Read More »Economic indicators incite pessimistic outlook for 2024
As of next January, a recession is predicted to hit the US economy as investment and production decline. According to a press release from the Conference Board, the Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell 0.8% in October and 3.3% over the previous six months, marking the 19th consecutive m-o-m decline. The …
Read More »US stocks surge ahead of Thanksgiving
On Wednesday, stocks experienced a surge following a brief decline in yields to their lowest point in several months, and the market’s rally from November extended into the Thanksgiving holiday. The S&P 500 increased by 0.4%, the Nasdaq Composite advanced by 0.5%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 178 …
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