Economic Report

U.S. stock futures were mixed early Friday after a whipsaw session, with traders further dialing back expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut in December. At 05:00 ET (10:00 GMT), Dow Jones futures rose 0.3%, while S&P 500 futures slipped 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.5%. Week-to-date: risk-off tone …

Bitcoin extended its slide Friday, breaking to $85,700 (-6.8% as of 06:21 GMT) after briefly hitting $85,418, its lowest since April. The token is on track for a weekly drop >8%, capping a bruising run that’s seen leveraged longs unwind as key supports failed. What’s driving the selloff Ambiguous U.S. …

UK retail sales fell 1.1% m/m in October after a +0.7% gain in September (revised from +0.5%), the ONS said Friday, badly missing the market call for 0.0%. Ex-fuel core sales dropped 1.0% m/m (consensus -0.2%) following a revised +0.7% in September. On an annual basis, headline sales growth slowed …

Oil fell for a third straight session on Friday, with traders bracing for looser supply risks and tighter financial conditions. Brent down 2.2% to $61.98 by 10:10 GMT WTI down 2.5% to $57.52Both benchmarks are on track for ~4% weekly losses, erasing last week’s gains. What’s weighing on crude Diplomatic …

U.S. stocks rose Thursday but closed well off intraday highs as an early, Nvidia-led rally lost steam and investors weighed mixed signals on the Federal Reserve’s next move. By 11:26 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.66% at 46,441.56, the S&P 500 gained 0.86% to 6,699.33, and …

Nonfarm Payrolls +119K in September (consensus +50K), after August was revised down to –4K from +22K. Key details: Unemployment rate: 4.4% (from 4.3%). Labor force participation: 62.4% (from 62.3%). Avg. hourly earnings (YoY): 3.8% (unchanged; est. 3.7%). Revisions: July –7K to +72K; August –26K to –4K ⇒ net –33K over …

Bitcoin hovered around $91,900 early Thursday, stabilizing after a brief tumble below $90,000 in the prior session that underscored fragile risk appetite across crypto markets. Policy fog: Fed minutes deepen confusion Minutes from the Oct. 28–29 Federal Reserve meeting showed a widening divide over whether to cut rates on Dec. …

Oil prices ticked up Thursday, recovering a fraction of the prior session’s slide, as a larger-than-expected draw in U.S. crude inventories tempered bets that a potential Washington-backed framework to end the Russia–Ukraine war could add supply to an already well-stocked market. Brent crude rose 0.3% to $63.72/bbl by 07:14 GMT. …

The First Batch of Core Employment Data (NFP) Is Released After the Government Shutdown This data release comes just one day after the Federal Reserve meeting, which was marked by significant caution regarding the future path of interest rates. Alongside the release, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced …

Federal Reserve officials were sharply divided over whether to deliver another rate cut at the Dec. 10–11 meeting, minutes from the Oct. 28–29 FOMC gathering showed Wednesday, underscoring rising uncertainty after a weeks-long government data blackout and lingering inflation risks. At the October meeting, the Committee lowered the fed funds …