Nursing shortages compounded by the pandemic are expected to continue for years to come, according to a new study, driving up wages and healthcare costs while suppressing spending on non-nursing Hospital expenses such as equipment or new medical technologies. The Omicron variant could worsen this trend by spurring a second …
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 »McDonald’s Earnings Beat Expectations
McDonald’s reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ estimates, as its international sales rebounded despite the resurgence of the coronavirus in some markets. The company’s adjusted earnings per share were $2.76, versus expectations of $2.46, and revenue was $6.2 billion, versus expectations of $6.04 billion. The company reported a …
Read More »S&P 500 slides over comments by Fed’s Powell
The S&P 500 erased previous daily gains and dropped 0.12%, settling at 4,544.36, shortly after Fed’s Chair Jerome Powell had admitted that the central bank keeps monitoring price pressures carefully and would act as required.As the S&P500 cash market opened, the market mood was upbeat, with the three major U. …
Read More »NFP Preview: Forecasts From Four Major Banks
Here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of four major banks regarding NFP report. JP Morgan “We are looking for a 575K gain in jobs. Expect a drop in the US unemployment rate to 5%. The driver for an above-consensus forecast is the expected rebound in the leisure …
Read More »Powell: Bond tapering could conclude by middle of 2022
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a press conference, said central bank members forecast a tapering of the pandemic-era bond buying program ending around the middle of 2022.“Participants generally view, so long as the recovery remains on track, gradual tapering process that concludes around the middle of next year is …
Read More »U.S. Natural Gas Futures Ease from 7-Year High
Ahead of the official storage report, U.S. natural gas future contracts slipped on Thursday due to pressures by forecasts for estimated slightly lower demand next week. The market took a breather from its recent racing ahead of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly storage report.There has been a significant …
Read More »Oil Prices Leap After Draw in U.S. Stocks
Oil prices have jumped over USD 2 a barrel on Wednesday, 15 September, after U. S. governmental data had showed a larger than expected drawdown in U.S. crude inventories.Expectations indicate that demand will rise as vaccination campaigns widen their scope.Crude oil prices went up today on bullish news from the …
Read More »Forex Expo makes largest gathering in the Financial Industry in 2021
Forex Expo announced the industry’s experts as speakers lined up for September’s financial exhibition and conference. The event will showcase expert keynote speakers, interactive panel discussions, upcoming trends in trading and investing in financial markets, exploring the great opportunities in the trading & investing space. Event organizer Michael Xuan commented, …
Read More »NFP Preview: Forecasts From Four Major Banks
The Nonfarm Payrolls report is expected to show an increase of 870,000 jobs in July. Here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of four major banks regarding NFP report. Deutsche Bank “We are forecasting that NFP will have risen by +1M in July, which would be the fastest …
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