The “Big Short” movie star Michael Burry returned to Twitter Friday. After earlier remarks about inflation, SEC and Fed policies, the movie star who is also CEO of Scion Asset Management says that Elon Musk has wrong calculations and had it not quite right with his Rivian comments. Earlier in …
Read More »Oil Prices Under Accelerating Pressure
A handful of bearish factors are driving oil prices lower, with both WTI and Brent set for a third successive weekly loss.While crude prices have been relatively range-bound recently, hovering within the $80-85 per barrel range, they are expected to suffer their third weekly decline in a row. Yet, beyond …
Read More »Is Rivian Investors’ Next Tesla?
Some investors bet that Rivian can become the next Tesla, whose own market cap stands above $1 trillion, while others say It is a bad bet.U. S. Electric automaker Rivian closed trading yesterday with value nearing $105 billion, two days after completing the largest U.S. IPO since Alibaba in 2014. …
Read More »APEC Leaders Tackle Economic Recovery, COVID-19, Climate
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum vowed on Friday to address economic recovery in the region by shoring up supply chains.The summit is tackling labour issues and continuing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit is held amid heightened U.S.-China tensions.Biden and Xi expected to meet virtually …
Read More »Baker Hughes Reports Rise of U.S. Oil Drilling Rigs
Baker Hughes on Friday reported that the number of active U.S. rigs drilling for oil rose by four to 454 this week. That followed increases in each of the previous two weeks, including a climb of six oil rigs last week, Baker Hughes data show. The total active U.S. rig …
Read More »XAU/USD Dips to $1850 as Fed Williams’ Speech Eyed
XAU/USD prices have recovered back to trading flat on the day, having at one point prior to the U. S. open been trading with losses of nearly 1.0%. Gold appeared to find good demand at $1850 as gold bulls and those seeking inflation protection bought the dip.As Fed encounters pressure …
Read More »XAU/EUR Reaches Fresh High
Gold against the EUR is trying to extend its weekly uptrend for seven successive days, trading at €1,627 during the New York session.Early in the Asian session, the precious metal retreated to give back some of its weekly gains, as bears pushed gold towards the 50-simple moving average on the …
Read More »U.S. Consumer Sentiment Drops on Inflation Concerns
U.S. consumer sentiment fell in early November to the lowest level in 10 years as surging inflation cut into households’ living standards, with few believing policymakers are taking sufficient steps to mitigate the accelerating inflation.The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to 66.8 in its preliminary November reading, released …
Read More »EU Ready To Handle Any Issue Within NI protocol
Vice President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič, in public comments regarding Brexit negotiations, said that the European Union is willing and ready to look at any issue that is within the Northern Ireland protocol.Šefčovič has added that problems should be tackled one at a time, perhaps starting with medicines …
Read More »Gold is Heading to Record The Largest Weekly Jump in 6 Months
Gold prices fell on Friday, under pressure from the strength of the dollar, but it is heading towards recording the largest weekly jump in 6 months, as concerns about the rise in consumer prices in the United States led to the demand for the yellow metal as a hedge in …
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