Japan’s Nikkei recorded its worst week in nearly three months on Friday, while ending the day flat, and was pressured by fears of aggressive rate hikes globally, while a weak yen provided little support. The Nikkei closed down 0.04 percent to 27,650.84 points, and recorded a weekly decline of 3.4 …
Read More »US shares fall on rate hiking concerns
US equities fell on Thursday as traders continued to debate over the possibility for higher rate policy by the Fed.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 150 points, or 0.5%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite declined 1.1% and 2.2%, respectively. All of the major averages are on track to finish …
Read More »Does VIX Accurately Work As A Reliable Risk Gauge?
Markets are becoming harder and harder to predict in 2022. One of the biggest questions, right now, is whether a reliable common measure of volatility can work and show risk direction.Traders lack a reliable measure of the risk level when they have to make investment decisions. Instead, they derive direction …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei hits one-month closing low as chipmakers falter
Japan’s Nikkei hit its lowest closing level in a month on Thursday, weighed down by losses in chip-related stocks after Nvidia was hit overnight by a US order to halt sales of the top artificial intelligence chip maker to China. The Nikkei fell 1.53 percent to close at 27,661.47 points, …
Read More »Can Wall Street Avoid Fourth Day Of Losses?
US stocks are generally struggling to put an end to the three-day losses. Traders and investors are still busy digest monetary policy signals and comments by the Fed speaks.Any economic downturn would give the Fed reason to ease up its rate hiking stance. Stocks have been subject to heavy selloff …
Read More »Japan stocks fall following Wall Street
Japanese stocks gained for the second consecutive month on Wednesday, even as the two major indexes closed lower on Wednesday, weighed down by losses from technology and energy blue-chip companies and Wall Street’s decline. The Nikkei index fell 0.37 percent to 28,091.53 points, while the broader Topix index fell 0.27 …
Read More »Could Softer Data Save Cryptos, Stocks From Red Territory?
Some key economic data are expected this week including the ISM manufacturing PMI Index, as well as nonfarm payrolls, respectively: an indicator of US economic activity and tracking measure of the total number of paid workers in the US.This week’s soft economic data could grant the crypto and stock markets …
Read More »US shares close lower post-JOLTS data
US shares have closed with losses for the third consecutive session, partially impacted by surging job openings. Each of the 11 S&P 500 sectors were in the red territory.Tuesday’s JOLTS data add more concerns around the hawkish stance adopted by the US central bank, just giving policymakers enough reasons to …
Read More »Best Buy’s earnings beat despite retreating sales
Best Buy earnings report is out, on Tuesday, with better than expected profits, but the quality of the earnings report is in focus. The electronics retailer saw US same-store sales tanked 12.7%, missing analyst estimates. Sales retreated in all product categories. And Q3 guidance hints had a slow start to …
Read More »US equities drop on interest rate worries
Stocks fell for a third day on Tuesday, jeopardizing a summer comeback rally, as the Federal Reserve and other global central bankers continued to send hawkish signals to fight inflation despite the negative consequences for economic growth or the impact on corporate earnings. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% to 3,986.16, …
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