Tesla announced in its annual proxy statement released late Friday it will seek shareholder approval to split its stock 3-for-1.Tesla said the proposed stock split, “would help reset the market price of our common stock so that our employees will have mor flexibility in managing their equity, all of which, …
Read More »US Equities Crushed On CPI Inflation Data
US stocks sharply dropped on Friday after new data showed that inflation accelerated in May. The S&P 500 was recently down 2.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 675 points, or 2.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped about 3%. US stock benchmarks posted their biggest declines in more than three …
Read More »US annual CPI inflation rises to 8.6% in May
The annual pace of inflation in the US rose to 8.6% in May according to the latest Consumer Price Index data released by the US Bureau of Labour Statistics on Friday. That was above the expected reading of 8.3%. MoM, the headline inflation rate was 1.0%, well above the expected …
Read More »Japan shares end 5 days of gains
Japan’s Nikkei ended a 5-session winning streak on Friday, tracking Wall Street’s overnight decline as investors awaited key US inflation data that will guide the Fed’s monetary policy tightening path. The Nikkei index fell 1.49% to 27,824.29 points, falling below the key psychological level of 28000, and retreating from the …
Read More »Tesla sold more than 32,000 Chinese-made cars in May
The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said US electric car maker Tesla sold more than 32,000 Chinese-made cars in May, including 22,000 that were exported. The association added that the Tesla factory in Shanghai produced more than 33.5 thousand cars in May, an increase of 212% from April, and total …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Thursday, June 9
WTI crude, futures on NYMEX, holds above $119.00 and faces a minor time correction after a vertical upside move. The black gold is holding its gains despite the renewed fears of a lockdown in China to contain the spread of the Covid-19. The Chinese economy was recovering from lockdown measures …
Read More »Sec Yellen: Don’t think US is going to have a recession
Speaking at a New York event, US Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen explained that she does not think the US is going to have a recession. Earlier, this week, Sec Janet Yellen told Congress that the US is facing “unacceptable levels of inflation” on Tuesday as the treasury secretary defended herself …
Read More »CPI Index Preview: Is there any room for policy surprise?
The annual CPI forecast to be unchanged at 8.3% in May. Core prices expected to drop to 5.9% from 6.2%. Steep oil and fuel price gains in May could push inflation risk upward. Fed tightening policy will be unchanged and eventually markets are expected to react to differentials.April’s small decline …
Read More »US Equities Retreat, Growth Stocks Struggle Amid Rising T-Yields
Wall Street’s main indexes retreated in mixed trading Thursday. Technology and growth equities are struggling to find direction amid rising treasury yields and weaker risk appetite on the back of accelerating concerns around soaring inflation and aggressive interest rate hikes.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 60.73 points, or 0.18%, …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei closed little changed after a volatile session
The Japanese Nikkei index ended trading on Thursday with little change after a volatile session, during which it lifted the index to its highest level in five months, before giving up those gains due to the decline in the shares of shipping companies and chip makers that wiped out the …
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