Shares of Whirlpool rose 2% after the home appliance company beat on profit estimates in its second quarter. Whirlpool reported earnings of $5.97 per share, beating consensus estimates of $5.24 per share.The company’s net loss margin of (7.3)% and GAAP loss per diluted share of $(6.62) was a result of …
Read More »S&P 500 ends US session flat as investors eye FOMC, earnings
The S&P 500 seesawed on Monday and ended close to unchanged as investors girded for an expected rate hike at Fed’s meeting, this week and earnings from several large-cap growth companies.The Nasdaq ended lower, and S&P 500 technology and consumer discretionary led declines among major S&P sectors. The energy sector …
Read More »US equities surge in a big earnings week
The Dow Jones Index surged on Monday as investors braced for a Fed meeting during the week and earnings from some of the biggest companies to measure the impact of the stronger dollar and soaring inflation, while the Nasdaq slipped as technology firms fell.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) was …
Read More »Ukraine is working to resume grain exports, Russia is bombing targets in the east
Ukraine on Monday continued efforts to restart grain exports through Black Sea ports under a deal aimed at easing the global food shortage crisis, but said the weekend bombing of Odessa port by Russian forces posed a threat to shipments. As the war entered its sixth month, the Ukrainian military …
Read More »Nikkei halts 7-day rally and falls at close
Japan’s Nikkei snapped a seven-day winning streak on Monday, dragged down by a decline in Wall Street in the previous session. Investors awaited US gross domestic product data and this week’s Federal Reserve meeting. The Nikkei index fell at the close 0.77 percent to close at 27,699.25 points, retreating from …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap – July 18-22
The US dollar fell over the past week by more than 1.5%, and closed at 106.410 last Friday. The US Treasury yields declined, but the gap remains large between the two-year yields of 2.9721 and the 10-year yields of 2.754. Following the conclusion of its two-day policy review meeting on …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Friday, July 22
The US yield curve is still inverted, this has continued for 14 successive days. Fragile market sentiment prevailed on Friday, as equities are seesawing, due to US S&P Global PMI data, flashing a contraction in the services sector and its Composite index, while traders seek safety towards US Treasuries, with …
Read More »Social Media Stocks Crash
US stocks retreated on Friday, snapping a three-day winning streak, as some surprisingly weak quarterly updates from companies spooked investors.The S&P 500 fell 37.32 points, or 0.9%, to 3961.63 a day after the broad benchmark index jumped 1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 137.61 points, or 0.4%, to …
Read More »Inflation in Japan jumps to its highest level since 2015 to 2.2%
Japan’s headline inflation gauge rose over the past month, exceeding the 2% target level set by the Bank of Japan. The CPI growth rate, excluding fresh food, accelerated to 2.2% in June annually. This came as energy cost inflation was exacerbated by the weak yen and higher processed food prices. …
Read More »Nikkei closes at 6-week high
The Japanese Nikkei index rose to its highest level in more than 6 weeks at the close on Friday, July 22, supported by gains in growth-related stocks that followed the path of gains on Wall Street in the evening, and the shares of shipping companies, which rose after recording strong …
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