Oil prices were little changed on Friday and held on to the gains they made in the previous session on doubts that oil producers in the OPEC+ cartel could increase crude production enough to offset Russian oil supply shortfalls. the price of West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose one cent …
Read More »Nikkei closes at a two-month high
Japan’s Nikkei closed at a nearly two-month high on Friday, boosted by gains in Fast Retailing shares after the company reported strong domestic sales. The Nikkei index rose 1.27 percent to close at 27,761.57 points, the highest closing level since April 5, recording the largest weekly jump since March 25, …
Read More »Market drivers – US Session – 2 June
US equities edged higher, even despite comments by Fed Vice-Chair Lael Brainard said that the central bank would hardly pause its current rate-hiking cycle amid record inflation levels. Cleveland Loretta Mester said that inflation has not yet peaked and that it’s too early to discuss a potential pause in the …
Read More »Growth stocks push Wall Street higher in choppy trade; eyeing NFP data
US stock indexes rose in choppy trading on Thursday led by Tesla and other growth stocks, with investor focus on Microsoft’s forecast cut and comments from a Federal Reserve official ahead of a key jobs report due on Friday.The S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 29 new lows, …
Read More »BoC’s Beaudry: BoC might need to take rates to 3.0% or higher
Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry on Thursday said that the BoC sees an increasing likelihood that it may need to raise its policy rate to 3% or higher. Key Comments:The risk is now greater that inflation expectations could de-anchor and high inflation could become entrenched. The BoC must …
Read More »OPEC+ agrees to raise output by 648K BPD in July and again in August
Oil ministers from OPEC+ nations agreed on Thursday to lift output by 648K barrels per day (BPD) in both July and August, according to sources speaking to Reuters, in line with the recommendation made by the group’s Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee earlier in the day. With Thursday’s meeting having now …
Read More »US: Private sector employment rises by 128K in May
Private sector employment in the US rose by 128,000 in May according to US payroll company ADP’s latest estimate of employment change released on Thursday. That was below expectations for 300,000 rise and lower than April’s 247,000 gain.
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei index closes flat
Japan’s Nikkei gave up most of its gains to close flat on Tuesday, as worries about inflation and higher interest rates in the United States outweighed the rise of automakers and energy-related stocks. The index rose 0.1 percent to 27,943.95 points, after exceeding 28,000 points for the first time since …
Read More »NFP, ADP Employment Change Preview: US labour market retreats
Job growth is predicted to be 300,000 up from 247,000 in April. ADP average for the fourth quarter in 2021 was 582,000, first was 530,000. NFP forecast for 320,000 in May, down from 428,000. Economists and observers see that market sensitivity to the labour market has retreated.Private payrolls from Automatic …
Read More »US Shares Retreat After Key Economic Data
The stock market fell Wednesday following still-strong economic data and the start of the Federal Reserve’s QE. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 177 points, or 0.5%, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.8%, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.7%. Stocks tried to rally in the afternoon but ultimately stumbled into …
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