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Although traders are still digesting Fed’s policy statement, Thursday’s US session closed on a positive note for both US stocks and the US dollar, seen rising at the same time.The interest rate policy statement and the remarks by Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell, were among the most important factors that continued …

A series of Q4 earnings and economic reports combined to pusg the stock market higher Thursday morning, a day after wide swings greeted the Federal Reserve’s latest views.The Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 climbed 1.3% at 10 a.m. ET. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1%. Small caps were up …

US Real GDP grew at an annualised pace of 6.9% in Q4 2021, well above the median economist forecast for a pace of growth of 5.5%, according to the first estimate released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis on Thursday. That marked a sharp acceleration from Q3’s 2.3% QoQ …

Tesla stock dropped after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for Q4. But the automaker’s fourth-quarter results might not be good enough for investors. Tesla today reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results, but the company’s stock fell slightly in post-closing trading after the automaker warned that supply chain problems could persist throughout 2022. …

Japan’s Nikkei index closed at a 14-month low on Thursday, dragged down by technology heavyweights after the Federal Reserve chief indicated his intention to steadily raise interest rates. The Nikkei fell 3.11 percent to close at 26,170 points, its lowest since November 24, 2020. The index, which fell for the …

The dollar is ending Wednesday firmly higher across the FX board, following the US Federal Reserve monetary policy decision.As widely anticipated, rates and taper were left unchanged, although the statement indicates that “the Committee expects it will soon be appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate.” …

Tesla stock dropped after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for Q4. But the automaker’s fourth-quarter results might not be good enough for investors.Tesla reported earnings of $2.54 a share in the fourth quarter from $17.7 billion in sales Tesla reported earnings for Q4 after the close on Wednesday. Earnings per …

The S&P 500 faced strong resistance at the 200-DMA followed by a sharp drop approaching January 25 daily lows at 4,287. The S&P 500 plunges almost 1% during the New York session. After the Federal Reserve announced that it keep the Federal Funds Rates (FFR) unchanged at the 0 to …

The US dollar advances some 0.27% ahead of the release of the Fed monetary policy statement. The USD/CHF is upward biased but faces strong resistance at the 100-DMA. The USD/CHF surges in the North American session reclaim the 0.9200 figure ahead of the FOMC monetary policy decision. The pair is …

Dubai TV interviewed Mohamed Hashad, the Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Technical Analysts, to comment on a number of the latest developments that financial markets are witnessing this week, most notably: First: Crude Oil In light of the continuing geopolitical …