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Jerome Powell is set to serve a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Under Powell, consumers can expect the central bank to maintain its patient stance regarding inflation and interest rates.Biden praised Powell and the Fed for decisive action that cushioned the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. In …

Speaking on Dubai TV, Monday, Mohamed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Professional Technical Analysts, shed light on a number of developments in the markets this week: European Stocks Hashad commented on how markets would deal today with concerns over …

White House announced on Monday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was nominated for a second four-year term by President Joe Biden. Lael Brainard, who reportedly was the other top candidate for the position, will become the new vice-chair, the press release further revealed.

Stock futures rose in early morning trading Monday ahead of a short week of trading due to the holiday, a historically strong seasonal period on Wall Street. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 101 points. The futures contracts for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were also trading …

European shares rose Monday, November 22nd, boosted by a rally in telecoms stocks, and the European STOXX600 index rose 0.3% to offset Friday’s declines after Austria announced new lockdown measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and neighboring Germany hinted it might follow suit. Telecom shares rose 0.9%, supported by shares …

Gold fell in Monday morning trading in Asia but settled after hitting its lowest level in nearly two weeks. However, concerns about high numbers of COVID-19 cases in Europe helped limit some losses in gold. While gold futures were down 0.26% at $1,846.80. The dollar, which usually moves in reverse …

It is becoming more and more obvious that the current historic inflation levels have ignited growing calls to speed taper. The US Federal Reserve is setting the scene for a new debate between hawkish and dovish approaches regarding the stimulus withdrawal, tapering and interest rate hike. Major peers, such as …

Oil prices continued to trade sharply lower on concerns that Europe’s COVID cases increase could lead to lockdown anew and could hurt energy demand.Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Christopher Waller said on Friday that the rapid improvement seen in the labour market and high inflation makes him favour faster …

`About 65% of Americans now view their economy as poor, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Almost all predictions indicate that inflation will continue to rise over the next months, this applies to fuel, electricity, food costs and every household purchase, but Wall …

Traders are busy gambling what suppliers and manufacturers could benefit from Apple’s autonomous car project.Aeva Technologies is up 6.36% and Innoviz Technologies is 4.32% higher. Both stocks also jumped up yesterday when the Apple’s car story found its way to news headlines and the companies were viewed as potential suppliers. …