The surge in the prices of commodities has been unprecedented since mid-2020, predictably resulting in calls that a new supercycle is proceeding. Supply-demand imbalances are plaguing the globe and boosting prices further. But one topic that is gaining more and more significance in 2021 is that a number of commodities …
Read More »RBA Concerned About W-Shaped Recovery
The Reserve Bank of Australia has used Friday’s quarterly assessment of the economy to announce that lockdown has delayed but not derailed the nation’s economic recovery.It says economic activity probably contracted by 2.5% in the three months to last September, but the Q4 could regain most of the previous losses, …
Read More »Supply Chain, Shipping Delays Still Persist
U. S. logistics still need time to catch up with manufacturing pace. Improving conditions for supply chain labour is an efficient solution. Some call for changing the U. S. transportation age and drug testing rules by the Transportation Department for truck drivers to make taking these jobs easier.Others urge the …
Read More »Treasury Yields Fall After NFP Data
Treasury yield on 10-year bonds slides below 1.5%, extending a remarkably volatile week. U.S. government bonds rallied after a better-than-expected jobs report Friday, sending the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note below 1.5% for the first time in about a month.The yield on the 10-year note recently traded at …
Read More »Wall Street Shares Surge After Solid NFP Report
Stocks broadly surged on Friday afternoon trading on Wall Street as investors and traders welcomed news of rebounding hiring by U.S. employers throughout October.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 225 points, or 0.6%, to 36,347 and the Nasdaq rose 0.6%, whereas S&P 500 rose 0.6%. More than 80% of stocks …
Read More »Biden Praises NFP Data
U. S. President Joe Biden praised the October jobs report on Friday, saying the strong gains in employment and the falling unemployment rate are evidence that his economic plan is working.Despite the recent job gains, inflation and a global supply chain crisis continue to haunt several Americans’ sentiments about the …
Read More »European Shares Stabilize After a Rally
European shares were little changed on Friday after climbing to the highest level in previous sessions, and the impact of losses in energy and materials stocks overshadowed the dispelling of concerns about monetary tightening around the world. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.05 percent, rising for the seventh consecutive …
Read More »Japan Shares Close Lower, But Record Gains For The Second Week in a Row
Japanese stocks fell at the end of the last sessions of the week, affected by doubts about the expectations of local companies, while technology shares recorded gains, tracking the rise of the Nasdaq index, which limited losses. The Nikkei index lost 0.61% to close at 29611.57 points, after rising 0.15% …
Read More »Bank shares severely beaten as Treasury yields fall
Financial shares were suffering a broad beating Thursday, as Treasury yields sank in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s detailing of its tapering plans. As the Bank of England held off on an expected rate hike, the SPDR Financial Select Sector ETF dropped 2.0% with 61 of 65 equity components …
Read More »Nasdaq Extends Gains, as Treasury Yields Fall
As traders are still betting on the pace of tightening by the Federal Reserve, stocks climbed to another record and bond yields retreated.Technology and retail shares drove gains in the S&P 500, while the Nasdaq 100 extended its rally into a ninth straight day; the longest winning line of successive …
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