U.S. stock futures pointed lower on Wednesday, with investors closely watching escalating tensions in the Middle East following an Iranian missile attack on Israel. The potential for retaliatory strikes and disruption to oil supply has spooked markets, while futures for major indices show modest declines. 1. Futures Slide on Middle …
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Asian stock markets broadly declined on Wednesday, reacting to the ballistic missile strike by Iran on Israel, which heightened concerns of a potential wider regional conflict. Investors shifted toward safe-haven assets, pushing gold prices close to all-time highs and supporting the U.S. dollar. Key Market Movements: Japan & South Korea: …
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered a significant decline on Tuesday, primarily driven by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and disappointing US economic data.Israel’s recent military strikes on Lebanese targets have ignited fears of a wider regional conflict, with Iran vowing retaliation. This heightened uncertainty has rattled global …
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Expectations that rate reductions will accelerate after October might weaken the euro and the yields on government bonds. For the final two ECB meetings in 2024, the Eurozone money markets are pricing in 51 basis points of rate reductions. On October 17, investors are placing more and more bets that …
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell reiterated that inflation has been broadly defeated and that recent data indicate further progress toward a sustained return to 2% core goods prices have fallen a half percent over the past year, close to their pre-pandemic pace, as supply bottlenecks have eased outside of housing services. …
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Read More »Financial Markets Weekly Recap: US Data supports Fed’s inclination to more aggressive rate cut
Last week, risk assets and gold emerged as the clear winners over the dollar in the financial markets race. This was fueled by recent economic data releases from the United States, which reinforced the perception of price stability and strengthened the likelihood of continued interest rate cuts by the Federal …
Read More »US Stocks Extend Rally Amid Cooling Inflation
US equities continued their upward trajectory for a third consecutive week, buoyed by reassuring economic data that suggests a potential soft landing for the economy. Despite a minor pullback on Friday, investors remained optimistic as inflation indicators and consumer sentiment data painted a favorable picture. The S&P 500 index displayed …
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