The Nikkei index achieved its first weekly gain in four weeks, after jumping at the close of today’s session. The Nikkei index rose 1.81% to close at 29068.62 points, its highest level in more than two weeks, while the broader Topix index rose 1.86% to 2023.93 points. This week, the …
Read More »Market Drivers – U. S. Session 14-10-2021
Once again, on Thursday, inflation related concerns were steering investors’ decisions on picking safe haven assets away from interest bearing investments.Speaking to a virtual gathering of the Euro50 Group on Thursday, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard described the inflation trend as “concerning.”U.S. shares surged Thursday reacting to banks’ strong …
Read More »Dow Jones climbs 533 points over earnings
U.S. shares surged Thursday reacting to banks’ strong quarterly results. Dow Jones rose 533 points, or 1.55%, while the S&P 500 index advanced 1.71% to post its best day since March and the Nasdaq Composite index tacked on 1.73% for its best session since May.Strong gains came as jobless claims …
Read More »What Earnings Tell About U. S. Economy
Citigroup and other major U.S. banks said customer spending has eclipsed pre-pandemic levels.U.S. stocks jumped Thursday, bolstered by better-than-expected earnings and economic data that helped ease investor concerns about inflationary pressures and a slowdown in growth.Wall Street is booming, or at least parts of it are. Merger mania and stock …
Read More »Dow surges 500 points on strong earnings
Wall Street’s main indexes rallied on Thursday, boosted by technology stocks and strong quarterly results from Bank of America and Walgreens, while better-than-expected economic data eased some concerns about higher inflation.At 12:08 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 499.56 points, or 1.45%, at 34,877.37, the S&P 500 …
Read More »U. S. wholesale inflation surges to new record
The inflationary uptrend in the United States is still dominating according to the Producer Price Index. The PPI surged 8.6 percent in September from the same period a year ago. That’s the biggest jump on records dating back to 2010.Producer prices rose only 0.5 percent in September. That was lower …
Read More »Commodities most affected by high energy prices
Energy prices have recorded multi-year highs, Capital Economics highlights the commodities most sensitive to these price fluctuations.The commodities that are likely to be most affected by the looming energy crisis are the industrial metals, agriculture, and the precious metals sector, Capital Economics commodities economist Edward Gardner said in a report.Historically, …
Read More »Two chip stocks do well amid shortage
The global chip shortage rages on, and some predictions indicate supply and demand will not reach balance until 2023. For some chip stocks, though, the shortage of tech hardware and soaring prices hasn’t led to a windfall. Two stocks in the industry that have struggled this year are ACM Research …
Read More »Tesla Dominates 2021 American-Made Index
Tesla has no fewer than four models in the top 10 list of most American-made cars on sale today, according to an annual automotive index measuring the amount of US-manufactured content in vehicles. The Kogod School of Business’ 2021 Made in America Auto Index lists the Tesla Model 3 in …
Read More »Chinese coal price higher amid inflation
Current coal prices have recorded 1,500 Yuan per tonne. Soaring energy prices sent producer prices to their highest in at least 25 years in September, rising by 10.7% from a year earlier according to official data released on Thursday and Cold winter weather is likely to push coal prices higher.Daily …
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