Leading investment firms are shorting US stocks as the global recession-linked fears become more and more severe. The approach is focused on shorting US stocks worth billions of dollars. This wave of selling short is a wager that the market would be under pressure as recession fears intensify. The possibility …
Read More »Mild recession could play as a catalyst for US equities
Economists see the upcoming mild recession as a catalyst to kick-start the bull trends for US equities. According to this viewpoint, mild recession equals restart of the secular bull run.Seven of the last eight Fed hiking cycles triggered an economic recession, and US stocks historically do not bottom until a …
Read More »Futures edge higher on inflation cheer
U.S. stock index futures edged higher in the early hours of Thursday on lingering optimism over upbeat inflation data, while Disney took a hit as it lost subscribers in the prior quarter. The Nasdaq index ended Wednesday at its highest level in more than eight months, boosted by large-cap technology …
Read More »Most Japanese stocks decline amid mixed earnings
Most Japanese stocks fell on Thursday as investors balked after recent gains and assessed a mixed set of corporate earnings ahead of a high-level meeting of the Group of Seven. Mazda Motor fell 2.69% after the automaker cut sales and profit forecasts due to production restrictions. While Sumitomo Mining shares …
Read More »Explainer: Wall Street’s calm is byproduct of debt ceiling woes
Wall Street has identified its own X-date in late May, and if there is no major movement in Congress by then, it is expected that some major market volatility is looming. The US government is running out of money, and if Congress doesn’t act to raise or suspend its self-imposed …
Read More »Futures lower as focus shifts to inflation data
US stock index futures fell on Wednesday as investors anticipated a crucial inflation data to determine if the Federal Reserve was effective in bringing down increasing costs. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is predicted to have increased 0.4% last month after increasing 0.1% in March, while the so-called core CPI …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei index is retreating from a 16-month peak amid profit-taking
Japan’s Nikkei index retreated from a 16-month peak on Wednesday as cautious investors looked to book profits ahead of key US inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s path on monetary policy. The results of the business of some companies also cast a shadow on their performance, as the …
Read More »Airbnb drops 10% after earnings report offers cautious Q2 outlook
Shares of Airbnb fell in extended trading Tuesday after the company released first-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates but offered slightly weaker-than-expected guidance and a cautious outlook for the current quarter.Airbnb swung to a net profit of $117 million from a net loss of $19 million during the year-earlier period, …
Read More »S&P500 Futures, yields depict cautious optimism despite US default woes
Market sentiment remains divided as debt-ceiling talks fails ahead of the US inflation report. The S&P500 Futures print mild gains, US 10-year Treasury bond yields snap four-day winning streak. Updates about US default, banking fallouts can entertain traders ahead of US CPI for April. Risk profile stays sluggish during early …
Read More »Japan stocks jump supported by strong corporate results
Japanese stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Nikkei index recording its highest closing level in 16 months, supported by a rise in steelmakers’ stocks on the back of strong corporate earnings. JFE Holdings jumped 14.5 percent, its biggest gain in 14 years, after Japan’s second-biggest steelmaker expected profits to rise …
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