Market Update

US equities and stocks plunged on Friday, with the Nasdaq marking its worst month since October 2008 and the S&P notching its worst month since March 2020 at the onset of the Covid pandemic.The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 4.2% on Friday, dragged down by Amazon (AMZN), which dropped nearly 15% after …

The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge slowed in March, in its first retreat in more than one year, according to a report issued Friday in the run-up to next week’s meeting of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee.PCE data gives a reading of the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index that excludes …

Energy prices padded the bottom lines of Exxon, Mobil, and Chevron in the first quarter, a time that has helped oil companies to tell a totally different story from that is told by the Big Tech companies, which had been falling and falling into their earnings reports.Chevron and ExxonMobil are …

Latest economic data published by Moscow do not track private-sector surveys that show a sharp contraction in Russian manufacturing. The consequences of harsh economic sanctions against Russia are already being felt across the globe. Experts are busy explaining the significance of what has happened so far and how the conflict …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that Russia does not consider itself to be at war with NATO, adding that such a development could raise the risk of a nuclear war, something which cannot be allowed.Moscow and Kyiv could already have achieved major results at peace talks, but …

The USD/CHF to record the biggest monthly gain since May 2012, up 5.17%. A dampened market mood increased the appetite for the safe-haven Swissy as US dollar traders booked profits. USD/CHF Price Forecast: A daily close below 0.9700 might open the door for a mean reversion move.The USD/CHF retreats from …

Data released on Friday showed personal income rose 0.5% in March and a 1% increase in personal spending. Consumers had to dip into savings to pull it off, but not only did real personal expenditures rise in March, revisions lifted real February spending into positive territory as well, noted analysts …

WTI crude oil hit fresh weekly highs in the $107.00s on Friday and is eyeing last week’s highs above $109.00. tensions over Russia’s gas supplies to EU and the growing risk of an EU embargo on Russian oil imports has supported prices this week.China demand concerns as the country continues …

The Chicago Business Barometer, also known as the Chicago PMI, fell to 56.4 in April from 62.9 in the prior month. Economists had expected little change, with analysts polled by the Wall Street Journal forecasting a 62 reading. The index is 14.4 points below it’s reading from April 2021. The …

According to the final version of the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment survey, the headline Consumer Sentiment Index for April came in at 65.2, a tad below the flash estimate released earlier in the month of 65.7. Consumer exuberance can translate into greater spending and faster economic growth, implying a …