European shares rose on Monday, led by an advance in healthcare stocks, as investors awaited more Western sanctions after Ukraine accused Russia of war crimes. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.3 percent, after ending the week with a 1 percent increase. Pharmaceutical company Roche rose 1.5 percent after the …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei rises, supported by gains in Wall Street and Asian stocks
Japan’s Nikkei index closed higher on Monday in a range-bound session, tracking gains in Wall Street and other Asian stock markets, but chip-related stock losses limited the index’s gains. The Nikkei rose 0.25 percent to close at 27,736.47 points, after falling 0.3 percent earlier in the session. The broader Topix …
Read More »Weekly Recap – 28 March – 1 April
The dollar rose on Friday after a report showed strong US job growth in March. In addition, the unemployment rate fell to a two-year low, and wages rebounded, boosting speculation that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates by 50 points at its meeting. Next. The widely watched US Labor …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 1 April
GBP/USD fell during US trade on Friday, as the US dollar strengthened versus the majority of its G10 counterparts. following strong US economic data.The US dollar benefitted from a surge in US yields, particularly at the short-end of the curve. The bond market moves reflected a market interpreting Friday’s data …
Read More »Q1 Mobile Game Earnings Down 7% At $21bn
The first quarter of 2022 witnessed increase of ad spending on game marketing by 41% year-over-year. A new report by Sensor Tower says that during the first quarter of 2022, mobile games generated $21 billion, which represents a decrease of 7% compared to the period last year.The analytics firm also …
Read More »NFP Data Proves Win-Win For USD
The US economy gained 431000 jobs in March, on top of upward revisions and other upbeat data. There is nothing in the data suggesting that the Fed will refrain from a 50 bps rate hike. The US dollar is set to gain ground as traders take risks off the table …
Read More »Baker Hughes: US Oil Drilling Rig Count Counts For Second Week
Baker Hughes on Friday reported that the number of active US rigs drilling for oil was up by two to 533 this week. That followed a climb of seven oil rigs the week before, Baker Hughes data show. The total active US rig count, which includes those drilling for natural …
Read More »Gold Price Retreats from $1950 On Stronger USD, High T-Yields
Gold slumps for the third day of the week amid an upbeat market mood and rising US yields. The Gold Index (XAU/USD) slides as the second quarter begins, down some 0.64% in the North American session. The Russia-Ukraine tussles, elevated global inflation, and rising US Treasury yields, keeping the non-yielding …
Read More »Tesla To Celebrate Record Quarter Amid High Fuel Prices
Tesla is expected to announce another record quarter despite industrywide supply-chain woes as the world’s top maker of electric vehicles benefits from high gas prices pushing more buyers toward plug-in models.The company likely delivered 309,158 vehicles globally during the first three months of the year, according to a dozen analysts …
Read More »US liquefied natural gas exports rise 16%, to new record
US liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports rose nearly 16% last month to a record high, according to preliminary Refinitiv data, with shipments to Europe continuing to dominate.US LNG is in high demand as European countries try to cut gas imports from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine while also looking …
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