Market Update

European shares fell on Wednesday, as weak earnings from French luxury goods company Kering and Dutch semiconductor ASML outweighed strong results from Nestle and other companies. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.1 percent, although Asian shares rose, supported by a strong Wall Street close on Tuesday. And Kering’s …

Oil prices fell on Wednesday (October 20th) after the Chinese government intensified its efforts to curb the record rise in coal prices and operate coal mines at full capacity to ease the energy shortage crisis. Prices of Chinese coal and other commodities fell in early trading, which in turn led …

Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, October 20, buoyed by a strong close on Wall Street, but gave up most of the gains as investors grew cautious about weak US futures contracts and higher yields on Treasuries. The Nikkei index increased by 0.14% to close at 29,255.55 points, after rising by …

Markets were quiet during the Asian session on Wednesday. Asian stocks rose after positive signs from overnight gains on Wall Street as traders cheered higher US corporate earnings. Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday, buoyed by a strong close on Wall Street, but gave up most of the gains as investors …

U. S. stocks continue to rise despite the below-expected economic data concerning the housing sector, one of the most important economic sectors in the United States. Stocks’ surge is mainly due to the positive earnings reports posted by several companies including Netflix as the latest announced earnings posted on Tuesday. …

Earnings of major banks and companies have tended to decide both the market status and sentiment since mid-October, as dozens of companies either already reported of will report their financial statements next week and through early November.NetflixIn a solid beat, Netflix shares were on the uptrend after the bell on …

Semiconductor stocks have been rallying most of this year and hit new hikes. The pandemic has bolstered demand for chips by leaps and bounds, leading to the worst global shortage in many years.iShares Semiconductor and Vectors Semiconductor have benefited from the crisis and reaped gains of about 4% over the …

U.S. Treasury yields jumped on Tuesday. Today’s session has pushed the 10 year Treasury note back to its highest level since June.The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose, surpassing the 1.6% level. The yield on the benchmark note added 5.7 basis points at 1.641% level. Yields on 30-year Treasury bonds also …

U. S. President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan contributes to high inflation but it isn’t expected to overheat the economy, a new research paper from the San Francisco Federal Reserve concludes. The package signed into law in March included stimulus checks, enhanced unemployment benefits, small business loans, aid …

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Tuesday that the US may see inflation lasting longer than expected a few months ago.Bowman did not comment on her outlook for monetary policy in remarks prepared for a virtual event hosted by the Richmond Fed.However, she noted the obstacles making it difficult …