Japanese stocks surged to a one-month high on Monday, November 1, boosted by expectations of government stability and more fiscal stimulus after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling party won a majority in parliamentary elections. Kishida’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) retained a majority in the House of Representatives in Sunday’s …
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Wall Street The US stock market hit another round of record highs on Friday, as Wall Street appears to have overcome disappointing results from major companies to conclude its best month of the year. The S&P 500 rose 0.19% to close at 4,605.38, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.25% …
Read More »Market Drivers – U. S. Session 29-10-2021
Fresh attacks and partisan row are ahead for U. S. economy as Republicans lawmakers and strategists are capitalizing on news that the economy expanded at a weak pace in Q3 to criticize Biden and Democrats, accusing them of unskilled recovery tactics from the pandemic recession. The U. S. Dollar Index …
Read More »Squid game crypto skyrockets in first trading days
Gamers created an online version of a program, for which players need Squid cryptocurrency to play. On Tuesday, it was worth 1 cent, but by Friday it exploded in value, hitting $4.39.But Squid has been slammed for not allowing investors to resell their tokens. Squid is what is known as …
Read More »Strong support at 93.50 pushes USD’s demand
The U. S. Dollar Index rallies 0.86% during the New York session, is at 94.10, short of the 94.30 fresh weekly high. U. S. T-bond yields are falling, with the 10-year benchmark note down two basis points, at 1.545%.The market sentiment is mixed, depicted by European stock indices, splitting between …
Read More »Macron warns of energy crisis global economic impact
French president Emmanuel Macron has warned that an energy crisis threatens the world’s post-pandemic economic recovery. Macron also called for leaders at a G20 summit in Rome this weekend to work together to stabilize supplies.In an interview, the French president also urged bigger financial commitments towards the fight against global …
Read More »Fresh attacks and partisan row ahead for U. S. economy Republicans lawmakers and strategists are capitalizing on news that the economy expanded at a weak pace in Q3 to criticize Biden and Democrats, accusing them of unskilled recovery tactics from the pandemic recession and then piling on trillions of dollars …
Read More »Eurozone growth accelerates
Economic recovery in the Eurozone has stepped up according to new GDP data published today, with the bloc outshining the U. S. and China for the second successive quarter.Growth rose faster than expected to 2.2 per cent in the three months to September, following a rise of 2.1 per cent …
Read More »U.S. drillers add oil gas rigs for 15 successive months
U.S. energy firms added oil and natural gas rigs for a 15 successive months in October as oil prices soared to fresh highs, prompting some drillers to return to the drilling sites.The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose two to 544 in the week …
Read More »Strong USD pushes XAU/USD below $1,800 despite lower U. S. yields
The Gold Index (XAU/USD) has slid during the New York session, down almost 1%, trading at $1,782. Earlier in the session, gold reached a fresh weekly low at $1,771 but bounced off the lows to stabilize at current levels.Risk-off market sentiment ignited a flight towards safe-haven assets, but it failed …
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