Market Update

Earnings growth for industrial firms in China slowed for the fourth consecutive month, as higher raw material prices squeezed factory margins, suggesting some weakness in the world’s second-largest economy’s recovery. Profits of industrial companies rose 20% year on year in June to 791.8 billion yuan, or about $122.27 billion, according …

Amazon has denied reports that it accepts payments in cryptocurrency and bitcoin. There was news about the company opening jobs on blockchain development, accepting cryptocurrencies as a form of payment. The cryptocurrency rose strongly to the psychologically important level of $40,000, but the company quickly denied this news, dropping Bitcoin …

Cadence Design’s second-quarter earnings report beat analyst expectations. The report was released on Monday and the company posted revenue that beat expectations. Earnings per share were $0.86 while revenue was $728.3M.

Tesla Inc reported second-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations. The report was released on Monday and the company posted revenue that beat expectations. Earnings per share were $1.45 while revenue was $11.96B. Market surveys from Investing.com had expected earnings per share of $0.9364 and earnings per share of $11.53B. Also, …

Amazon has reportedly denied on Monday recent news about a plan to begin accepting Bitcoin as payment by the end of 2021, according to Reuters. Now thought-to-be fake reports by British media regarding Bitcoin acceptance by Amazon led to a huge surge in cryptocurrency to levels not seen in about …

The Dollar Index (DXY) finished Monday on a lower note, amid anticipation for the upcoming policy meeting by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The index, which measures the performance of the U.S. Dollar (USD) against a basket of six major international currencies settled at 92.649, losing 0.28% on a daily basis, …

The United States plans to maintain current travel restrictions due to concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) Delta variant with a rising number of cases, Reuters reported. The move that was reportedly confirmed by the White House on Monday could leave a negative impact on the airline …

Oil prices recovered from most of its earlier losses on Monday, but showed a mixed performance, with continuous concerns about recovery and the sustainability of production policies. However, most expectations are leaning towards a tight supply until the end of the year. In addition, markets are focusing on the coming …

Treasury bond yields on the United States stabilized on Monday, amid anticipation fort the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The monetary policy meeting takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday. Todays’ stability in Treasury yields after last week’s fluctuations, is due to relatively reduced …

Gold prices finished below $1,800 and fell to its lowest level in about three weeks, amid anticipation fort the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The policy statement, which is set to be released on Wednesday, will set the tone for markets in terms …