The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) indices closed in red, after rising earlier in the session to new intraday record highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 85.19, or 0.31%, while S&P 500 closed lower by around 15 points or 0.44%, and the Nasdaq Composite finished lower by 0.57%. The …
Read More »Bullard: Wall Street is Right with Record-Breaking Rises
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, is expecting the US economy to shrink by 4% in 2020, however, he does not see recent hikes by Wall Street as contradictory to the economic outlook. “I think Wall Street has called this about right so far,” Bullard …
Read More »Barkin: Uncertainty Negatively Affecting US Economy
The US need to get the coronavirus under control to ensure business confidence and economic certainty, according to the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Thomas Barkin. The high levels of uncertainty are weighing on the economy, which still needs continued fiscal support, according to Barkin.
Read More »Oil Continues to Struggle for Direction
Oil prices closed lower on Wednesday after data showed a decline in the US crude inventories, which came below market expectations. Brent crude futures for October delivery declined by 9 cents, or 0.2%, and settled at $45.37 per barrel. Meanwhile, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures for September delivery rose …
Read More »Gold Settles Lower as USD Strengthens
Gold prices declined on Wednesday and settled lower after two consecutive rises due to the US Dollar recovering from some of its recent losses against major currencies, supported by the release of the Federal Reserve latest meeting minutes. Gold futures for December delivery closed lower by $42.80, or 2.1%, at …
Read More »London to Remain Europe’s Financial Center Despite Brexit
Despite the Brexit, London is expected to maintain a big role in the European financial market, Reuters reported. It was expected that many company will leave the UK capital, thus, affecting the place of London as a global financial hub. However, it now seems that Frankfurt will not be making …
Read More »US Crude Inventories Falls by 1.6 M Barrels in Week
Crude oil inventories in the United States decreased last week, according to data by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Wednesday. A decline of 1.6 million barrels was seen in oil stockpiles last week to a total of 512.5 million barrels. Although the decline was less than expected, it …
Read More »Banks Lead Gains in European Stock Markets
European Stocks closed higher on Wednesday, as banking shares achieved high gains, boosted by some positive earnings reports and the record-breaking rises in Wall Street. Stoxx Europe 600 added 0.60%, while FTSE100 rose by 0.58%. CAC40 settled higher by 0.79%, and DAX finished on a 0.74% increase.
Read More »Fed: COVID Will Weigh Heavily on Economic Activity
The Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve has unanimously voted to maintain interest rates during the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on July 29. The meeting also authorized the Fed to undertake open market operations as necessary to maintain the federal funds rate in a target range …
Read More »Dollar Rises Ahead of FOMC Meeting Minutes
The US Dollar (USD) is reversing its recent losses and showing a positive performance on Wednesday, ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve meeting minutes later today. The Dollar index (DXY), which measures the USD performance against a basket of six major currencies, is up by around 0.50% at …
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