Market Update

Shell’s second-quarter net profit plunged by almost 32% on Thursday, impacted by a drop in oil prices, weaker gas trading results, and losses linked to an outage in its chemicals operations. However, despite these challenges, the oil major exceeded analysts’ expectations with a reported $4.26 billion in adjusted earnings, significantly …

Microsoft is set to make history on Thursday by surpassing a $4 trillion market valuation for the first time, propelled by investor confidence in its Azure cloud division. The tech giant’s stock surged by 8.6%, reaching $557.34 per share in early premarket trading, pushing its total valuation to $4.14 trillion. …

Gold prices rebounded from one-month lows in Asian trade on Thursday, as escalating trade tariff concerns ahead of President Donald Trump’s looming deadline increased demand for safe-haven assets like gold. Gold Price Movements: Spot Gold rose 0.8% to $3,301.21 an ounce, marking a recovery after a recent dip. Gold Futures …

The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the U.S. crude oil benchmark, rose to approximately $69.80 during Thursday’s early Asian trading session. WTI continues its upward trend, reaching its highest level in over a month, driven by market focus on U.S. President Donald Trump’s intensified pressure on Russia to end …

U.S. stocks ended Wednesday’s trading session in the red following the Federal Reserve’s announcement to keep interest rates unchanged, with the Fed’s Chair ruling out any near-term rate cuts.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by approximately 0.4%, while the S&P 500 declined by about 0.2%. However, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite …

The U.S. dollar has been climbing since the announcement of the Federal Reserve’s decision to maintain interest rates for the fifth consecutive time within the range of 4.25% – 4.50%, keeping the U.S. currency among high-yield assets.The dollar gained its current upward momentum from the uncertainty reflected in the Federal …

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held a press conference following the July policy meeting, where he elaborated on the decision to maintain the federal funds rate at 4.25%–4.50% for the fifth consecutive time. Responding to reporters’ questions, Powell noted that the U.S. economy remains in a solid position despite a …

The Federal Open Market Committee voted to keep the interest rate unchanged at the July meeting, with a vote of 9 to 2 in favor of the decision.As a result, the Federal Reserve’s key interest rate, in place since the beginning of this year, remains within the range of 4.25% …

On July 30, 2025, the United States Federal Reserve announced its decision to maintain interest rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive meeting, keeping the policy rate within the 4.25%-4.50% range following a 25-basis-point cut last December.The decision came after the July policy meeting, with market participants widely anticipating the unchanged …

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) remained nearly flat on July 30, 2025, hovering around 21.595, as investors braced for the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, according to the finance card above. With a rate hold at 4.25%-4.5% widely expected, markets are focused on signals for a potential September cut, …