Market Update

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s latest the SCE Labor Market Survey revealed that the lowest wage respondents would be willing to accept for a new job jumped to a record high of $78,645 in July, up from $72.873 a year ago.The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction …

The yen was trading at 145.87 to the dollar on Monday, having been as weak as 146.56 last week. “We think that the MoF (Ministry of Finance Japan) will not intervene in the FX market at around (the) 145 level. Our threshold level of JPY buying intervention is around 150,” …

Oil prices rose on Monday as global supply tightened due to reduced exports from Saudi Arabia and Russia outweighed concerns about global demand growth amid high interest rates. And by 0301 GMT, Brent crude oil prices rose 75 cents to 85.55 dollars a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 80 …

European stocks opened higher on Monday, supported by the rise of energy stocks, with the rise in global oil prices, and the rise in health care stocks, thanks to the strong performance of the Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.4 percent by 0712 …

Gold prices rose from five-month lows on Monday, after falling in the past five sessions, as investors’ focus turned to a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week in anticipation of their outlook on the economy and interest rates. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,892.88 an ounce …

Japan’s Nikkei closed higher on Monday as investors tread carefully after last week’s huge losses and weather disappointment over China’s small interest rate cut. The Nikkei ended trading up 0.37 percent at 31,565.64 points on Monday, ending a three-day losing streak. The index fell 3.15 percent last week, its worst …

Eurozone Eurozone inflation has slowed further, and underlying price pressures appear to have peaked, according to Eurostat statistics released on Friday, lessening pressure on the European Central Bank to continue raising rates following its quickest rate-hike cycle on record. To confront a historic increase in inflation, the ECB has raised …

The Yen and the Swiss Franc were among the top performers due to risk aversion and the retreat in government bond yields. The Japanese Yen finished marginally higher above 145.00, while the Swiss Franc gained for the fifth consecutive week. The Pound was the biggest gainer, supported by UK economic …

WTI surged more than 1% on Friday and found resistance near $81.30, above the 20-day SMA. US Oil and natural rigs decreased for the sixth week in a row.The USD trading neutral allowed the black gold to gain traction. Chinese financial woes may limit the WTI’s upwards momentum.At the end …

After the market closed on Friday, US equities were mixed, with gains coming from the oil and gas, utilities, and telecoms industries while losses came from the technology, basic materials, and consumer goods industries.The NASDAQ Composite index lost 0.20%, the S&P 500 index lost 0.01%, and the Dow Jones Industrial …