Market Update

As investors processed a flurry of significant quarterly reports and readied themselves for the start of the big tech earnings season, stocks were trading lower on Tuesday. A 122 point, or 0.4%, decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average was seen. The Nasdaq Composite was down 1% and the S&P …

After reaching a weekly high of 1.2507, the GBP/USD pair changes direction and declines to the 1.2397 level, at the time of typing, as a result of risk aversion that caused flows towards safe-haven assets. Despite the fact that US Treasury bond yields are falling, the US Dollar (USD) is …

Following a mixed batch of earnings results, Wall Street’s major indexes opened lower on Tuesday. A decline in deposits at local lender First Republic Bank added to worries about the banking industry. At the start, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 47.06 points, or 0.14%, to 33,828.34. The Nasdaq Composite …

After price increases enabled the American food and beverage business to offset an increase in input costs and report better-than-expected first-quarter results, PepsiCo Inc. increased its annual profit guidance. The firm that owns brands including Pepsi carbonated beverages and Frito-Lay potato chips announced that it has raised its previous expectation …

Oil prices rose and were on track for a third day of gains on Tuesday, supported by investor optimism that holiday travel in China will boost fuel demand and expectations of lower US crude inventories. Overseas flight bookings in China during the upcoming Labor Day holiday indicate a continued recovery …

European stocks fell on Tuesday as investors weighed more corporate results and comments from European Central Bank policy makers on interest rate expectations. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.4 percent by 0718 GMT, affected by the decline in the mining and banking sectors, 1.8 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively, …

Japanese stocks rose slightly on Tuesday, with the Nikkei index touching an eight-month high, amid optimism about the results of a group of companies and the expansion of government subsidies for chip production. Momentum eased in the afternoon session, dragged down by steel producers amid indications of weaker demand from …

China’s gold production rose 6.9 percent in the first quarter of 2023, returning to pre-pandemic levels, thanks in part to a jump in demand for gold and jewelry, as investors sought a safe haven away from financial market volatility. China’s Association of Gold Companies said on Tuesday that China’s production …

The US dollar declined more during a lacklustre US session as Wall Street indexes rose. The S&P 500 increased 0.09%, the Nasdaq declined 0.29%, and the Dow Jones increased by 0.20%. The 10-year bond rate dipped to 3.50%, but the 2-year yield rose to 4.12%. The debt-ceiling turmoil, upcoming important …

The prime minister of Malaysia claims that the US dollar is no longer required to attract foreign investment. According to data from the International Monetary Fund, the dollar made up more than 58% of the world’s reserves in the fourth quarter of last year, but the president of the European …