The American central bank is expected to raise interest rates by another quarter point at its July 25-26 meeting, marking their eleventh total increase since March 2022. This decision comes after investors and consumers celebrated an inflation win in June, with prices rising 3% from the previous year. Core inflation, …
Read More »Gold gains amid Fed’s decision expectations
In anticipation of the post-FOMC meeting press conference and the Fed’s monetary policy statement, uncertainty has caused gold to recover from four straight days of losses and move over the 100-day SMA. The precious metal is trading at $1964.99 per ounce at the time of writing. The US released strong …
Read More »Alphabet earnings surpass market expectations
Google’s parent company; Alphabet, reported Q2 earnings on Tuesday, beating expectations on both the top and bottom lines, sending the stock up as much as 6% in after-hours trading. Google ad revenues totaled $58.14 billion in the quarter, better than the $57.5 billion expected and $56.3 billion reported in the …
Read More »USD/CAD strengthens ahead of FOMC decision
Crude Oil prices are undermining the Loonie and USD, with the USD/CAD pair experiencing a mixed trend. The commodity-linked Loonie is undercut as Crude Oil prices continue to rise to almost a three-month high.The US dollar has stalled its recovery move from the lowest level since April 2022, with profit-taking …
Read More »Ahead of FOMC decision, WTI climbs amid Chinese stimulus
The WTI climbed above $79.00. The American crude records a four-day winning streak on Tuesday, but the upside may be limited to technical indicators starting to flash overbought conditions.Chinese economic stimulus supported Oil prices while focus in the markets shifts to Wednesday’s Fed decision. Earlier in the day, Chinese news …
Read More »US Dollar stays strong ahead of FOMC policy decision
The US Dollar holds firm against its major rivals early Tuesday. The US Dollar Index clings to modest daily gains near 101.50. US data highlighted a further improvement in consumer sentiment in July.The US Dollar gains traction on Tuesday, with the USD index touching its highest level since July 12 …
Read More »Stability of European stocks after mixed results for the companies’ business
European stocks settled near their highest levels in five weeks today, Tuesday, and shares of mining and luxury goods companies led the gainers, after China pledged more support for its slowing economy, but the mixed results of the companies’ business limited the gains. The European Stoxx 600 index was little …
Read More »Yuan jumps after Beijing pledged to support the economy, Euro and Sterling rose
The Chinese yuan rose on Tuesday after the country’s top leaders pledged to boost political support for the reeling economy, while the euro and the pound sterling stabilized after falling for days as investors awaited meetings of major central banks. The yuan rose more than 0.5 percent in the onshore …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei closed lower amid caution ahead of important interest rate decisions
The Japanese Nikkei index closed lower on Tuesday, with heavy technology stocks leading the losers, as risk appetite was affected by caution ahead of interest rate decisions from major global central banks, including the Bank of Japan. The Nikkei fell 0.06 percent to close at 32,682.51 points, after a decline …
Read More »3 main reasons behind Bitcoin’s sharp decline
The price of bitcoin fell sharply and suddenly during the first trading sessions of the week, coinciding with awaiting the decision of the monetary policy meeting of the Federal Reserve (the Central Bank of America), as well as absorbing concerns about Binance, while the launch of a new cryptocurrency was …
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