European shares fell on Friday, dragged down by weak commodity prices and mixed corporate earnings, as investors weighed the path to tighten monetary policy amid a slowdown in economic growth. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.9 percent by 0719 GMT; miners led losses with commodity prices tumbling amid concerns …
Read More »Gold is locked in a narrow range as investors await the path of Fed
Gold prices settled in a narrow range on Friday after caution prevailed ahead of next week’s much-watched Federal Reserve meeting for any signs of a slowing in interest rate hikes. Gold prices did not witness little change in spot transactions and amounted to $ 1663.62 an ounce by 0521 GMT, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 27/10/2022
The American dollar restores its previous weak tone, as US Treasury yields edged sharply lower following the release of the preliminary estimate of the Q3 Gross Domestic Product. Important events are streaming on the macroeconomic calendar having less impact than anticipated, despite bringing about some new developments. Wall Street got …
Read More »Euro sinks after ECB rate decision, US data
Euro sinks after ECB rate hike, US dataThe euro dropped more than 1% on Thursday, falling back below parity with the dollar, after the European Central Bank raised interest rates and following Thursday’s US data showing that the world’s biggest economy rebounded more than expected in the third quarter.The ECB …
Read More »Dow Jones closes higher on GDP report
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher, on Thursday, following new data showed third-quarter GDP grew faster than expected and hinted at waning inflation, encouraging investors to buy stocks linked to the health of the economy.The Dow climbed 194.17 points, or 0.6%, to end at 32,033.28 for its fifth day …
Read More »Gold Under Pressure On US Dollar’s Correction
Gold prices are under pressure. The precious metal is actually forced back into the neutral zone on the daily chart. The hourly charts show that the price is balanced at a critical stage. Investors are eying Friday’s PCE and next week’s Fed. The price of gold has been pressured on …
Read More »WTI edges higher on supply concerns
At the time of writing, West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up by over 0.9% trading at $88.92 having recovered from the $87.35 low reaching the $89.78 high so far.Supply concerns have been dominating the market on the back of the United States reporting better-than-expected economic growth data for Q3. …
Read More »Amazon to report earnings following disappointing reports
Amazon is expected to report its third quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. Wall Street’s forecasts refer toi the following:Revenue: $127.63 billion expected versus $110.8 billion in Q3 2021Adjusted Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.45 expected versus $6.12 in Q3 2021 (after a 20-for-1 stock split)Amazon Web Services (AWS) Net …
Read More »GBP/USD falls on US economic growth data
The GBP/USD pair dropped from around 1.1600 after hitting six-week highs at 1.1645 due to overall US Dollar strength on the back of the positive Thursday’s US data showing the economy’s resilience, despite the ongoing monetary policy tightening. US Jobless Claims added to the already positive mood, though Goods Orders …
Read More »BoJ Preview: Forecasts from nine major banks
The Bank of Japan will announce its monetary policy decision on Friday, October 28 at 03:00 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, nine major banks have released their expactations on the looming decisionJapanese main interest rate will likely be left at -0.1%, despite inflation standing at …
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