Market Update

In a surprising move, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates on Wednesday and introduced a comprehensive quantitative tightening (QT) plan, signaling a significant shift away from a decade of aggressive monetary stimulus. This decision marks a departure from market expectations, which had largely anticipated that the BOJ would …

Oil prices surged in Asian trade on Wednesday following reports of a significant escalation in Middle East tensions. The uptick was driven by news of the reported death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran, Iran’s capital. This development has raised concerns about a potential spike …

Gold prices climbed in Asian trade on Wednesday, buoyed by a softer dollar as traders keenly awaited signals from the Federal Reserve on potential interest rate cuts. The precious metal also drew strength from safe haven buying amid escalating geopolitical tensions. Spot gold edged up 0.3% to $2,419.11 an ounce, …

FOMC meeting began on Tuesday amid hopes that Jerome Powell, Fed Chairman, could hint the timing or number of rate cuts at least until the end of 2024, this comes amid accelerating expectations that the Federal Open Market Committee will begin cutting rates in its meeting next September.These expectations are …

Bitcoin price started a downside correction taking it below $66,000. BTC is now correcting gains and might extend losses. Bitcoin struggled close to $70,000 and started a downside correction. The price is trading at $65,673; down 1.66%. There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support at …

US Dollar maintains momentum ahead of Fed decision and labor market update. US JOLTs and CB Consumer Confidence figures exceed expectations. Fed is expected to stay data-dependent and keep possibilities open for a September cut.The US Dollar, measured by the DXY index, is trying to continue its upward trend, but …

Commodity researcher Carsten Fritsch reports that there is currently a noticeable upsurge in the demand for gold in India. The desire for gold intensifies. The demand for gold in India has significantly increased as a result of the removal of the import tax on the metal and the subsequent drop …

Pfizer India reported a strong performance in the first quarter, with revenue and profit climbing significantly. Total revenue surged 7% to approximately $73.4 million USD while operating earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) soared by 60.31% to $21.4 million USD. Consequently, net profit for the quarter skyrocketed by …

The Eurozone’s economy experienced a slight uptick in the second quarter, growing by 0.3%, as reported by Eurostat on Tuesday. This growth exceeded economists’ expectations and matched the growth rate from the previous quarter. However, underlying issues and a slew of pessimistic surveys suggest a challenging outlook for the remainder …

European shares showed muted movement on Tuesday as investors held back, awaiting the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting and upcoming Eurozone inflation data. Despite the overall cautious sentiment, technology and oil stocks provided some support to the market. STOXX 600 IndexThe pan-European STOXX 600 index inched up …