Gold prices have fallen by 0.90% in the mid-North American session on Tuesday, amid risk-off sentiment and falling US Treasury bond yields. The latest tranche of US economic data shows the economy is slowing down, warranting lower interest rates. However, the Gold Index, XAU/USD, trades with losses and exchanges hands …
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A note of caution has sounded within the US economy as retail sales for February fell short of expec…
U.S. Stock Futures Decline Amid Trade Tariff Uncertainty
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Oil Prices Rise Amid U.S. Strikes on Houthis and Strong Chinese Data
Oil prices traded higher on Monday as the U.S. vowed continued strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, while Chi…
European Stocks Gain Amid German Debt Deal, U.S.-EU Trade War Looms
European stock markets edged higher on Monday, supported by optimism over a historic German debt dea…
Gold Prices Dip After Record Surge, Market Eyes Tariffs & Economic Risks
Gold prices edged lower in Asian trade on Monday, following a record-breaking rally, as investors ba…
Bitcoin Drops as Traders Brace for Federal Reserve Decision
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Mark Carney Takes the Helm: Canada’s New PM Faces Trump and Global Trade Challenges
Newly-appointed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney officially assumed office on Friday morning, suc…
Oil Gains Amidst Geopolitical Tempest and Shifting Demand Forecasts
Despite a week dominated by fluctuating geopolitical tensions and evolving economic forecasts, oil p…
Fresh Deadline Drama: Senate Poised to Avert Shutdown
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PPI Shadowed: GBP/USD Wobbles Amid GDP Shock and Surging US Inflation Fears
The Pound Sterling (GBP) faced renewed pressure against the US Dollar (USD) this week, with GBP/USD …
Market Analysis
June, 2024
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4 June 2024 10:25 pm
Growing on-chain activity to push BNB to all time highs
Binance Coin (BNB) is on the verge of a potential breakout to a new all-time high, driven by growing on-chain activity, a recent price surge, and the resolution of ex-CEO Changpeng Zhao’s legal issues. The token has been trading within an ascending triangle pattern since May 16, with a bullish …
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4 June 2024 9:03 pm
US dollar struggles amid weak labour market data
Following steep losses on Monday as a result of the unsatisfactory May ISM PMIs, the US dollar secured some gains although JOLTS for April revealed fewer job openings than anticipated. Despite struggling, the US Dollar Index is 0.04% up, trading at 104.09 at the time of writing. In order to …
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4 June 2024 8:23 pm
US stocks retreat on weaker economy woes
Investors reacted to underwhelming recent economic data and prepared for the release of key payroll data later this week.Monday’s US manufacturing data for May came in below expectations and indicated that a recent contraction is deepening, albeit slightly.These figures follow other data that suggests the world’s largest economy is slowing …
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4 June 2024 7:45 pm
Rumours drag USD/JPY lower
USD/JPY has fallen to 155.00 due to a combination of risk-off market sentiment and rumors that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is considering reducing bond purchases at its June meeting. This move would raise Japanese bond yields and support the Yen, a negative for USD/JPY. The US Dollar (USD) bounced …
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4 June 2024 6:52 pm
ChatGPT down again after “major outage”
After what OpenAI referred to as a “major outage” earlier today that affected millions of users globally, ChatGPT seems to have recovered. But it appears that the chatbot is having problems once more, as OpenAI reports that it is “unavailable for some users” once more. Reports of today’s ChatGPT issues …
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4 June 2024 6:10 pm
US JOLTS Job Openings decline below expectations
The number of job openings on the last business day of April stood at 8.059 million, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) on Tuesday. This reading followed the 8.35 million (revised from 8.48 million) openings reported in March and …
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4 June 2024 1:43 pm
Dollar Recovers After Steep Losses, Euro Dips on Weak German Employment Data
The U.S. dollar rebounded in early European trading on Tuesday, reversing overnight declines. The euro weakened following the release of disappointing German employment figures. At 04:45 ET (08:45 GMT), the Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, rose 0.1% to 104.165, after briefly falling …
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4 June 2024 12:43 pm
European Stocks Retreat Amid ECB Caution and US Labor Market Data Anticipation
European stock markets experienced a downturn on Tuesday, driven by investor caution ahead of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) upcoming policy meeting later in the week. As of 03:20 ET (07:20 GMT), the DAX index in Germany declined by 0.6%, the CAC 40 in France fell by the same margin, …
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4 June 2024 11:48 am
Asian Markets Dip on India Election Results and U.S. Economic Concerns
Asian share markets experienced a downturn on Tuesday as global investors awaited the official results of India’s general election and assessed the potential weakening of the U.S. economy’s exceptionalism amid further decline in manufacturing activity. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.4%, despite mild gains in U.S. …
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4 June 2024 5:41 am
Market Drivers; US Session, June 3
The New York Stock Exchange said Monday that a technical issue that halted trading for some major stocks and caused Berkshire Hathaway to be down 99.97% has been resolved. In an update, NYSE said impacted stocks have reopened and “all systems are currently operational.” Inter-continental Exchange, the parent company of …
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4 June 2024 4:30 am
Japan’s Suzuki: Early May intervention was in a response to speculations
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that foreign exchange (FX) intervention had effects to some effects, adding that the central bank will continue to respond appropriately when asked about forex. At the time of writing, USD/JPY is 0.19% higher on the day trading at 156.38. the USD/JPY pair …
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4 June 2024 3:16 am
Why have some of Warren Buffett’s shares dropped by 100%?
On the opening day of the new trading week, there were trading disruptions on the New York Stock Exchange due to a technical issue that resulted in the suspension of trading in certain blue-chip companies and large losses for other equities during Monday’s session.The most severely impacted company by this …
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