As a result of recent weaker than expected US data, particularly from last week and the first two days of the current new trading week, worries and concerns have surfaced regarding the likelihood that the US economy could slide into a deep slowdown in the near future. Investors first thought …
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The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Austan Goolsbee, expressed a cautious outlook …
Gold retreats 3% amid optimism after US – China trade agreement
Gold prices took a sharp hit at the start of the trading week on May 12, 2025, dropping to $3,207.82…
Dow Jones Soars 1000 Points on US-China Tariff Cut Breakthrough
Wall Street kicked off the week with a dramatic surge, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed a…
Brent Crude Soars Above $65 Amid US – China Trade Agreement
Brent Crude soared above $65 per barrel on May 12, 2025, climbing 2.37% to $65.40, fueled by a US-Ch…
EUR/USD Tumbles to 1.1100 as Dollar Soars on US-China Trade Breakthrough
The EUR/USD pair plummeted past 1.1100 on May 12, 2025, as the US Dollar surged following a landmark…
U.S. and China Agree to 90-Day Tariff Truce, Markets Rally on De-escalation Hopes
In a significant step toward easing trade tensions, the United States and China announced on Monday …
European Stocks Surge on U.S.-China Trade Optimism; UniCredit Hits Record Profit
European equity markets rallied on Monday, driven by renewed optimism over the state of global trade…
Dollar Gains as U.S.-China Trade Talks Ease Market Jitters; Focus Shifts to U.S. Inflation, Retail Data
The U.S. dollar strengthened on Monday against traditional safe-haven currencies as weekend trade di…
Oil Prices Rise as U.S.-China Trade Talks Signal Progress; Market Eyes OPEC+ Output and Iran Developments
Oil prices advanced on Monday as upbeat signals from U.S.-China trade negotiations boosted sentiment…
Weekly market recap: Stagflation and Fed in Focus
US Dollar closed the week higher, making use of a number of developments, including reaching a trade…
Market Analysis
June, 2024
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4 June 2024 11:01 pm
Gold price retreats amid risk aversion
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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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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