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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Market Analysis
June, 2024
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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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3 June 2024 11:06 pm
Brent Falls Below $80 For First Time Since February
The nearest contract for Brent futures dropped 3.59 percent to $78.19 at the time of writing, while the American WTI contract was down 3.43 percent at $74.26. it is worth mentioning that Brent crude oil prices fell to below $80 a barrel on Monday for the first time since February, …
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3 June 2024 10:19 pm
Dow Jones retreats following ISM PMI
Investors’ growing concerns regarding weakening US data have caused the Dow Jones to reverse. Bets on a November Fed rate drop have taken over in the markets. With a steep decline in stocks on Monday, NFP week officially begins. Investors pulled back after the US ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index …
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3 June 2024 8:02 pm
Gold rebounds after US Manufacturing ISM data
Gold recovers from three-week lows after negative US ISM Manufacturing data and fall in US yields. Asian demand and cooling inflation expectations further support Gold’s bounce. Technicals remain bearish after a breakout from a Bear Flag. Gold (XAU/USD) recovers to trade in the $2,340s on Monday after the release of …
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3 June 2024 7:17 pm
New York Stock Exchange Faces Technical Issue Impacting Tens of Stocks
The New York Stock Exchange said that technical issue is related to a mechanism designed to prevent stock prices from swinging wildly.On Monday, the New York Stock Exchange said Monday’s technical issue is related to a mechanism designed to prevent stock prices from swinging wildly as Berkshire Hathaway and dozens …
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