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May, 2024

• 3 May 2024 8:21 pm

  Fed’s Bowman: Willing to raise rates if inflation persists

  

  Michelle W. Bowman, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, issued a warning, stating that there is a serious chance that inflation may stay high for a lot longer than most people think. Fed Board member Bowman gave a lecture at the Massachusetts Bankers Association Annual Convention in …

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• 3 May 2024 7:06 pm

  Fed’s Goolsbee: Current employment numbers are very solid

  

  President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Austan Goolsbee commented, Friday, on the labour market data for April, saying that it is good, with 175,000 new jobs created.Following these remarks, the US Dollar Index bounced back from daily lows and was last noted down 0.25% at 105.06.Nonfarm Payrolls in …

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• 3 May 2024 4:37 pm

  US Nonfarm Payrolls Surge by 175,000 in April

  

  The latest report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed that Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the US increased by 175,000 in April. This figure marks a slight slowdown compared to the revised increase of 315,000 (originally reported as 303,000) recorded in March and fell short of the market’s …

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• 3 May 2024 4:09 pm

  Inflation in Türkiye rose near 70%, recording the highest level since 2022

  

  Official data released on Friday revealed that annual consumer price inflation in Turkey surged to 69.8 percent in April, marking the highest level since late 2022. This figure, while slightly below expectations, was primarily driven by significant increases in education, restaurant, and hotel prices. According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, …

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• 3 May 2024 2:33 pm

  European stocks rise thanks to banking results and technology sector gains

  

  European stocks opened higher on Friday amid a state of joy among investors with a group of strong results from French banks, including Société Générale and Credit Agricole, while the technology sector received support thanks to strong results announced by Apple in addition to an unprecedented share buyback. The European …

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• 3 May 2024 1:02 pm

  JPY poised to record best weekly performance in more than a year, USD declines

  

  The yen is poised to achieve its most impressive weekly performance in over a year on Friday, propelled by suspected intervention from Tokyo earlier in the week to prevent the Japanese currency from reaching its lowest levels in 34 years. This move has led to a general decline in the …

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• 3 May 2024 11:00 am

  Gold heading lower for the second week ahead of US jobs data

  

  Gold prices are heading to decline for the second week in a row, despite the stability of prices on Friday, as investors await non-farm payrolls data in the United States, which may provide indications of the position that the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) will adopt regarding monetary policy. …

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• 3 May 2024 9:39 am

  April 2024 US Employment Data Projections

  

  Today marks the eagerly anticipated release of the most crucial US employment data, the Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) report, promising insights into the economic landscape of the United States. Anticipation looms large as expectations lean towards a notable deceleration in job growth, counterbalanced by a projected stability in the unemployment rate …

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• 3 May 2024 3:11 am

  Market Drivers; US Session, May 2

  

  The US dollar was not able to sustain the initial optimism and suffered additional selling pressure amidst renewed strength in the yen and steady prudence ahead of the release of US Nonfarm Payrolls on Friday. The USD Index navigated the area of three-week lows around 105.50. What to watch on …

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• 3 May 2024 1:18 am

  Apple tops earnings expectations

  

  Although Apple’s quarterly sales were 4% lower than they were a year ago, the corporation nevertheless managed to beat estimates for both revenue and earnings per share. Because Apple its scale and the fact that it is a significant user of semiconductors, screens, and other components, the maker of the …

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• 2 May 2024 11:26 pm

  Investors’ appetite for Tech rises ahead of Apple’s earnings

  

  Awaiting Apple’s earnings, scheduled after the bell, investors’ enthusiasm for technology equities grew. Following a turbulent Wednesday, US market indexes were rising as Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, gave investors some comfort from their growing concern of an interest rate hike. He did, however, also say that …

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• 2 May 2024 10:05 pm

  Bitcoin recovers after crypto washout, Fed decision

  

  After losses during the past trading session, Bitcoin is making an attempt to recover. After plunging over 6% on Wednesday and having its worst monthly performance in April since late 2022, it has bounced back from the lows set on Wednesday, currently trading at $590,111 as of this writing. The …

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• 2 May 2024 9:14 pm

  Binance founder faces prison sentence on money-laundering violation

  

  Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance exchange, has been sentenced to four months in prison, a lighter penalty than other crypto executives have faced since the industry’s collapse in 2022. Zhao pleaded guilty last year to a money-laundering violation, acknowledging that his company allowed terrorist groups and other criminals to …

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