As Nvidia’s stock surged to an all-time high, the S&P 500 approached a new high and global stock rallies gained momentum.The chip manufacturer, propelled by the surge in demand for AI systems, announced another quarter of record-breaking performance. During afternoon trade, Nvidia’s shares increased by 15%. As a result, the …
Read More »China’s tourism revenues during the Lunar New Year holiday exceed the pre-pandemic level
Official data has revealed a remarkable surge in tourism revenues in China during the Lunar New Year holiday, which concluded on Saturday, with a staggering year-on-year increase of 47.3 percent. This surge has not only surpassed 2019 levels but also underscored the robustness of domestic tourism amid an extended holiday …
Read More »Natural gas goes through eighth day of consecutive losses
Natural gas prices have fallen by 20% since February, with the US Dollar Index consolidating gains on Wednesday. The commodity’s prices have been negatively impacted by February, with Shell issuing an outlook where Liquefied Natural Gas demand will be substantially decreased by 2040, reflecting global pushes to abandon fossil fuels. …
Read More »China’s Consumer Prices Continue Decline in January
Consumer prices in China persisted in their downward trajectory for the fourth consecutive month in January, highlighting the hurdles facing the world’s second-largest economy in its quest for robust recovery. Consumer Price Index Data: Decline Year-on-Year, Modest Uptick Monthly Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday revealed …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, February 7
Riskier assets were able to gain additional momentum due to the continuing decline in the US dollar. As global rates continued to rise on Wednesday, investors now seem to support the Fed’s rate cut in May due to ongoing geopolitical concerns.Silver prices fell to fresh two-week lows around $22.20 per …
Read More »AUD/USD trades sideways ahead of China’s PPI and CPI data
The AUD/USD pair is moving sideways near 0.6520 in the early Asian session, with Fed officials’ comments not significantly impacting the market. Future market traders expect the first rate cuts for the Reserve Bank of Australia to occur in September, rather than August. The pair consolidates above the 0.6500 psychological …
Read More »China’s imports of key commodities make a strong new year start
China’s imports of major commodities have made a strong start to the new year. However, caution is needed due to the potential influence of the Lunar New Year holidays, which fall entirely in February this year. This could have boosted imports of crude oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG), thermal coal, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, Jan. 29
A second strong session for the US dollar placed more pressure on the riskier assets, pushing the EUR/USD to the sub-1.0800 level and the USD Index to flirt with the upper end of the current range amid the development of usual pre-FOMC caution.Ahead of the FOMC meeting and the release …
Read More »WTI declines amid China’s property crisis
The liquidation turmoil facing China’s real estate sector as well as the strong US dollar cause WTI oil to decline by more than 1.50%. Despite geopolitical unrest, worries about the state of the world economy and central bank policies have also caused oil prices to decline.In light of the uncertain …
Read More »Evergrande: Crisis-hit Chinese property giant ordered to liquidate
On Monday, a Hong Kong court ordered the liquidation of China Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted property developer with over $300 billion in total liabilities. This decision comes after Evergrande failed to provide a concrete restructuring plan more than two years after defaulting on a bond repayment. The liquidation …
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