US shares are surging for the second successive day despite being during the US trading session. The major indices prepare to post solid gains in the week, within 4% to 6% range.The S&P 500 reclaimed the 3,800 mark; around 3,887.19 and is up by 2.74% in the day, while the …
Read More »USD/CAD Dragged Downwards On Better Sentiment
The USD/CAD pair is dragged downwards during the American session as US stocks surge and crude oil price jumps. The pair dropped to 1.2899, hitting the lowest level in a week.The mixture of improved risk appetite, higher crude oil prices and a softer dollar do drag the pair downwards on …
Read More »UOM Consumer Sentiment Touches Record Low
The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index declined to 50 in June’s final reading from 50.2 in the flash estimate. This marked the lowest print on record.Further details of the survey revealed that the Current Conditions Index dropped to 53.8 in June from 63.3 in May and the Consumer Expectations …
Read More »UoM Consumer Sentiment Index slumps below expectations
The University of Michigan’s headline Consumer Sentiment Index slumped to 50.2 in June, its worst level since records began back in the 1970s, according to the preliminary release of the university’s widely followed monthly consumer survey. That was a large miss on the expected slight decline to 58.0 from 58.4 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 27 May
The EUR/USD reached a fresh four-week high, around 1.0765, but in the last hour, retreated 30 pips, as the New York session come to close, on a positive trading session, courtesy of positive US data. At 1.0735, the EUR/USD is set to record weekly gains of 1.66% amidst a week …
Read More »Consumer sentiment at 10-year low amid hot inflation
The University of Michigan’s gauge of consumer sentiment fell to a final May reading of 58.4 from the initial reading of 59.1 earlier in the month, its lowest level in more than 10 years. Economists were expecting a reading of 59.1, according to a Wall Street Journal survey.The May Final …
Read More »EUR/USD surges above 1.0400 from multi-year lows as equities soar
The EUR/USD pair has rebounded from the lowest intraday level since 2017 and reversed direction upwards above 1.0400 late on Friday amid a prevalent improvement or risk sentiment and a correction of the US dollar. The euro is still headed toward the lowest weekly close since December 2002.Recovery in equity …
Read More »US: UoM Consumer Sentiment Index falls to 59.1 in May
The preliminary estimate of the University of Michigan’s (UoM) Consumer Sentiment Index for May fell to 59.1 versus an expected fall 64.0 from 65.2 in April, its lowest since August 2011, data released on Friday showed. UoM’s Consumer Expectations Index fell to 56.3 from 63.0 in April, larger than the …
Read More »UoM Consumer Sentiment Index Falls In April
According to the final version of the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment survey, the headline Consumer Sentiment Index for April came in at 65.2, a tad below the flash estimate released earlier in the month of 65.7. Consumer exuberance can translate into greater spending and faster economic growth, implying a …
Read More »ETF Strategies to Manage Rising US Inflation Levels
The world’s largest economy is grappling with rising inflation levels. Per the latest Labour Department report, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped 8.5% year over year in March, reaching the highest level since December 1981. The reading also surpassed the already high Dow Jones estimate of 8.4%. The high inflation …
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