U.S. stock index futures remained subdued on Thursday amid light trading activity ahead of the Easter break, as investors awaited additional data to assess the Federal Reserve’s policy direction on the final business day of a robust first quarter. The three main indexes were poised for significant quarterly gains, driven …
Read More »The US economy grew 2.1% in Q2
The final reading of America’s gross domestic product revealed that the economy grew by about 2.1%, which is the same levels as the second reading. The US economy grew by about 2.2% in the first quarter of this year and by 6.2% in the second quarter of 2022. The data …
Read More »Noor Capital | Interview with Mohammed Hashad on Dubai TV – June 5, 2023
Dubai TV interviewed Mohammed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, to comment on the most important developments in financial markets in the previous week.US Debt Ceiling DealHashad began commenting on the breakthrough of the US debt ceiling crisis. …
Read More »Financial Assets’ Weekly Recap, May 29 – June 2
Financial assets’ price moves along past week have been led by a number of major developments most notably: the US non-farm payrolls data shortly after the US debt ceiling deal, as well as the European inflation data.Oil Prices Hope For More Optimism Oil prices rallied for the second day on …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 02/06/2023
Dow jumped 700 points on the US hot jobs report as Nasdaq notched sixth straight winning week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged for its best day since January as traders cheered a strong jobs report and the passage of a debt ceiling bill that averts a US default.shares popped …
Read More »Gold price falls on NFP data, spiking T-yields
Gold price has dropped despite the week’s strong performance in an expected reaction to US job growth that exceeded expectations for May 2023.Rising US Treasury bond yields as well as the robust USD do exert downward pressure on the precious metal. US debt-ceiling resolution contributed to easing bond yields, a …
Read More »Gold is on its way to the best week in two months
On Friday, gold prices were heading for their biggest weekly gain in nearly two months, as dollar weakness and hopes that the Federal Reserve would stop raising interest rates boosted the yellow metal’s appeal. And gold prices stabilized in spot transactions at 1979.24 dollars an ounce by 0457 GMT. US …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 01/06/2023
American crude oil fell early on Friday. After gaining the most in a month the day before, WTI crude oil loses upward momentum at $70.00 early on Friday in Asia. The price of oil both illustrates the normal pre-NFP market positioning and supports the price-depressing catalysts coming from the energy …
Read More »Oil bounces back following debt-ceiling vote, dovish Fed
Oil price marginally recovered after the House of Representatives voted through the debt-ceiling extension bill on Wednesday evening. Gains were capped by higher-than-expected inventory levels. Oil prices have been volatile in recent weeks due to a number of factors. The House of Representatives voted through the debt-ceiling extension bill on …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 31/05/2023 The cautious sentiments across financial markets heavily weighed on Wall Street indexes that lost ground again on Wednesday. Equity prices finished off their lows. The rebound in stocks weighed on the US dollar, which was also affected by comments from Fed officials that …
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