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Earnings season began on Wall Street with a puzzle. Despite the fact that major banks like JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo had higher-than-expected profits, the market as a whole and their equities both fell on Friday. Investors appear uneasy due to JPMorgan’s cautious outlook for the remainder of the year …

Correction and Profit-Taking Processes Drive Sterling Lower In the European market on Tuesday, the pound sterling faced downward pressure against a basket of global currencies, extending losses for the second consecutive day against the US dollar. This decline comes as the pound moves away from its eight-month high, driven by …

The S&P 500 briefly topped the 5,000 milestone for the first time ever, with the broad-based index finishing slightly higher at 4,997.91. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 48.97 points, or 0.13%, to end at 38,726.33, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.24% to close at 15,793.71. Strong earnings and a …

The euro fell to its lowest level in more than three weeks on Thursday as traders increased bets that the European Central Bank will begin cutting interest rates starting in March 2024, while the dollar stabilized ahead of the release of important jobs data this week. The euro fell 0.07 …

The dollar remained near its highest level in two weeks against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as investors evaluated US economic data that showed a decline in jobs in the labor market, while betting that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates next year. Attention in Asia focused on …

The dollar rose on Monday, regaining some gains after declining for three consecutive weeks due to bets that the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) will cut interest rates soon, while Bitcoin exceeded $41,000 for the first time since early 2022. In the latest trading, the euro fell 0.1 percent …

The dollar rose from its lowest level in three months on Thursday, but it is still on track to record the largest monthly decline in a year, as investors increase bets that the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) has finished raising interest rates, before the release of a decisive …

The pound sterling rose to its highest level in more than two months against the dollar on Monday, although some risk aversion limited the US currency’s losses, with traders awaiting new economic signals next week to determine the course of monetary policy regarding future interest rates. The current week is …

The dollar fell on Friday as investors bet that US interest rates had peaked, while the yen rose after Japan’s core consumer prices grew, boosting expectations that the Bank of Japan may soon roll back monetary stimulus. With US markets closed on Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday and a …

The dollar faced pressure on Tuesday and was trading at multi-month lows against the euro and other major currencies at a time when investors expect US interest rates to fall next year and see this as a signal to sell the dollar as a hedge. Movements were modest in early …