On Friday, banks-related anxiety caused the euro and pound to plunge against a rising dollar, as better-than-expected economic data failed to improve the mood. European banking stocks dropped on concerns that the largest issues to hit the industry since the 2008 financial crisis have not yet been resolved, with giants …
Read More »Why is Bitcoin surging on Thursday?
The price of several cryptocurrencies moved higher on Thursday after the Fed’s March meeting yesterday, as well as due to some token-specific news. The price of Bitcoin, the biggest cryptocurrency in the world, has increased by around 4.8% since late yesterday afternoon, reaching a high of $28,700. Bitcoin is trading …
Read More »Forex: Dollar eases as investors weigh up outlook for Fed
Prior to the completion of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, when investors will be seeking for any indication of what could happen with interest rates given the upheaval in the banking sector, the dollar lingered at five-week lows on Wednesday. The most likely conclusion, according to the markets, is a …
Read More »Dollar is taking a breather as all eyes turn to Fed meeting
The dollar stabilized in Asian markets on Tuesday, but struggled to move away from its lowest levels in five weeks, as dealers believed that banking pressures would prevent the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates by a large amount, or perhaps not at all, at its meeting this week. The …
Read More »USD is falling as risk appetite improves
The dollar fell on Friday as risk appetite improved after authorities and banks in key markets moved to ease pressure on the financial system, calming other major currencies that had fallen earlier in the week in the wake of banking turmoil. On Thursday, large US banks pumped $30 billion in …
Read More »USD finds support as fears of a banking crisis subside
The dollar found support in Asian markets on Wednesday, as investors cut their expectations about cutting interest rates in the United States after easing fears of a banking crisis and the release of data showing that inflation remains high. In early trading, the wave of selling the dollar, which lasted …
Read More »Dollar gains after tepid U.S. consumer prices report
The dollar nudged higher on Tuesday as consumer price data showed inflation continuing to rise but at a slower pace, in a widely anticipated result that might prompt the Federal Reserve to suspend or possibly halt interest rate hikes next week. The dollar index increased by 0.106%, while the euro …
Read More »Dow futures fall 100 pts; payrolls and banking sector in spotlight
With the focus on the forthcoming employment data and the struggling banking sector, U.S. equities are expected to begin neutral Friday, recovering following the previous session’s selloff. At 12:00 GMT, the Dow Futures contract was down 100 points or 0.3%, the S&P 500 Futures contract was down 4 points or …
Read More »Elon Musk is assembling a team to develop a competitor to ChatGPT
A report by The Information on Monday quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that Elon Musk has approached AI researchers in recent weeks about setting up a new research lab to develop an alternative to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The report stated that Musk, the head of Tesla and Twitter, …
Read More »Wall Street retreats on persisting recession worries
Wall Street equities were in the red territory on Monday. Nasdaq was leading the prevalent declines as investors’ worries accelerate concerning Fed’s monetary policy tightening that could drag the US economy into a recession.The S&P 500, the Dow Industrials and the Nasdaq have sold off sharply for December, on track …
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