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US equities are trading broadly higher on Thursday, as stocks in the region track gains seen in Europe and, before that, Asia markets are the PBoC on Thursday took further steps to ease monetary policy. The Chinese central bank cut its one-year loan prime rate to 3.7% from 3.8% and …

The GBP/USD pair has maintained choppy performance on Thursday with the US dollar seeing a mixed reaction to weaker than expected initial jobless claims and housing data, though the pair has for the most part remained well supported to the north of the 1.3600 level. At current levels in the …

US equities dipped again on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 failing to reclaim 4600 and down over 4.0% in 2022. The Nasdaq 100 dipped 0.2% and the Dow fell 0.3%.US equity markets have been under selloff pressure on Wednesday, with markets under fears about Fed tightening and higher interest rates, …

US stocks fell across the board and Treasury yields surged amid a ramp-up in speculation that central banks will have to boost interest rates sooner than earlier anticipated.All but one of the 11 industry groups in the S&P 500 fell, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped to the lowest …

Friday’s session exhibited mixed performance. It has been a choppy day for US equity markets, with tech and growth stocks doing better while value did worse.Nasdaq 100 outperformed, gaining 0.5%, whilst the Dow underperformed, shedding 0.7%. It was a choppy and mixed session in US equity markets, marked more by …

US stocks traded higher on Wednesday after the inflation report comprising the awaited CPI data was released but in the afternoon trade gains were cut. The inflation figures in the US eased concerns that the Fed will need to tighten faster than early announced. The S&P 500 added roughly 0.28% …

The S&P 500 has reclaimed 4700 on Tuesday amid broad US equity market upside as tech recovers post-Powell remarks. The index has recovered more than 2.8% from Monday’s sub-4600 lows.The lack of any fresh hawkish surprises seemed to give the green light for a technical reversal of recent moves. Having …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell, speaking at the Senate hearing for his re-nomination, reiterated on Tuesday that he expects the economy to be able to deal with the current and future Covid-19 outbreaks. He also noted that inflationary pressures are set to remain elevated well into 2022. Jerome Powell, added that …

UK stock markets shed 0.5% to close at 7,445 on Monday, in line with its European peers, as investors across the globe traded cautiously awaiting another US inflation data later this week that could provide further guidance on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy path.US policymakers are now expected to raise …

The S&P 500 index is down by about 0.6% as yields rally, hurting the dominant tech sector. The latest US jobs report, though mixed, has been interpreted as endorsing the Fed’s monetary tightening plans for 2022.The S&P 500 is trading on the back foot as its heavyweight tech sector suffers …