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The chances of a soft landing are getting better, but the Australian economy still seems to be in a holding pattern. It’s far from certain that the unemployment rate will stay below 4%, that wages will catch up to or surpass inflation, or even that the federal budget will continue …

After Jerome Powell, Fed Chair declared that monetary policymakers will proceed carefully in making interest rate decisions, Wall Street is hoping for its first profitable week in four weeks. The Nasdaq composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average both increased by 0.9% in late trade, while the S&P 500 increased by …

Following an optimistic note from Morgan Stanley, shares of chipmaker Nvidia rose, helping the S&P 500 and Nasdaq close higher. As investors awaited the earnings results from US retailers, this caused other Megacap growth stocks to increase. The information technology index increased thanks to Nvidia’s gain, making it the strongest …

US equities increased dramatically as a result of investors focusing on this week’s deluge of earnings reports and financial results rather than indications that China’s economic recovery is still far off.The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 0.2% and the S&P 500 increased by 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite increased …

On Thursday, the US stock market climbed higher as it built on its recent gains. Traders were looking ahead to key inflation data next week as well as the Federal Reserve’s latest policy announcement. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 168.59 points, or 0.5%, to close at 33,833.61. The S&P …

Following a fresh GDP report that exceeded expectations, stocks continued their upward trend on Thursday, with the Dow rising by almost 400 points. Following the widely anticipated Federal Reserve rate increase of 25 basis points on Wednesday, stocks experienced a small decline. The central bank also hinted through a revision …

On Friday, Dow Jones rallied as it gets closer to record its best month since January. Blue-chip index prices rose by 187 points, or 0.6%. S&P 500 gains were similarly 0.6%. The latest round of technology earnings weighed on investors’ mood, resulting in somewhat moderate gains for the Nasdaq Composite, …

On Wednesday, Bitcoin was soaring by more than 5% at one point. If the apex crypto can regain the $30,000 level, alt-coins may gather the strength to break through their own resistance marks. At the time of writing, the most famous cryptocurrency is up +5.4% trading at $29,723.During the 24-hour …

As investors processed a flurry of significant quarterly reports and readied themselves for the start of the big tech earnings season, stocks were trading lower on Tuesday. A 122 point, or 0.4%, decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average was seen. The Nasdaq Composite was down 1% and the S&P …

U.S. stock futures were largely steady on Monday as traders re-entered the market after the Easter weekend and faced a slew of important economic reports that might influence the direction of Federal Reserve monetary policy going forward. At 11:00 GMT, the Nasdaq 100 futures were down 16 points or 0.13%, …