Interviewed on Dubai TV, Muhammad Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and the Member of the US Association for Technical Analysts, commented on the most important developments of global financial markets on the first day of the new trading week and most importantly what is happening in …
Read More »Asian stocks flat, Chinese markets rise on recovery hopes
Most Asian stocks moved slightly on Monday amid hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials, while Chinese markets outperformed as the People’s Bank maintained medium-term lending rates ahead of a swathe of data indicators. China’s Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 and Shanghai Composite indexes climbed nearly 0.8% each after the PBOC maintained …
Read More »Asian stocks edge up as markets digest oil rally
Despite a spike in oil prices, investors remained cautious about a potential rise in inflation over the upcoming months as the majority of Asian equities edged up on Monday as risk appetite maintained in response to softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data from the previous week. After Beijing launched an investigation into …
Read More »Asian stocks surge as bank fears ease before Fed meeting
Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday as investors flocked to bargain financial companies amid lessening banking crisis worries. Attention is now fully on a Federal Reserve interest rate decision later in the day. One of the top performers for the day was Japan’s Nikkei 225, which increased by more than …
Read More »Asian markets are suffering on collapse of SVB and losses of US stocks
Asia-Pacific markets fell during the session on Tuesday, March 14th, after sharp losses overnight on Wall Street as investors grappled with the fallout from the collapse of US banks, including SVB. In Japan, the Topix index led the losses and fell by 2.67%, and the Nikkei 225 index fell by …
Read More »Stocks Pause Early Gains Ahead Of FOMC Minutes
Stock indices are mixed after giving up their earlier gains. The Nasdaq 100 (NDX), S&P 500 (SPX), and Dow Jones Industrial Average are roughly flat as of 11:47 a.m. EST, Wednesday.US Stock indices opened Wednesday’s trading with generally positive performance but close to the flatline in anticipation of the minutes …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 17/02/2023
US Treasury bond yields ended Friday’s trading in a bearish direction on weaker risk appetite after rising expectations of raising the federal interest rate based upon the latest US inflation readings. US Treasury bond yields for ten years fell to 3.821%, compared to the previous daily close of 3.862%.Last week’s …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, January 16-20
New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said she is resigning, in an unexpected announcement that came as she confirmed a national election for October. At the party’s first caucus meeting of the year on Thursday, Ardern said she “no longer had enough in the tank” to do the job. …
Read More »Asian shares rise, yen climbs as BOJ battles bond bears
Asian shares firmed on Monday as optimism about China’s reopening offset concerns the Bank of Japan (BOJ) might temper its super-sized stimulus policy at a pivotal meeting this week, while a holiday in U.S. markets made for thin trading. The yen climbed to its highest since May after rumours swirled …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, January 2-5
Wall Street’s major indices closed higher on Friday, supported by reports that although jobs increased in the United States more than expected, wage increases slowed and services activity contracted, easing concerns about the path of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The data published by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) …
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