US shares markets came under pressure on the first trading day of the week after the S&P 500 managed a record high close last Friday at 4712.The index has dropped more than 25 points to current levels in the 4680s, recording recent decline of over 0.5%. Still, the S&P 500 …
Read More »Shares Eye Policy Signals From Central Banks This Week
After quickly recovering from the Omicron-related scare, shares markets look prepared to start to receive, digest and handle a busy week for central banks.With some hawkish signals expected, markets could be in for a session of volatility in the closing days of 2021 even though some of the policy shifts, …
Read More »US Shares Surge After Hot Inflation Data
US shares as well as oil prices reaped gains after fresh inflation data piqued investors’ hopes that price rises may be nearing a peak.The S&P 500 advanced 0.5% Friday. The index retreated Thursday but was on track for its strongest week of gains since February. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite Index …
Read More »Gold is Heading For Its Fourth Weekly Decline Due to Concern Ahead of US Inflation Data
Gold prices rose on Friday, but are heading for a fourth consecutive weekly decline, as investors stay away from big bets ahead of inflation data in the United States that may prompt the Federal Reserve to reduce its bond purchases at a faster pace. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to …
Read More »Gold Rises as The Dollar Slips Ahead of US Inflation Data
Gold prices received support from the dollar’s decline to rise Thursday, but the rise in US Treasury bond yields and anticipation of US inflation data and the Fed meeting limited the rise of the non-yielding metal. The price of gold in spot transactions rose 0.2% to $ 1785.78, while US …
Read More »Several Stocks Outperform Market On Strong Trading Day
US shares remarkably surged Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.31% to 4,701.21 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.10% to 35,754.75. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains. Principal …
Read More »Gold Price Corrects In New York As USD Slides
Gold tested its 200DMA above USD 1790 earlier on Wednesday’s session but has since slipped back to the mid-USD 1780.Gold is currently in a wait to see mode ahead of Friday’s key US inflation numbers. The gold Index is trading flat in the New York session near USD 1,784 and …
Read More »US Equities Recovering During North American Session
US shares have continued to recover in the second half of the US session, with the recovery now more broad-based with tech and growth stocks joining the party despite continued elevation in yields. The S&P 500 index is now up by nearly 1.5% and is eyeing a test of the …
Read More »Gold Prices Fall With Renewed Risk Appetite And The Rise of The Dollar
Gold prices fell Monday, December 6, as appetite for less safe assets improved and the dollar rose on uncertainty over Omicron ahead of US inflation data this week. The dollar rose, making gold less attractive to holders of other currencies, while US 10-year bond yields made up for their losses. …
Read More »Losses of Tech Shares In 2021 Need Close Examination
The selloff gained force Friday, leaving the NYSE FANG+ Index of Tech Industry’s giants bordering on correction territory, or a 10% drop from the highest. That’s not seen as a good sign heading into the end of the year, the most illiquid trading season. Shares of Tesla, Netflix, Nvidia and …
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