The major US benchmarks are trading up as investors buy ahead of new year holidays. The major US Indexes are moving higher on Tuesday as stocks struggle to hold their gains ahead of the Christmas. However, the limited rebound is considered as a sign that New Year’s Rally is imminent.Equities …
Read More »US Stocks extend weekly losses on future rate outlook
US stocks fell on Wall Street on Friday after the Fed raised its forecast for how high it will ultimately push interest rates and attempted to assist investors’ hopes that rate cuts may happen next year. Stocks fell on Wall Street on Friday as worries grew that the Federal Reserve …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 14/12/2022
The Fed decided a 50-basis point rate hike as expected, while the policy statement was closer to a copy of the previous one. The US central bank is still adopting reserved language about the possibility of recession, but with most Fed officials considering downside risks, it is fair to say …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 08/12/2022
According to US Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen, “recession is not inevitable”. But, Yellen declined to say whether the dollar had peaked against other currencies. US stocks benefited on Thursday and exhibited better performance on anticipations of slower pace of monetary policy tightening. The performance of stocks impacted the US Dollar, …
Read More »US stocks rise on Wall Street, but still lower for the week
US stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday, but are still lower for the week after five straight losses.The S&P 500 rose 0.9% as of 10:14 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 244 points, or 0.7%, to 33,842 and the Nasdaq rose 1.2%.Energy stocks had some …
Read More »Mixed sentiment drags AUD/USD from weekly highs
The Australian Dollar is on the defensive front as market sentiment remains mixed. The Federal Reserve: US growth risks are skewed to the downside, capping the US Dollar gains. The Australian Dollar is losing ground versus its American counterpart amid an obviously mixed sentiment. Additionally; US stocks are wavering due …
Read More »US stocks slightly surge ahead of FOMC minutes
US stocks were mixed on Wednesday, as investors looked ahead to FOMC minutes hoping for clues into the pace of future interest rate hikes.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3 points, or 0.01%. The S&P 500 gained 0.23% and the Nasdaq Composite increased 0.51%. Shares of Nordstrom fell more than …
Read More »US Stocks dragged lower on US dollar gains
US stocks retreated amid growing worries that China could tighten Covid curbs after reported deaths over the weekend. Concerns about the growth outlook in the US as the Fed policymakers vow to fight inflation also continue to direct decisions by most investors. The technology sector dragged S&P 500 lower. The …
Read More »Stocks slide on firm dollar, retail sales data
Global stocks slid from two-month highs and dollar maintained its safe-haven standing and managed to steady on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected US retail sales clouded the Fed’s inflation outlook and hopes that the Fed could ease its hawkish interest rate hikes.Stocks in Europe pared overnight losses in Asia after Poland’s president …
Read More »OPEC cuts global demand growth forecast again as economic challenges escalate
On Monday, OPEC lowered its forecast for global oil prices in 2022, the price of oil in car prices. The Bureau of Petroleum Exporting Pictures (OPEC) said in a monthly report that oil demand in 2022 will rise by 2.55 million barrels per day, or 2.6 country houses. OPEC Oil …
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