The gold market suffered another week of losses, falling for the third week as markets shifted expectations from a rate pause to a rate hike at the Fed’s policy meeting in June. The sentiment on Wall Street is now split on whether gold is done falling. Upbeat macro data and …
Read More »Wall Street mixed as investors focus on debt ceiling talks
Wall Street closed mixed on Monday, with the Nasdaq helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta Platforms, while the S&P 500 ended near flat as investors refrained from big bets ahead of a fresh round of talks about raising the U.S. debt ceiling.President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin …
Read More »Wall Street’s big tech is back on Wednesday
On Wednesday, Wall Street’s Big Tech will return.As investors continue to employ the strategies that have been successful for them over the previous ten years, the tech sector continues to be the primary driver of the major US stock indices. Investors are still primarily focused on discussions regarding lifting the …
Read More »Oil fell due to the rise in the dollar and concerns about demand
Oil prices fell on Monday, as concerns about fuel demand in the United States and China, the world’s two largest consumers, outweighed optimism about tight supplies due to any production cuts from the OPEC + group and the United States resuming purchases of its reserves. And by 0130 GMT, Brent …
Read More »Oil is on its way to a fourth weekly loss
Oil prices fell on Friday, on track for their fourth weekly decline, as economic concerns in the United States and China renewed concerns about fuel demand growth in the world’s two largest oil consumers. And by 0510 GMT, Brent crude futures fell 37 cents, or 0.49 percent, to $ 74.61 …
Read More »Wall Street is grappling with losses related to earnings
U.S. stocks dropped Thursday after disappointing earnings of Disney as well as a plunge in shares of regional banks and the threat of a U.S. debt default. Concerns of bank failure popped up again partially because of debt ceiling potential risk as well as liquidity issues regional banks recently show. …
Read More »Oil is rising thanks to strong fuel demand data
Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Thursday after the impact of strong fuel demand in the United States outweighed fears that the world’s largest oil producer and consumer might default on its debt. And by 0015 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 26 cents, or 0.34 percent, to $ …
Read More »Explainer: Wall Street’s calm is byproduct of debt ceiling woes
Wall Street has identified its own X-date in late May, and if there is no major movement in Congress by then, it is expected that some major market volatility is looming. The US government is running out of money, and if Congress doesn’t act to raise or suspend its self-imposed …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Mon. 09/05/2023 The US dollar rose against its main rivals, with the US Dollar Index (DXY) rising by 0.25% and posting gains for the second day in a row. However, the index still remains near the key support level of 101.00. Wall Street dropped …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Mon. 08/05/2023
The start of the week on Wall Street was uneven. Participants in the market are analysing the events of the previous week, including central bank meetings and US labour market data. There were no significant shocks in the Federal Reserve bank survey as worries about banking continue to decrease, bolstering …
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