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US equities had a surprise reason for celebrating with the first day of the second trading week in the new year. So far, in 2023, Wall Street has swung from sadness to joy.US Stocks are enjoying a robust year beginning after 2022’s disappointing performance. Even though the Dow fell more …

The US dollar’s strength continues on Tuesday despite the declining Manufacturing PMI data. On the other hand, the Euro extends its losses as a reaction to Germany’s inflation data. So far, the dollar recovered and reached fresh two-week highs, although T-yields retreated.The US Dollar Index climbs close to 1%, at …

Wall Street was dragged lower by losses in growth and healthcare equities during the final trading day of a tough year, which was marked by aggressive stance and recurrent interest-rate hikes to keep inflation under control in addition to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and recession woes.The losses made communication services, …

All 11 S&P 500 sector indexes surged on Thursday, with communication service and technology as the biggest winner with gains of nearly 3%.Wall Street’s main indexes closed higher on Thursday, led by growth stocks amid thin trading conditions, as US jobs data signaled the Fed’s interest rate hikes started to …

Among the key questions lingering over across financial markets is whether volatility could continue into 2023 as the calendar year turns a corner.Markets were closed Monday to observe the Christmas holiday. In this shortened trading week, investors are expecting either relative quiet or further volatile sessions ahead due to low …

The S&P 500 fell on Tuesday, at the beginning of the holiday-shortened week, as yields climbed while investors are busy assessing the economic outlook for the new year.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47 points, or 0.13%. The S&P 500 retreated by 0.4%, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 1.3%. Southwest …

US stocks moved higher during early Wednesday’s US session as Wall Street witnessed strong earnings from Nike and FedEx. These earnings boosted investors looking to fight back recent extensive selling. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%, while futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 400 points, or 1.3%. …

Wall Street equities were in the red territory on Monday. Nasdaq was leading the prevalent declines as investors’ worries accelerate concerning Fed’s monetary policy tightening that could drag the US economy into a recession.The S&P 500, the Dow Industrials and the Nasdaq have sold off sharply for December, on track …

Investors are busy analyzing the potential levels of the Fed’s hawkishness. They are also digesting Wednesday’s speech by Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Fed officials projected that rates will rise at least another half a percentage point next year. That was enough to impact US stocks that became lower and at …

Bank of England to hike rates by 50 bps, fresh forecasts coming up. Concerns about a global economic setback weighed on US indexes. The GBP/USD pair is trading at 1.2265 at the time of writing.The GBP/USD pair peaked at 1.2321 after Wall Street’s opening but trimmed intraday gains and hovers …