The non-yielding precious metal is trading above $1805. The US ADP data was worse than expected; it could be a prelude to the Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP).The Gold Index (XAU/USD) climbs in the North American session as US T-bond yields led by the 10-year benchmark note fall three basis points, undermining …
Read More »Wall Street Digest Earnings, Major Economic Data This Week
The latest trend in day-to-day stock market index trading looks to be the Nasdaq filling deep holes dug in the previous month while the Dow and S&P 500 basically tread water. Certainly, this is what’s happening this morning: The Dow is -3 points and the S&P 500 -2, while the …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 31 January 2022
Gold was up 0.6% to $1,797.5, silver was up 0.5% to $22.41 an ounce, and copper was up 0.4% to $4.33 per pound. Among energy ETFs, the United States Oil Fund was up 0.6% to $62.35, and the United States Natural Gas Fund was up 5.4% to $17.16.US equities advanced …
Read More »Chicago PMI Surges in January
Activity at factories in the U.S. Midwestern region defied expectations by gaining momentum in January. The Chicago purchasing managers’ index (PMI) delivered a fresh reading of 65.2, indicating manufacturing expansion accelerated in the first month of 2022, rising from December’s upwardly revised 64.3 and coming in well above the 61.7 …
Read More »Weekly Recap 24-28 January
US Data released on Friday showed the Employment Cost Index (ECI) rose 1% during the fourth quarter, and 4% during the year. Analysts at Wells Fargo point out the quarterly increase was more restrained than Q3’s 1.3% gain, and they consider that may tamp down fears of a wage-price spiral …
Read More »Strong US Earnings Push Global Equities Higher
Global equity markets reap gains on Friday at the end of a tumultuous week dominated by concerns over the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy and geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West.Strong earnings from Apple and other tech firms buoyed the US equities during Friday’s session but the major indexes remained …
Read More »Major Currencies Trade With Pro-Risk Bias
Uneven and rather unpredictable trading conditions have prevailed for a second successive session on Tuesday. Ahead of the US close, the S&P 500 is still trading in the red territory but has recovered sharply off earlier session lows, giving a sense of De-Ja Vu after yesterday’s ferocious late-session recovery.The net …
Read More »IBM Shares Rise About 7% After Results
IBM shares jumped 7% in after-hours trading on Monday, January 24, after the software and services company said revenue jumped 6% in the fourth quarter, beating expectations. Revenue came in at $16.7 billion, versus analyst expectations of $15.96 billion, according to Refinitiv. The company showed the fastest revenue growth since …
Read More »How Will Stocks Trend After Q4 Earnings?
This week, Wall Street is facing sharp volatility as investors and market participants keep their fingers crossed while awaiting a hawkish FOMC meeting on 25-26 January. However, the fourth-quarter 2021 earnings season is gathering pace with better-than-expected results so far.Earnings results are expected to stay strong this time around. Six …
Read More »Wall Street Stock Selloff Gathers Pace as T-Yields Climb
US stocks fell across the board and Treasury yields surged amid a ramp-up in speculation that central banks will have to boost interest rates sooner than earlier anticipated.All but one of the 11 industry groups in the S&P 500 fell, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped to the lowest …
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