Gold prices held steady on Friday, but were headed for a weekly gain, while market focus shifted to a crucial U.S. payrolls report for better clarity into the extent of an expected rate reduction this month. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold held its ground at $2,516.19 per ounce, as of 0047 GMT, after hitting a nearly
Dollar weakened broadly overnight after the latest JOLTS report showed significant drop in job openings, hitting the lowest level since January 2021. Economists are increasingly worried that the US labor market is cooling not just to pre-pandemic levels but potentially beyond. Such outlook could raising the possibility that the Federal Reserve may need to act
Andreypopov | Istock | Getty Images Wall Street is gearing up for one of the most important economic releases of the year Friday, when the Labor Department puts out a jobs report expected to go a long way in determining the future of Federal Reserve policy. The Wall Street consensus is for nonfarm payrolls growth
Broadcom reported an earnings beat Thursday, driven by strong sales of its AI products and VMware software. But management’s guidance for the current quarter disappointed investors, sending shares of the chipmaker down nearly 7% in the after market. This is too harsh of a reaction to an otherwise solid print. Revenue increased 47% year over
Short Term Elliott Wave in Dow Futures (YM) suggests that pullback to 38532 low on 8.5.2024 ended wave ((4)). The Index then turned higher and made a new all-time high in wave ((5)) as an impulse. Up from wave ((4)), wave 1 ended at 39619 and wave 2 pullback ended at 38689. The Index then
The Bank of Canada cut rates by 25 basis points yesterday, but despite that cut, the CAD strengthened vs the USD (USDCAD lower). The move lower in the USDCAD cracked below the 100-hour moving average currently at 1.35136, but could not sustain downside momentum to the 200-hour moving average at 1.34926. IN trading today, the
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OPEC+ has agreed to delay a planned oil output increase for October and November after crude prices hit their lowest in nine months, three sources from the producers’ group told Reuters on Thursday. Oil prices have been falling along with other asset classes on concerns about a weak global economy and soft data from China,
Dollar bears attempted to push the greenback lower following the release of much weaker-than-expected ADP employment data, but the downward momentum lacked conviction. Traders remain cautious, given that ADP data has not consistently aligned with non-farm payrolls, leaving room for surprises when the NFP is released tomorrow. Furthermore, today’s upcoming ISM services report could still
Private sector payrolls grew at the weakest pace in more than 3½ years in August, providing yet another sign of a deteriorating labor market, according to ADP. Companies hired just 99,000 workers for the month, less than the downwardly revised 111,000 in July and below the Dow Jones consensus forecast for 140,000. August was the
A worker at a Volvo car store introduces the Volvo xc60 and other models via a live streaming in Shanghai, China, March 18, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Volvo Cars on Thursday scaled back its margin and revenue targets, after announcing it was no longer targeting 100% all-electric vehicle sales by 2030.
GBP/USD remains above 1.3100, with RSI showing buyers in control and eyeing 1.3200 resistance. Clearing 1.3179 would open the door to challenge the March 2022 high of 1.3298, with further upside to 1.3437. A pullback below 1.3150 could lead to testing key support at 1.3100 and 1.3044, with the 50-DMA at 1.2914. The GBP/USD aims
High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not
High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not
Gold prices were little changed on Thursday as investors stayed away from making big bets ahead of U.S. payrolls data that could provide further clues on the size of an expected rate cut this month. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was unchanged at $2,494.54 per ounce, as of 0054 GMT. U.S. gold futures were little changed
In a typical Monday’s Asian trading session, the forex markets remained relatively subdued, with only modest movements observed. A mild sense of risk aversion was noted in the stock markets of Hong Kong and China, which exerted slight downward pressure on commodity currencies. This sentiment was largely driven by the disappointing official China PMI manufacturing
Job openings slumped to their lowest level in 3½ years in July, the Labor Department reported Wednesday in another sign of slack in the labor market. The department’s closely watched Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed that available positions fell to 7.67 million on the month, off 237,000 from June’s downwardly revised number and
In this article DKS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Dick’s Sporting Goods store at the Los Cerritos Center shopping mall on February 21, 2024 in Cerritos, California. Kirby Lee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Dick’s Sporting Goods on Wednesday blew past Wall Street’s earnings estimates in its fiscal second quarter and