Oil steadies near $77.00, looking for direction after Sunday’s OPEC+ meeting. OPEC+ meeting sets the tone for more downside after the summer season despite the decision to extend production cuts. The US Dollar Index trades at mid-104.00 levels and is facing a heavy week full of economic data. Oil prices trade broadly steady on Monday,
The strongest to the weakest of the major currencies The NZD is the strongest and the CHF is the weakest as the North American session begins. Today at 8:30 AM, the US PCE data will be released for the month of April. The core PCE is the favored inflation measure for the Fed. Adam previewed
Today it’s basically the Manufacturing PMIs Day. The main event will be the US ISM Manufacturing PMI, but we will also get the Final readings of the S&P Global PMIs for Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Eurozone, UK and US although they are unlikley to be market-moving as the market cares more about the preliminary reports
Oil prices fell early on Monday, despite a move by producer group OPEC+ to extend deep output cuts well into 2025. Brent futures for August delivery were down 24 cents, or 0.3%, to $80.87 a barrel at 0030 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for July delivery fell 19 cents, or 0.25%, to
Global markets started the week on a positive note, drawing momentum from the robust close last week in the US and buoyed further by slightly better than expected manufacturing data out of China. In Tokyo, stocks received additional support from comments by BoJ Executive Director Takashi Kato, who indicated that the central bank has no
Shares of Best Buy were popping Thursday as management made their case that an artificial intelligence upgrade cycle for personal computers and devices was starting to play out. Revenu e in the company’s fiscal 2025 first quarter fell 6.5% year over year to $8.85 billion in the three months ended May 4, missing the $8.96
Dow Jones rebounds from lows near 38,000.00 after heavy backslide. Market sentiment recovering as rate cut hopes rise once again. US PCE Price Index inflation cools faster than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rebounded nearly 580 points on Friday as investor sentiment turned higher after US Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index inflation eased
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UPCOMING EVENTS: Monday: China Caixin Manufacturing PMI, Swiss Manufacturing PMI, Canada Manufacturing PMI, US ISM Manufacturing PMI. Tuesday: Swiss CPI, US Job Openings. Wednesday: Japan Average Cash Earnings, Australia GDP, China Caixin Services PMI, Eurozone PPI, US ADP, Canada Services PMI, BoC Policy Decision, US ISM Services PMI. Thursday: Swiss Unemployment Rate, Eurozone Retail Sales,
Oil prices were down on Thursday as the markets wait on the latest U.S. crude oil stockpiles data while resilient U.S. economic activity pointed to borrowing costs staying higher for longer in a potential blow to demand. Brent futures lost 9 cents, or 0.1%, to trade at $83.52 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate
Saudi energy minister Abdulaziz bin Salman on Oct. 5, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The prominent OPEC+ oil producers’ alliance is awaiting concrete central bank action on interest rates before factoring in the potential impact on the energy demand landscape, according to Saudi Arabia’s energy minister. “Central banks, with all respect, they’re flip-flopping
In this article JWN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Citibike docking station outside the Nordstrom flagship store in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nordstrom on Thursday fell short of Wall Street’s quarterly earnings expectations, as its off-price chain Rack outperformed the rest of
Broad-market risk appetite recovers on Friday as US PCE inflation eases. Canada saw a weaker-than-expected rebound in GDP. US PCE inflation cooled further, fueling rate cut hopes. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is broadly higher on Friday, but gains are capped after softer-than-expected prints in Canadian economic data. Investor hopes for a September rate cut are
The USDCAD traded lower despite the we can expected GDP data today, but in the process is tested a swing area support between 1.36049 and 1.36154. Support buyers came in against the level and pushed the price back to the upside. On the top side, the 100-bar moving average on the 4-hour chart at 1.3658
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Gold prices were flat on Thursday, as investors awaited a key U.S. inflation reading that could provide further insights into the Federal Reserve‘s policy path. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was unchanged at $2,338.04 per ounce, as of 0125 GMT, after falling 1% in the previous session. * U.S. gold futures were down 0.2% at $2,358.30.
In this article GPS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Gap store in New York, US, on Monday, May 27, 2024. Gap Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on May 30. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gap posted positive comparable sales at all four of its brands on Thursday, leading the apparel
The daily RSI is pointing upwards, hovering around 70, but continuing red bars in the MACD show a trailing consolidation. On the hourly chart, indicators are neutral and reside in the positive terrain. The 20-day SMA at 169.00 serves as an important threshold for sellers. On Friday’s trading session, despite recent downside corrections, the EUR/JPY