Gold fell to a one-month low on Friday despite weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data, extending a correction from last month’s stellar rally as investors booked profits while geopolitical risks eased. Spot gold fell 0.1% to $2,300.38 per ounce as of 1:45 p.m. ET (1745 GMT), and logged its second consecutive weekly fall. U.S. gold futures settled
Mon: UK Bank Holiday; EZ Final Composite & Services PMIs (Apr), Sentix (May) Producer Prices (Mar). Tue: RBA Announcement, EIA STEO; Swiss Unemployment (Apr), German Trade Balance (Mar), EZ Construction PMI (Apr). Wed: Norges Bank H1 Financial Stability Report, Riksbank Announcement, BCB Announcement; German Industrial Output (Mar), Italian Retail Sales (Mar). Thu: BoE Announcement &
Dollar concluded last week with significant losses, influenced by a set of factors that realigned market expectations and investor sentiment. A pivotal moment came with Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s much less-hawkish-than-feared remarks at the FOMC press conference, coupled with disappointing US employment figures. These developments led markets back to anticipate two Fed rate cuts by
The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in April while the unemployment rate rose, reversing a trend of robust job growth that had kept the Federal Reserve cautious as it looks for signals on when it can start cutting interest rates. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 175,000 on the month, below the 240,000 estimate from
In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett walks the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2024. David A. Grogen | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway reported Saturday a huge year-over-year increase in operating earnings in the first quarter, while its cash holdings bubbled
GBP/USD down 0.06% after reaching a three-week high of 1.2634. RSI flattening suggests normalization of buying pressure. Support levels at 1.2500, 1.2474, and 1.2466; breach may test 1.2400. Resistance at 200-DMA, 1.2600, and DMAs at 1.2612 and 1.2644. The Pound Sterling holds to gains versus the US Dollar yet retraced from three-week highs reached at
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Oil prices settled lower on Friday, and posted their steepest weekly loss in three months as investors weighed weak U.S. jobs data and possible timing of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. Brent crude futures for July settled 71 cents lower, or 0.85%, to $82.96 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for June fell
USDJPY 1 hour Credit Agricole suggests that recent interventions by Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Bank of Japan (BoJ) have successfully created asymmetric risks around the USD/JPY exchange rate. Estimated expenditures nearing those of previous interventions in 2022 have effectively influenced market expectations and risk assessments. Key Points: Intervention Estimates: Preliminary data indicates that
A networking and hiring event for professionals of color in Minneapolis. Michael Siluk | Getty Images The unemployment rate for Black Americans fell in April, bucking the overall trend, according to data released Friday by the Department of Labor. Black Americans remain the racial group with the highest jobless percentage in the U.S., even after
A smartphone with displayed Coinbase logo and representation of cryptocurrencies are placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken, June 8, 2023. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Coinbase reported better-than-expected revenue in its first-quarter earnings report on Thursday. The stock was trading about 4% lower in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, compared to analysts’
GBP/USD Price Analysis: Bears in charge as ‘shooting star’ looms The Pound Sterling holds to gains versus the US Dollar yet retraced from three-week highs reached at 1.2634 following a softer than expected US Nonfarm Payrolls report. However, buyers lacked the strength to keep prices above 1.2600, opening the door for a test of the 200-day moving average (DMA).
The 3 major US stock indices closed higher today and this week. The gains were led by the NASDAQ on both measures. A summary of the day shows: Dow Industrial Average rose 450.02 points or 1.18% at 38675.69 S&P index rose 63.61 points or 1.26% at 5127.80 NASDAQ index rose 315.37 points or 1.99% at
Gold prices were set for a second consecutive weekly fall, even as bullion traded almost flat on Friday as investors refrained from taking big positions ahead of U.S. non-farm payrolls data that could offer more cues on the Federal Reserve’s policy path. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was nearly unchanged at $2,302.51 per ounce, as of
The US employment data for the month of March came in less than expectations at 175K vs 243K estimate. The prior month was revised higher to 315K from 303K previously reported. The unemployment rate did take up to 3.9% from 3.8% while average hourly earnings came in at 3.9% YoY, the lowest level since 2021.
Dollar falls steeply in early US session following a disappointing non-farm payroll report that fell short of market expectations across key metrics including job growth, unemployment rate, and wage growth. DOW futures surge over 500 pts at the same time while 10-year yield dives through 4.5% mark. Despite the single month’s data being insufficient for
The strong jobs market has been bolstered post-pandemic by strength in the immigrant workforce in America. And as Americans age out of the labor force and birth rates remain low, economists and the Federal Reserve are touting the importance of immigrant workers for overall future economic growth. Immigrant workers made up 18.6% of the workforce
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. U.S. stocks jumped Friday as Wall Street cheered a softer-than-expected jobs report — an encouraging sign that the Federal Reserve’s battle to tame inflation is working. “This is the kind