Private payroll growth declined sharply in January, a possible sign that the U.S. labor market is heading for a slowdown this year, ADP reported Wednesday. Companies added 107,000 workers in the first month of 2024, off from the downwardly revised 158,000 in December and below the Dow Jones estimate for 150,000, according to the payrolls
Company logo of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is seen at their Stevenage facility, Britain October 26, 2020. Dado Ruvic | Reuters GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday lifted its long-term outlook following the smash-hit launch of its new RSV vaccine. The shot targeting the severe and in some cases life-threatening virus booked around £1.2 billion, or $1.5 billion, in
Share: WTI Oil popped to nearly $80 as the US threatened to reimpose sanctions on Venezuela. Oil is still finding its way to importers through other producers. The US Dollar Index firms ahead of the first Federal Reserve rate decision for 2024. Oil prices are seeing a pickup in volatility on Wednesday, jumping towards the
The broader US stock indices are getting it ahead of the earnings after the close including Microsoft and Alphabet. The NASDAQ index is leading the way with the decline of -124 points or -0.80% at 15504.51. The S&P index is now down -11 points or -0.22% at 4917.03. The Dow Industrial Average remains higher by
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Gold prices were on track for their first monthly decline in four as investors toned down their estimate of rapid and deeper rate cuts in the U.S. on the face of a resilient economy, and awaited remarks from the Federal Reserve due later in the day. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was flat at $2,035.09 per
Dollar declined broadly overnight, US Treasury’s borrowing plan for Q1 that spurred rally in the stock market, propelling it to new record highs while simultaneously exerting downward pressure on yields. Despite this shift, the greenback remains largely within its recent trading range. Market participants seem to be holding the substantial bets for now, awaiting the
British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt said earlier this month the U.K. would not enter a recession this year. Hannah Mckay | Reuters LONDON — The U.K. government should not introduce further tax cuts this year, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday, as its chief economist argued the national budget needed the money for public services
In this article MSFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, left, departs from federal court in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 2, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft will report fiscal second-quarter earnings after the market close on Tuesday. Here’s what analysts polled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv,
Share: NZD/USD loses ground as traders adopt cautious stance ahead of Fed decision. The risk-off sentiment provides support for the US Dollar. RBNZ’s Paul Conway pushed back on expectations for rate cuts. NZD/USD halts its two-day winning streak, trading lower around 0.6120 during the Asian session on Wednesday. The prevailing risk-off sentiment is exerting additional
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Oil prices rose in early trade on Tuesday as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continued to fuel supply concerns. Brent crude futures rose 25 cents, or 0.3%, to $82.65 a barrel by 0105 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 31 cents, or 0.4%, at $77.09 a barrel. Both the contracts fell
Euro recovers broadly today, as lifted by GDP data that indicated the Eurozone economy has narrowly averted a technical recession. This positive development has also led to a notable rebound in Germany’s benchmark treasury yields. Meanwhile selling pressure has shifted Sterling and Swiss Franc, both of which are ceding some of their recent gains against
Buildings in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday nudged its global growth forecast higher, citing the unexpected strength of the U.S. economy and fiscal support measures in China. It now sees global growth in 2024 at 3.1%,
Pfizer on Tuesday posted a surprise adjusted fourth-quarter profit, as the company’s declining Covid business performed better than expected. The company reversed roughly $3.5 billion in revenue related to the expected return of 6.5 million doses of its Covid drug, Paxlovid, from the U.S. government. That hit is less than the $4.2 billion Pfizer initially expected
Share: The number of job openings on the last business day of December stood at 9.02 million, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) on Tuesday. This reading followed 8.92 million (revised from 8.79 million) openings in November and came in above the market expectation of 8.75 million.
The lower than expected borrowing numbers from the Treasury is leading to: Stocks moving higher Bond prices moving higher/yields lower, and the USD to the downside. Looking at the US stock market, the NASDAQ index is now up 163 points or 1.05%. The S&P index is up 33.81 points and trades at a new record