S&P failing on break above all-time high close The all-time high close for the S&P index is at 4796.57. Back on December 28, the high price reached 4793.19 and backed off. Yesterday the high price extended above the all-time high close reaching 4798.50, but backed off. Today’s high price extended to 4802.40 and with the
The AUDUSD technicals are closing what has been an up-and-down trading week with a bias to the downside. That is a result, of the price action that has taken the price back below the 200 and 100-hour MAs at 0.6711 and 0.6700. Staying below those MAs tilts the bias more to the downside. Although the
Citi Research on Friday lowered its Brent price forecasts for this year and 2025, citing oversupply concerns but expects prices holding above $70 per barrel in 2024 as OPEC+ keeps global oil markets “finely balanced”. Citi cut its 2024 Brent price forecast by $1 to $74 per barrel and slashed 2025 forecast by $10 to
Dollar demonstrated a distinct lack of decisiveness in its trading last week, encapsulating a theme of uncertainty that has become characteristic since the start of the year. The greenback has indeed close the week within prior week’s range against most major counterparts, with Canadian Dollar being the only exception. This pattern of indecision is largely
Vanishing Turkish Currency: 1 Turkish Lira with the Portrait of Kemal AtatürkTurkish Manuel Augusto Moreno | Moment | Getty Images The Turkish lira hit a fresh record low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, trading at 30.005 to the greenback just before noon local time. It marks the first time that the lira has broken
Bank of America Chairman and CEO Brian Thomas Moynihan speaks during the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on Wall Street firms, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Bank of America shares fell more than 2% in premarketing trading on Friday after the firm
Share: EUR/GBP trades neutral at 0.8597, set to close a third straight weekly loss. Key technical indicators suggest a bearish momentum, despite slight gains, with RSI and MACD on the daily chart in negative. Mixed readings are seen on the four-hour indicators. In Friday’s session, the EUR/GBP pair was observed trading flat at around 0.8600.
The USDCAD is pushing back to the upside in what has been a volatile up-and-down trading day. That is congruent with a volatile up-and-down trading week. The high price this week was reached yesterday when the price extended above a swing area between 1.3398 and 1.3414. The high price reached 1.3442. But I returned to
The major US stock indices are ending the day with mixed results. The Dow was lower on the day and although both the S&P and Nasdaq closed higher, it was only by modest changes. Nevertheless, the Nasdaq is now up 6 consecutive days after starting the New Year on the back foot by moving sharply
Despite repeated OPEC plus output cuts and Israel-Hamas conflict, oil prices shed more than 13 percent in 2023 against its previous year’s average price. However, prices exhibited a varied move throughout the year driven by multiple factors that affected its fundamentals. US NYMEX oil started at nearly $80 a barrel in 2023 but pushed down
Prices that consumers pay for a variety of goods and services rose more than expected in December, according to a Labor Department measure Thursday that shows inflation still holding a grip on the U.S. economy. The consumer price index increased 0.3% for the month, higher than the 0.2% estimate at a time when most economists
In this article WFC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Wells Fargo shares fell Friday even after fourth-quarter profit rose from a year ago, as the bank warned that net interest income for 2024 could come in significantly lower year over year. Here’s what the bank reported versus what Wall Street was expecting based on
Share: European stocks climbed, bolstered by improving risk appetite on rate cut hopes. The UK saw a slight return to growth as UK GDP rebounds. US PPI fell more than expected, driving sentiment even higher. Major European equity indexes broadly gained ground on Friday, stepping up ahead of the trading week’s close after UK Gross
Crude oil futures falls from highs but find support at MAs Crude oil futures are settling at $72.68. That represents a gain of $0.66 or 0.92%. The high-priced extended to $75.25. The low price reached $72.36. The sharp rise to the upside was spurred on by the US and UK bombing of Houthi rebel in
Markets: Gold up $19 to $2047 US 10-yaer yields down 3.4 bps to 3.94% US 2-year yields down 11 bps to 4.15% WTI crude oil up 77-cents to $72.72 S&P 500 up 4 points to 4783 JPY leads, EUR lags The big question everyone is asking for the second day is: Why such a strong
Oil prices leaped 4% on Friday, as oil tankers diverted course from the Red Sea following overnight air and sea strikes by the United States and Britain on Houthi targets in Yemen after attacks on shipping by the Iran-backed group. Witnesses in Yemen confirmed explosions throughout the country. Brent crude futures were up $3.16, or
Today’s trading in the forex markets reflects a sense of indecision among investors. Dollar, which initially showed signs of recovery, faced an abrupt halt following unexpected decline in US PPI for December. British Pound, despite the release of stronger-than-expected UK GDP data, failed to garner significant support. Japanese Yen is attempting a modest recovery, capitalizing
Wholesale prices unexpectedly declined in December, providing a positive signal for inflation, the Labor Department reported Friday. The producer price index fell 0.1% for the month and ended 2023 up 1% from a year ago, the Labor Department reported Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been expecting a monthly gain of 0.1%. The index