Oil prices rose around 1% a barrel on Friday as investors priced in fears of an escalation of conflict in the Middle East which could disrupt oil supplies, after reports that the U.S military had struck Iranian targets in Syria. Brent crude futures for December rose 93 cents or roughly 1.1%, to $88.86 a barrel
Markets remained relatively subdued in today’s Asian trading session with Australian Dollar and Canadian Dollar showing modest strength. The pervasive risk-off sentiment that characterized the overnight U.S. stock market selloff did not extend into Asia, as evidenced by recoveries in both Japan’s Nikkei and Hong Kong’s HSI. Japanese Yen, buoyed slightly by robust Tokyo inflation
Inflation accelerated in September but consumer spending was even stronger than expected, according to a Commerce Department report Friday. The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which the Federal Reserve uses as a key measure of inflation, increased 0.3% for the month, in line with the Dow Jones estimate and above the 0.1% level for
In this article INTC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage outside Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel shares rose about 6% in after-hours trading after the company reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat expectations for profit and sales, even
Share: The US Dollar is trading soft against its rivals and seems to be consolidating the last session’s gains. The Core PCE from September matched expectations at 3.7% YoY. The US bond yields are mixed, while dovish bets on the Fed remain high. Focus now shifts to next week’s Fed decision. The US Dollar (USD)
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The NASDAQ index is up 127 points or 1.0% at 12721.65, but this week saw a sharp move lower that took the price below its 200 day moving average for the 1st time since March 2023. The price also fell below the 38.2% retracement of the move up from the 2022 low to the 2023
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Gold prices flitted in a range-bound trade on Friday as traders weighed the repercussions of the Middle East conflict against expectations that U.S. interest rates would stay higher for longer after the economy’s upbeat performance last quarter. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was steady at $1,984.69 per ounce by 0131 GMT. U.S. gold futures were down
As the week draws to a close, the Japanese Yen is exhibiting signs of a tentative comeback, with USD/JPY retreating back below the significant 150 mark. Dollar’s response to the latest US personal income and outlays data was relatively subdued. Although the monthly headline PCE price index ticked slightly above forecasts, other inflation indicators aligned
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Visitors line up in front of the Huawei flagship store on Nanjing East Road, one of the city’s main commercial and tourist area, in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 30, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Huawei reported revenue figures Friday that showed only a 1% increase in the third
Share: The Canadian Dollar continues to lose ground, down 1% on the week. Loonie traders will be looking ahead to Canada GDP figures next Tuesday. Crude Oil prices also down for the week, draining support from the CAD. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is seeing more declines for Friday and is set to mark a fourth
There is now joy in US stocks, despite what has been more favorable earnings. The idea of a slowing economy is just not sitting well despite the fact that the economy is showing fairly decent strength (see durable goods orders and GDP but is it a last hoorah?). Also, the fear of rates rising remains
It owes to some slight relief after Intel and Amazon reported better earnings, with Nasdaq futures seen up 0.8% currently. But that still pales in comparison to the 1.8% drop yesterday, in which the index took out its 200-day moving average (blue line) as well: Nasdaq Composite index daily chart That’s not a good look
Gold traded range bound on Friday in the early trade albeit with a positive bias with minor softening in the dollar index (DXY). The Street now awaits the US Federal Reserve’s commentary on interest rates and economy when it meets next week. MCX December gold futures were trading flat at Rs 60,955 per 10 gram,
Dollar experienced a broad upsurge overnight, propelled by a robust rebound in benchmark treasury yields and a general mood of risk aversion. This strength continued into the Asian trading session, particularly notable in the greenback’s gains against Japanese Yen, which have now extended past the significant 150 mark. Despite verbal interventions from Japan, Yen has
In this article META GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Anindito Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet’s earnings sailed past Wall Street estimates after the markets closed on Tuesday. Meta followed suit on Wednesday, solidly topping expectations. It didn’t matter. Following better-than-expected results on the top and bottom