General Motors is out saying that it expects to run out of parts at Kansas plant as soon as next week. This is because of the Missouri plant strike. The ship shortage from Covid, led to a shortage of autos for a few years and also to higher prices for used and new cars. The
Gold gained on Friday as the dollar eased against the yuan after promising China economic data boosted recovery hopes in the world’s top bullion consumer, although the possibility of further U.S. interest rate hikes kept investors on edge. Spot gold rose 0.4% to $1,917.59 per ounce by 0701 GMT. Bullion dropped to near $1,900 level,
Share: S&P 500 closes down at 4450.32, losing 1.22%, as Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Energy sectors led the decline. Upbeat US economic data, including a rise in the Empire State Manufacturing Index, fuels optimism that the Fed may achieve a soft landing. US 10-year Treasury yields climb to 4.334%, adding to market jitters, while WTI
The EURJPY is trading in and up and down range over the last 5 – 6 weeks with most of the activity between 156.86 and 159.48. There have been a few wonders above and below that area, but those breaks were brief and did not gather much momentum. In trading today, the price has rebounded
The EUR is ending the day as the strongest of the major currencies. The USD is also mostly higher with gains vs all the major currencies with the exception of the EUR. The JPY and the NZD were the weakest of the majors. The strongest to the weakest of the majors. The gains in the
Spot gold closed with a weekly gain of nearly 0.30% at $1,923.81. Two-year US bond yields rose by 5bps, whereas the ten-year yields were up 7bps on a weekly basis. The US Dollar Index closed the week with a gain of 0.20% at 105.33. The week ending September 15 was an eventful one. China’s PBoC,
Commodity currencies were the biggest winners last week as the global tightening cycle draw closer to a prolonged pause. There was some optimism that China’s economy is moving past the worst with improving economic data. The change in sentiment also lift oil prices, which was already lifted by tight supply outlook, and feed back into
Share: Kiwi holding near the middle, set to finish Friday near where it started. Market flows are firmly in the hands of the US Dollar. Risk sentiment getting limited knock-on positive support from upbeat China outlook. The NZD/USD is set to finish Friday on a slight downstep, trading into the 0.5900 level and unable to find
On Sept. 15, the United States government responded to questions the defense has suggested posing to potential jurors during their selection for the case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, often known as SBF. He faces seven charges of fraud and money laundering in connection with the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange that could land
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The broader major indices closed sharply lower today led by the NASDAQ index which fell -1.56%. The S&P index fell -1.22%. The declines push the indices into the red for the trading week. The Dow industrial average fell -0.83%. For the trading week, Dow industrial average closed up 0.12% S&P index fell -0.16% NASDAQ index
Oil was on track for a third weekly gain as supply tightness spearheaded by Saudi Arabian production cuts combines with optimism that the Chinese economy is finally turning a corner. Crude prices were little changed at 1248 GMT. Brent crude futures gained 8 cents to $93.78 a barrel while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was up
Japanese Yen registered notable slump today, recording a new low for the year against Dollar, a move driven largely by ascending benchmark yields in the US and European markets. Meanwhile, sentiment in risk markets appears to be on the upswing, partly propelled by encouraging economic data emerging from China, fostering an environment where commodity currencies
Share: As US economic data strengthens the dollar, GBP/USD trades at 1.2397, slipping below its 200-day Moving Average. Odds for a November rate hike by the Fed stand at 32.45%, while bets on a BoE rate hike toward 6% are scaled back. With U.S. 10-year Treasury yields at 4.326% and a solid US economy, the
US: The Fed hiked by 25 bps as expected and kept everything unchanged at the last meeting. Fed Chair Powell reaffirmed their data dependency and kept all the options on the table. The US CPI this week came in line with expectations, so the market’s pricing remained roughly the same. The labour market displayed signs
This might be what is helping the euro a little so far today, as the FT is reporting that several of the ECB’s more hawkish members are of the view that there could be another rate hike in December if wages and inflation pressures continue to persist. It cites three policymakers in saying that: “I
The medium-term outlook for copper appears optimistic, thanks to the various initiatives undertaken by the Chinese government to support their struggling economy, Saish Dessai, Research Associate, Base Metals, Angel One. Evident signs of this positivity have already emerged, with copper prices reaching nearly 4-week highs recently due to several favourable factors, he adds.While China’s real
Australian Dollar advanced during Asian session, bolstered by stronger than anticipated data emanating from China and the injection of CNY 191B of fresh liquidity into the banking system by PBoC. The injection, which involved CNY 34B through 14-day reverse repos at a reduced rate of 1.95%, down from the prior 2.15%, followed the Chinese central