Month: April 2024

AUD/USD is in a short-term uptrend that is extending. The pair is pulling back within a rising channel.  It will probably find support at the lower channel line and then resume its uptrend.    AUD/USD extends its short-term uptrend as it trades in the mid-0.6550s on Monday.  AUD/USD 4-hour Chartç The pair has formed a neat
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Gold prices edged down on Monday as a steady U.S. dollar made bullion less affordable for overseas buyers, while investors awaited further clues on when the U.S. Federal Reserve would deliver its first interest rate cut. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold fell 0.3% to $2,328.20 per ounce as of 0112 GMT. U.S. gold futures were down
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Honeywell shares are under pressure Thursday, despite the industrial conglomerate exceeding expectations for first-quarter sales and earnings. The culprits: Softer guidance for the current quarter and some uncertainty about a recovery in some of its key businesses. Revenue for the three months ended March 31 totaled $9.1 billion, topping Wall Street expectations of $9.03 billion,
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UPCOMING EVENTS: Tuesday: Japan Industrial Production and Retail Sales, Australia Retail Sales, China PMIs, China Caixin Manufacturing PMI, Eurozone CPI, Canada GDP, US ECI, US Consumer Confidence. Wednesday: New Zealand Jobs data, Canada Manufacturing PMI, US ADP, Treasury Refunding Announcement, US ISM Manufacturing PMI, US Job Openings, FOMC Policy Decision. Thursday: Switzerland CPI, Swiss Manufacturing
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Microsoft delivered picture-perfect earnings after the bell Thursday, calming the market’s brief fears about runaway spending on AI infrastructure without the cloud revenues to show for it. Revenue increased about 17% year over year, to $61.86 billion, beating the Street consensus estimate of $60.8 billion, according to data from LSEG. Earnings per share (EPS) increased
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The weakening yen is unpopular in Japan and pressure is mounting on politicians for action but there are no easy answers. I spoke with BNNBloomberg about the issues: 1) Rate differentials are the driver. You can buy a 10-year Japanese government bond and get 0.9% per year or buy a US 10 and get 4.7%.
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Mexican Peso strengthens against US Dollar, buoyed by positive market mood, mixed economic reports. US inflation remains hot as core PCE Price Index increases above March expectations. Mexico shows a deficit, yet Unemployment Rate drops, presenting mixed economic scenario. The Mexican Peso counterattacks registered solid gains versus the US Dollar on Friday as economic data
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Alphabet on Thursday delivered a knockout first-quarter report, with sales, operating margin and profits all topping Wall Street expectations. The search giant also reloaded its stock buyback program and initiated a quarterly dividend for the first time in its history. Total revenue in the three months ended March 31 rose 15.4% year over year to
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