Gold prices edged higher on Monday as signs of cooling U.S. inflation lifted hopes for interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve this year, while traders awaited a slew of U.S. economic data due this week. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $2,331.84 per ounce as of 09:49 a.m. ET (1349 GMT), after posting a
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The forex markets are showing relatively limited movement today, remaining mostly within established ranges. Yen is having a slight uptick, supported by the dips in US and European benchmark treasury yields. But the Japanese currency’ gains are modest and insufficient to reverse recent declines. Meanwhile, Swiss Franc is charting a notable course as the day’s
City scene Yeni Camii great mosque by Golden Horn of Bosphorus River, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Sophia Istanbul, Republic of Turkey Tim Graham | Getty Images Inflation in Turkey topped 75% in May, up from 69.8% in April, in what economists expect to be the peak before prices start to ease. Consumer prices rose 75.45% in
Foot Locker surged Thursday after its quarterly earnings report showed signs that CEO Mary Dillon’s turnaround plan is starting to pay off. The sneaker retailer isn’t out of the woods just yet, but we’re removing the stock from our penalty box and upgrading its rating. Revenue declined 2.7% year over year to $1.879 billion, slightly
The meme stock craze is back, GameStop is higher by 75% at the start of the week, with AMC Entertainment also up nearly 30%. The driver of today’s move in GameStop was a Reddit post by Keith Gill, pertaining to showing a large position in GameStop call options. Those who play the meme stock game
Fundamental Overview The USD last week got a boost from the strong US Consumer Confidence data which triggered an aggressive rise in long term Treasury yields. The report however just showed that the labour market remains resilient which is good news for growth and not necessarily bad news for inflation. Eventually, both the Treasury yields
Headlines: Markets: JPY leads, GBP lags on the day European equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.2% US 10-year yields down 4.9 bps to 4.463% Gold up 0.1% to $2,330.09 WTI crude up flat at $77.01 Bitcoin up 2.0% to $69,057 There wasn’t many notable headlines in European trading today, with traders not having much
Gold prices fell on Monday as traders awaited more U.S. economic data this week after recent data showed that inflation stabilised and lifted hopes for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates later this year. The August gold futures were trading at Rs 71,295 per 10 grams on the MCX at 12.08 pm and were
Global markets started the week on a positive note, drawing momentum from the robust close last week in the US and buoyed further by slightly better than expected manufacturing data out of China. In Tokyo, stocks received additional support from comments by BoJ Executive Director Takashi Kato, who indicated that the central bank has no
A Monzo debit card being used at a payment terminal. Monzo Monzo, the British digital challenger bank, on Monday reported its first full year of profitability. The fintech startup said in annual financial results that its pre-tax profits totaled £15.4 million ($19.6 million) in its 2023-2024 fiscal year, swinging to the black from a £116.3
China’s Caixin S&P Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose from 51.4 in April to 51.7 in May, according to the latest data released on Monday. The reading beat the market consensus of 51.5 in the reported month. Key highlights (via Caixin) Production expands at most pronounced pace since June 2022. Fastest purchasing activity growth in
The USDCAD traded lower despite the we can expected GDP data today, but in the process is tested a swing area support between 1.36049 and 1.36154. Support buyers came in against the level and pushed the price back to the upside. On the top side, the 100-bar moving average on the 4-hour chart at 1.3658
Japanese business capital expenditure for the January – March quarter of 2024: +6.8% y/y expected +12.2%, prior +16.4% -4.2% q/q Company Profits +15.1% y/y, a massive beat (don’t listen to all the whining out of Japan Inc, they’re minting it. expected +8.3%, prior +13.0% Company Sales +2.3% y/y expected +2.4%, prior +4.2% Speaking of Japan,
Oil prices were down on Thursday as the markets wait on the latest U.S. crude oil stockpiles data while resilient U.S. economic activity pointed to borrowing costs staying higher for longer in a potential blow to demand. Brent futures lost 9 cents, or 0.1%, to trade at $83.52 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate
Saudi energy minister Abdulaziz bin Salman on Oct. 5, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The prominent OPEC+ oil producers’ alliance is awaiting concrete central bank action on interest rates before factoring in the potential impact on the energy demand landscape, according to Saudi Arabia’s energy minister. “Central banks, with all respect, they’re flip-flopping
Shares of Best Buy were popping Thursday as management made their case that an artificial intelligence upgrade cycle for personal computers and devices was starting to play out. Revenu e in the company’s fiscal 2025 first quarter fell 6.5% year over year to $8.85 billion in the three months ended May 4, missing the $8.96
Broad-market risk appetite recovers on Friday as US PCE inflation eases. Canada saw a weaker-than-expected rebound in GDP. US PCE inflation cooled further, fueling rate cut hopes. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is broadly higher on Friday, but gains are capped after softer-than-expected prints in Canadian economic data. Investor hopes for a September rate cut are
The EURUSD yesterday moved higher until it reached its 100 and 200-hour moving averages. Sellers leaned against that level and push the price down into the Asian session where support buyers came in against its 100 day moving average (blue line at 1.08074).The price then started a move to the upside breaking back above the