Sterling has faced significant selling pressure as markets reacted negatively to the Labour government’s budget announcement. Some analysts draw comparisons to the free fall following former Prime Minister Liz Truss’s mini-budget two years ago. Yet, the current selloff is notably milder. The focus now is on whether Sterling can stabilize in the coming days or
Month: November 2024
The broader indices are trading to new session lows: S&P index is down -93 points or -1.60% at 5720.40 NASDAQ index is down -473 points or -2.55% at 18132.97. Looking at the NASDAQ index, it is trading above and below key support near 18146.61. The price is just below the level now and if the
Why it’s important? In the Asian session, Eamonn published the range of estimates for today’s US NFP report. These ranges are important in terms of market reaction because when the actual data deviates from the expectations, it creates a surprise effect. Another important input in market’s reaction is the distribution of forecasts. In fact, although
Written by , ETMarkets.com| Oct 31, 2024, 06:02:24 PM IST 1/8 New Highs On Thursday, the benchmark index, the Sensex, declined by 553 points, finishing at 79,389. Despite the market’s downturn, seven stocks within the BSE 500 index reached their 52-week highs. A 52-week high indicates the highest price a stock has achieved in the past
Hiring signs outside a Stewart’s gas station in Catskill, New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images Powerful hurricanes and a major labor strike could take a chunk out of the nonfarm payrolls count for October, which is expected to be the slowest month for job creation in
Apple late Thursday delivered a quarter that can only be described as much better than feared. It wasn’t perfect, but it was pretty darn good. Revenue in Apple’s fiscal 2024 fourth quarter, which ended in September, grew 6% year-over-year to a September quarter record of $94.93 billion – outpacing the LSEG estimate of $94.58 billion.