The US markets reacted positively today to stronger-than-expected retail sales data, which posted its fastest growth in a year and a half. Additionally, better-than-expected jobless claims numbers helped alleviate concerns about weaknesses in the employment market. The robust rally in US futures, along with rising yields and a stronger Dollar, suggests that traders have temporarily
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Fundamental Overview The Nasdaq has been on a steady rise ever since the last week’s US Jobless Claims as the data quelled the fears around the labour market following the weak NFP report. The “growth scare” triggered by the ugly ISM Manufacturing PMI and the weak NFP report looks to be behind us for now.
The currency market is in a tug-of-war today. The US dollar is getting help from rising Treasury yields but is under pressure from improving risk appetite. That’s created a bifurcation trade as USD/JPY holds onto its gains while the US dollar gives back post-data gains against the pound and commodity currencies. GBP/USD dropped on better
Oil prices rose on Thursday, recovering some of the previous day’s loss, on hopes of potential U.S. interest rate cuts boosting economic activity and fuel demand, though lingering concerns over slower global demand capped gains. Brent crude futures climbed 17 cents, or 0.2%, to $79.93 a barrel by 0029 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude
Improved outlook A guided tour in the center of in York, UK, on Friday, June 7, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. economy grew by 0.6% in the second quarter of the year, the Office for National Statistics said Thursday, continuing the country’s cautious recession rebound. The reading was in line with
In this article BABA BABA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage at the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alibaba missed top and bottom line expectations for the June quarter of 2024 as it continues to face headwinds in its
Gold prices rose in Pakistan on Thursday, according to data compiled by FXStreet. The price for Gold stood at 22,001.03 Pakistani Rupees (PKR) per gram, up compared with the PKR 21,951.61 it cost on Wednesday. The price for Gold increased to PKR 256,617.70 per tola from PKR 256,039.30 per tola a day earlier. Unit measure
New Zealand Dollar plunged today after RBNZ unexpectedly cut interest rates by 25bps, marking the first reduction in this easing cycle. This move came much earlier than the market’s anticipation of a rate cut in October or November. The selloff gained further momentum after RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr disclosed that a 50bps cut had been
Fundamental Overview Yesterday, the US PPI report missed expectations by a big margin triggering a selloff in the US Dollar as the market started to position into a potentially soft US CPI release today. The UK CPI this morning missed estimates across the board as well and raised the probabilities of a back-to-back cut in
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Gold October futures contracts on the MCX opened flat today at Rs 70,533 per 10 grams, down by 0.23% or Rs 166. Silver September futures contracts were trading at Rs 81,000 per kilogram, down by 0.06% or Rs 49. The prices of gold and silver have both decreased slightly over the past 2 days. Gold
Inflation rose as expected in July, driven by higher housing-related costs, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday that is likely to keep an interest rate cut on the table in September. The consumer price index, a broad-based measure of prices for goods and services, increased 0.2% for the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate
In this article FLTR-GB DKNG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A sign hangs on the wall in the reception area at Fanduel Inc.’s offices in Edinburgh, U.K., on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Flutter reported phenomenal second-quarter earnings this week, wowing investors and sending shares up about 8%
EUR/GBP rose to 0.8580, overcoming a key resistance level. Softer UK inflation data suppressed Pound Sterling during Wednesday’s session. Markets are strongly considering a cut in September by the BoE. Wednesday saw the EUR/GBP pair rise towards 0.8580, with softer-than-expected inflation data from the UK weighing on Pound Sterling. This contrasts Tuesday’s movements, when the strength
The market’s initial reaction to US CPI data has been relatively subdued. While both headline and core CPI readings slowed in July, they remain elevated. This ongoing disinflation is a positive sign for the Fed, but the pace is not rapid enough to justify a larger rate cut in September. As a result, US stock
Fundamental Overview Yesterday, the US PPI report missed expectations by a big margin triggering a selloff in the US Dollar as the market started to position into a potentially soft US CPI release today. That led to a key breakout in the NZDUSD pair which didn’t last as the RBNZ tonight cut rates by 25
EURUSD daily The euro is now back to flat on the year. It opened at 1.1036, fell as low as 1.0601 on April 15 and has now climbed all the way back. There is some resistance at the December high of 1.1139 followed by last year’s high at 1.1276. The latest leg of EUR/USD is
Gold prices fell in a volatile trade on Wednesday after data showed U.S. consumer prices rebounded as expected in July, pouring water on expectations for a sizeable rate cut from the Federal Reserve next month. Spot gold fell 0.4% to $2,455.91 per ounce by 1338 GMT. U.S. gold futures slipped 0.5% to $2,494.50. “A September
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